MEETING NO

DATE

SUBJECT/ACCOUNTS EXAMINED

1

14 November 2002

Election of Chairperson.

2

21 November 2002

Election of Vice-Chairperson.

Disposal of remaining Accounts for 2000.

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Courts Service - Vote 22

Chapter 6.1 - The Administration of Bail.

Correspondence from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform enclosing its report of the High Level Group to the Public Accounts Committee on the collection of fines (following C&AG’s Report on Value for Money Examination No. 37)

“Collection of Fines”.

Report and Supplementary Report of the Working Group on Court Funds to the Committee on Public Accounts.

3.

5 December 2002

Expressions of sympathy on the death of Mr Jim Mitchell, former Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

4.

12 December 2002

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Dept of Defence - Vote 36

Army Pensions - Vote 37

Chapter 10.1 - Building Maintenance.

5.

18 December 2002

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - Vote 34.

6.

16 January 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Health and Children - Vote 33, Chapter 9.1 - Extension of Medical Card Eligibility to Persons aged 70 and over,

Chapter 9.2 - Drugs Payment Scheme.

7.

23 January 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Presidents Establishment - Vote 1

Office of the Minister for Finance - Vote 6

Superannuation and Retired Allowances - Vote 7

Secret Service - Vote 12

Contingency Fund Deposit Account

Department of Finance - Finance Accounts 2000 and 2001.

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Chapter 4.10 — Forecasting of Tax Receipts.

8.

29 January 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Environment and Local Government - Vote 25 (including examination of Dúchas).

9.

13 February 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Office of the Revenue Commissioners:

Chapter 4.7 - In Depth Examination of Tax Written Off (also dealt with by Enterprise, Trade and Employment).

10.

20 February 2003

National Roads Authority - Financial Statements 2001.

11.

27 February 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Social and Family Affairs - Vote 40 Chapter 11.1 — Overpayments.

2000 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs:

Paragraph 36 - Irregularity at Branch Office.

12.

6 March 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Agriculture and Food - Vote 31

Chapter 8.1 - BSE Eradication Programme

Chapter 8.2 - FEOGA Guarantee Expenditure — Ewe Premium Scheme

Chapter 8.3 - Interest Payments under the Prompt Payment of Accounts Act, 1997

Chapter 8.4 - Ballaghaderreen Fire Case Settlement.

13

12 March 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Office of the Minister for Education - Vote 26

First Level Education - Vote 27

Second Level and Further Education - Vote 28

Third Level and Further Education - Vote 29

Chapter 7.1 Examinations Branch.

14.

27 March 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Health and Children Chapter 9.1, The Administration of the Medical Card System specifically dealing with medical card duplication and the upkeep and accuracy of the medical card databases.

15.

2 April 2003

Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report Number 4 — Department of Health and Children - Financial Control and Management in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service.

16.

10 April 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Office of the Revenue Commissioners - Vote 9

Chapter 4.1 - Revenue Account

Chapter 4.2 - Outstanding Taxes and PRSI

Chapter 4.3 - Revenue Audit Programme

Chapter 4.4 - Revenue Prosecution Activity

Chapter 4.5 - Special Investigations

Chapter 4.6 - Write Offs

Chapter 4.8 - Repayments of Value Added Tax to Registered Traders

Chapter 4.9 - Dividend Withholding Tax.

17.

16 April 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Report on Value for Money Examination (No. 43) - The Building Maintenance Service.

Office of Public Works - Vote 10

Flood Relief - Vote 44

18.

8 May 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Ordnance Survey Ireland — Vote 4

Chapter 2.1 — Shortcomings in Financial Control

Central Statistics Office - Vote 5

Chapter 3.1 — Census of Population.

19.

15 May 2003

2000 Appropriation Accounts and Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General:

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform:

Paragraph 19 — Analysis of the Cost and Usage of Air Support.

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform:

Garda Síochána and Prisons Overtime.

Chapter 5.1 — Overtime.

Cost of Bank Escorts

Criminal Assets Bureau - Accounts 2001

20.

22 May 2003

Report on Value for Money Examination (No. 42) - “Car Parking at Beaumont Hospital”

21.

29 May 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands - Vote 42

Chapter 12.1 - State Subsidised Transport Services to the Aran Islands.

22

12 June 2003

Report on Value for Money Examination (No. 41) -“Planning Appeals”

23

19 June 2003

National Treasury Management Agency - Accounts 2001

National Pension Reserve Fund - Accounts 2001

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

National Treasury Management Agency:

Chapter 13.1 - National Debt

Chapter 13.2 - Savings Bank Fund.

24

24 June 2003

Teagasc - Financial Statements 2001

Moorepark Technology - Financial Statements 2001.

25

26 June 2003

Report on Value for Money Examination (No. 40) - Purchasing of Tyres by the Garda Siochána (Resumed).

Special Report No. 5 - Garda Interview Recording Systems.

26

3 July 2003

City of Dublin Vocational Education Accounts 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (plus Section 7 Report)

Bord Iascaigh Mhara 2000 - 2001 Accounts (plus Supplementary Report).

27.

24 July 2003

Midland Health Board - Annual Financial Statements 2001

Western Health Board - Annual Financial Statements 2000 and 2001

28.

25 September 2003

2001 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Health and Children - Vote 33 (resumed).

Chapter 9.1 - Extension of Medical Card Eligibility to Persons aged 70 and over (resumed)

Chapter 9.2 — Drugs Payment Scheme (resumed)

29.

2 October 2003

Disposal of remaining Accounts for 2001.

2002 Accounts Commenced.

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Education and Science: Chapter 4.7 - Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

30.

9 October 2003

Private Meeting

31

16 October 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Office of the Revenue Commissioners:

Chapter 2.1 — Revenue Account

Chapter 2.2 — Tax Written Off

Chapter 2.3 — Outstanding Taxes and PRSI

Chapter 2.4 — DIRT Investigations

Chapter 2.5 — Understatement of DIRT Liability

Chapter 2.6 — Special Investigations

32

23 October 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources:

Chapter 8.1 — Forest Service — Development of IT Systems.

33

6 November 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Agriculture and Food - Vote 31

Chapter 9.1 - Exhibition and Show Centre at Punchestown

34

13 November 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - Vote 34

Chapter 11.1 — Administrative Oversight at Companies Registration Office.

35

20 November 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Social and Family Affairs:

Chapter 12.1 — Reckoning of Pre-1953 Contributions for the Old Age (Contributory) Pension

Chapter 12.2 — Telecommunications System Fraud

36

27 November 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources:

Chapter 8.2 - International Telecommunications Connectivity.

37

4 December 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform:

Chapter 4.1 - Provision of Accommodation for Asylum Seekers.

38

11 December 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Office of the Revenue Commissioners:

Chapter 2.1 — Revenue Account (resumed)

Chapter 2.2 — Tax Written Off (resumed)

Chapter 2.3 — Outstanding Taxes and PRSI (resumed)

Chapter 2.4 — DIRT Investigations (resumed)

Chapter 2.5 — Understatement of DIRT Liability (resumed)

Chapter 2.6 — Special Investigations (resumed)

Chapter 2.8 — Prosecution of Non-filers of Income Tax Returns

Chapter 2.9 — Random Audit

39

16 December 2003

2002 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts:

Department of Agriculture and Food -Vote 31 (resumed)

Chapter 9.1 - Exhibition and Show Centre at Punchestown (resumed)

Horse Racing Ireland — Financial Statements 2002