State spending watchdog will use budget boost to deliver audits in ‘timely’ manner
Review of Comptroller and Auditor General found ‘gaps and shortfalls’ that led to delays in carrying out its remit
The state spending watchdog managed to obtain a €305,000 increase in its staffing budget by promising to carry out more audits on public bodies in a “timely” manner.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) is responsible for signing off on the accounts of public bodies, as well as carrying out special investigations into wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money.
However, an independent review of its office found that there were “gaps and shortfalls in some areas” ...
