Audit Committee Annual Report 2008

Audit Committee 2008 Annual Report Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food April 2009 Audit Committee 2008 Annual Report Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Contents Page Section 1 Membership of the Audit Committee 2 Section 2 Chairman’s Statement 3-4 Section 3 Role of the Audit Committee 5 Section 4 Operation of the Audit Committee 6 Section 5 Audit Committee Objectives for 2008 and Related Outcomes 7-8 The Single Payment Scheme Decentralisation The New CAP Financing Regulations Reviewing the work of IAU and the Risk Management Process Section 6 Audit Environment of the Department 9-10 Section 7 Review of Internal Audit Unit Work in 2008 11-12 Programme of Work Structural Funds Scrutiny Staffing and Training Section 8 Priorities for 2009 13 Appendix 1 Summary of Expenditure 14 Appendix 2 Performance Indicators for Internal Audit Unit 151 Section 1: Membership of the Audit Committee The Audit Committee of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food consists of six members. Five of these members are external to the Department itself. The composition of the Committee at the end of 2008 was as follows: Ms Helen Nolan, Chairman of the Committee. Ms Nolan is a Chartered Accountant and is the Group Chief Internal Auditor with Bank of Ireland. ...