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This chapter examines the Department of Social Protection controls in place to monitor and appropriately fund the Free Travel scheme, through review of access to the scheme, use of the scheme and payment to free travel operators.

This report assesses controls in place over the charging, billing and receipting of policing non-public duty events. It also examines cost recovery policy and procedures and how they are applied.

The chapter provides an overview of funds flowing from central government to local authorities, and the purpose for which those funds have been provided. It also analyses the allocation of local property tax funding to the local authorities.

The chapter gives an overview of the application of Circular 13/2014 to public bodies that provide funding to local authorities. The chapter also examines the disclosure requirements of local authorities in relation to the central government funding they receive.

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.

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 self-assessment form.

The 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 and guidelines.

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.

This 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.

This chapter examines how the OPW responded to the Dublin Convention Centre's under performance, in attracting the requisite number of international conference delegates provided for in the PPP agreement, due to the impact of pandemic related restrictions, and whether the State's interests were protected.