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The Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012 requires the Comptroller and Auditor General to report to Dáil Éireann with respect to the correctness of the sums brought to account by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council each year. This is the report for 2019.

This report summarises transactions in 2019 on the Exchequer Central Fund, highlighting key trends; the key assets and liabilities of the State and the national debt; and future commitments in relation to public private partnership arrangements in place at the end of 2019.

This is an annual report aggregating and summarising the results of the 42 appropriation accounts for 2019, and highlighting key variances relative to the Estimates.

This report examines progress made to date on a project to implement a financial management shared services model across a range of Government departments, offices and agencies; and reviews arrangements in place to complete the project.

This report reviews the operation of controls over catering expenditure incurred by the Irish Prison Service. It also examines control issues in respect of a number of related or ancillary services operating within prisons but not funded by the Prison Service.

This report sets out the background to significant arrears which built up in relation to counsel fees paid by the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, examines the accounting implications, and outlines the actions taken to address the arrears.

This report examines issues relating to a grant scheme for the remediation of landfill sites including whether required risk assessments have taken place; the level of costs to date and projected future costs; and whether landfill operators are contributing appropriately.

This report compiles information on financial transactions between Ireland and the EU in 2017, with the aim of providing an overview of Ireland’s contribution to the EU budget, the funding it receives, and financial corrections and other matters impacting on the flow of funds.

The NTMA Act 1990 requires the Comptroller and Auditor General to report to Dáil Éireann with respect to the correctness of the sums brought to account by State bodies each year. The Comptroller and Auditor General is satisfied that the accounts give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the Council at end 2018 and of its income and expenditure for the year.

This report outlines the oversight and management of the Ireland Apple Escrow fund, the investment strategy and the performance of the fund. At 31 December 2018, the financial assets held in the escrow fund amounted to €14.271 billion.