There have been testy exchanges between members of the Public Accounts Committee and Government General Secretary Martin Fraser over the costs of the President’s office.
Independent TD Catherine Connolly clashed with Mr Fraser over the lack of auditing within the President’s office and the fact that an internal audit committee set up in 2014 held no meetings until this year.
Mr Fraser told the committee the audit committee had been set up but had not met for three years because of particular circumstances, namely because the chairman was indisposed.
He disclosed that a new chairman, Joe Hanlon, was appointed in February this year and had met three times. He was unable to tell Ms Connolly the dates on which it had met.
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