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The evidence in relation to the incidence of excess payment of social welfare was examined with a view to establishing the overall scale of the problem, and the implications for the regularity of expenditure reported in the accounts of the Vote for Social and Family Affairs and of the Social Insurance Fund. The examination also reviewed the adequacy of the measures used by the Department in relation to its performance in managing the risks of excess payment, and the effectiveness of its control activity.

This report focused on redundancy payment administration and reviewed Departmental controls to manage the payment systems. It also examined subsequent employment patterns for persons made redundant up to the end of 2009.

Skillnets is an example of a service delivery model where publicly subvented services are delivered by the private sector at arms length from the funding body. This report reviewed how those services are delivered and how the use of the public funding is monitored to ensure that it is applied for the purpose intended.

In the light of the high level of repayments and the fact that the decline in gross yield in recent years has not been matched by an equivalent reduction in repayments, this Report analysed the factors giving rise to an increase in the level of repayments as a proportion of the gross yield.

This is a report covering Revenue’s attempts to address smuggling of tobacco effectively, it would be necessary for Revenue to ensure that there is a high level of assurance that duty levying arrangements are operated in a controlled manner, estimate the extent of illicit activity, target activities within an articulated strategy based on the best analysis of the nature of fraud, implement an operational response based on such a strategy and monitor performance.

This is a report which reviews the arrangements in place to ensure that the National Treasury Management Agency’s borrowing programmes are based on agreed borrowing requirements and long-term debt costs are minimised consistent with the management of liquidity and other risks, the Agency’s tolerance for risk is identified, monitored and regularly assessed an appropriate human resource function is in place that reflects the necessary level of skills in processing, reporting and monitoring activities. The chapter also reviewed the results of performance monitoring for 2009.

A Report detailing the change in powers of the National Treasury Management Agency and the findings of its subsequent Audit.

This is a report compiled to present an overview of the financial transactions between Ireland and the European Union, the procedures for the allocation of EU funds and the various audit arrangements relating to those funds.

This report has been compiled to present an overview of the main Banking Stabilisation Measures implemented, and of the financial impacts to date, including financial commitments and contingent liabilities.

This is a report that updates the financial liability that has accrued for public service pensions to 31 December 2009. It also makes an estimate of the additional accrued cost of the State pension. In addition, the chapter outlines the impact on the Exchequer pay bill of the pension-related deduction for public servants introduced in 2009.