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APPENDIX XV.EXPENDITURE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT CHARGED AGAINST VOTE FOR INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE (SUBHEAD C.).A charge of £39 8s. 6d. was incurred by two members of the American team of tourism experts while engaged on a survey of the Irish Tourist Industry. Expenditure of this nature would normally be charged against the Vote for Technical Assistance which provided for the recovery from the Grant Counterpart Fund Special Account of non-dollar outlay on Technical Assistance projects. The expenditure of £39 8s. 6d. was not covered by supporting vouchers in the following circumstances. Imprests had been issued to the two members against estimated expenditure incurred by them. On receipt of the final accounts it was found that the cost of a lunch given by one member to Airline representatives was not vouched and in the other case portion of the car hire charged was also unvouched. The experts had returned to the U.S.A. and it was not possible to obtain the necessary vouchers. In the absence of vouchers the Department of Finance considered it unlikely that E.C.A. would agree to the withdrawal of an equivalent amount from the Counterpart Fund to meet this outlay and directed that it should be charged against the Vote for Industry and Commerce as it would be undesirable to admit as a charge against the Technical Assistance Vote expenditure which might not qualify for recoupment. (Signed) JOHN LEYDON, Secretary, Department of Industry and Commerce. 22nd July, 1952. |
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