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The Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012 requires the Comptroller and Auditor General to report to Dáil Éireann with respect to the correctness of the sums brought to account by the Council Each year. This Chapter is the report for 2022.
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EconomyThis report provides an update on the governance, reporting arrangements and performance of the Ireland Apple escrow fund for 2022. The review also includes an update on the ruling of the General Court of the European Union and the appeal of the Court’s judgement.
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Accounts of the National Treasury Management Agency 2022EconomyThis report outlines the key functions of the National Treasury Management Agency and its performance in managing these functions during 2022. The report is prepared in accordance with section 12 of the NTMA Act 1990 (as amended).
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This report reviews trends in corporation tax losses, related verification work undertaken by Revenue and the use of data on corporation tax losses for planning and forecasting purposes.
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This report reviews Revenue’s controls over access to the Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme, management of the debt warehoused and compliance work undertaken.
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The report reviews Revenue’s controls over its property database, the accuracy of valuations declared and the timely collection of the tax from liable persons.
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Education and SportThis report summarises the factors giving rise to the accumulated National Training Fund surplus, and the progress made in the implementation of recommendations to reform the National Training Fund
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Health Service Executive funding and financial reportingHealthHealth Service Executive funding is routed through the Department of Health. In 2022 there was a difference in the voted expenditure and determined amount. An update is provided on the Parliamentary Budget Office paper on the alignment of funding between the Vote and the HSE.
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This chapter examines the findings from an actuarial review of the Social Insurance Fund, including the projections for revenue and expenditure to 2076 and the assumptions used in that review.
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The chapter examines the trends in the value of overpayment debt raised by the Department of Social Protection, the processes to detect overpayments, staff compliance with internal guidance, and managing the debt of deceased claimants.
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This chapter examines the processes of the Dept. of Social Protection for the recovery of welfare overpayment debt, of which almost €500 million was outstanding in December 2022. It also examines the trends in the value of overpayments recovered or written off in recent years.
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SocietyThe report examines ex-gratia payments totalling €1.425 million paid by the Department of Social Protection to 56 social welfare branch managers in 2022.
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This chapter examines the results of control surveys of social support payments by the Department of Social Protection, whether the level of irregular payment to claimants is material, and the impact of Covid-19 on the scheme controls.
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The report reviews management of stock in the Defence Forces providing an update on the 2014 review of inventory management (Dunning Report). It includes recommendations on the report implementation, coding, the stock policy, operation of stores and the disposal of stock items.
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HousingThis examination reviews the progress made by the Housing Agency in developing the LAGS sites since 2019 & the extent to which it implemented the three recommendations contained in Chapter 12 Progress under the Land Aggregation Scheme in the C&AG’s 2019 Annual Report.
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Estate management in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the MarineAgricultureThe report examines how the Department manages its property portfolio, anticipates related risks and ensures adequate maintenance of its properties. The report also examines how the Department accounts for its properties in accordance with standard public financial procedures...
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This report provides an overview of the cyber security self-assessment form developed & published by the National Cyber Security Centre of the Dept. of Environment, Climate & Communications. The report sets out user experience from the application of the...
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EnvironmentThis report reviews the performance and examines how the effectiveness of two home retrofit schemes is assessed against targets. These schemes are funded by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
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This report reviews the systems in place for the timely issuance of passports, with a particular focus on performance monitoring and reporting arrangements, including performance metrics for the issuance of passports.
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Financial management shared services: implementation progressGovernmentThis report reviews the progress made by the NSSO in the rollout of the FMSS system and the implementation of financial reporting and accounting reforms by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.