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This is a report examining the agreement on the Use of Garda Siochana Radio Masts in specified locations under the remit of the Office of Public Works.

This is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

This examination was carried out due to value for money concerns in relation to the large escalation in the cost of the project from initiation to date , the extended timeframe over which the project was being implemented , the reduced functionality being delivered and whether the expected benefits are being realised. The examination also reviewed how the project was planned and governed including the adequacy of the business appraisal, how change management was handled and the arrangements for the procurement and management of consultancy and technical support services.

This is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

Public private partnerships (PPPs) are contractual arrangements under which private sector partners deliver projects and services that traditionally were delivered directly by the public sector. The concept involves the public sector partner specifying clearly the outputs and service levels required. Payment is subject to the agreed outputs and service levels being delivered by the private sector partner. This arrangement aims to give the private sector partner scope to decide how best to deliver what is required, with the potential to make efficiency improvements and reduce costs.

This is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

The examination considered whether review and control activity is informed by an assessment of the risk of fraud and error attaching to the different types of welfare payment and the effectiveness, in practice, of the Department’s reviews in recovering and deterring overpayments and how it evaluated its performance in that regard.

This is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

An examination of the management and operation of the BMS in the period 1998-2001 was carried out to establish the reasons for the reported loss.My examination revealed that the accounts produced did not isolate the true results of the BMS’s business with government departments and offices.

This is a report on the audit findings and the late presentation of a signed Appropriation Account and the serious questions raised about the quality of the underlying accounting records and financial control framework of the Department.