As the Deputy is aware, following audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Annual Reports and Accounts of state bodies are submitted to Government prior to publication. I am advised that six bodies under the remit of this Department have fully completed this process and have published audited accounts and their annual report for 2016:
- The Arts Council,
- The Heritage Council,
- The Chester Betty Library,
- The Crawford Gallery,
- Údarás na Gaeltachta, and
- Waterways Ireland.
I am advised that the annual reports and accounts for 2016 for:
- The National Gallery of Ireland,
- The National Concert Hall, and
- An Coimisinéir Teanga
have now been submitted to Government and publication is expected shortly.
I am further advised that the four bodies listed as follows are now in the final stages of preparation and expect to be in a position to circulate their audited accounts and annual reports for 2016 for Government approval shortly:
- The National Museum of Ireland,
- The Irish Museum of Modern Art,
- The National Library of Ireland, and
- The Irish Film Board.