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The effectiveness of value for money (VFM) examinations depends on the success of the accountability process which VFM reports serve and on the Impact which the reports have on improving the activities of the bodies examined. This report considers the impact of the first sixteen VFM reports produced between December 1994 and 1996.

This is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

The availability of industrial property is an important factor in attracting new business ventures to regional locations. In recent years, the private sector has been willing to take on this role in areas where there is a viable market for property and where there is a potential for economic gain. Three public sector Agencies are involved in the provision of industrial property for the purposes of achieving economic growth either nationally or in regional and peripheral areas. At the end of 1996, the Agencies were responsible for portfolios of industrial property with a book value of £274 million, comprising 2,200 hectares of land and 1.2 million square metres of factory space.

This examination set out to gather information about consultancies undertaken by all government departments in the period 1994 to 1996.

This is a report showing overtime payments made by various government departments as per Public Financial Procedures.

This report is a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

This is a report on Dormant Funds and monies from Intestate Estates held by the Attorney General's Office and the failure to Deposit all such funds in an expeditious manner to the Intestate Funds Deposit Account.

This report relates to irregularities in relation to Superannuation and retirement allowances in the Civil Service.

This report gives a general overview of miscellaneous issues relating to Financial Management.

This examination focused on the effect of the administrative budget system on civil service running costs in the period 1991 to 1996, the role of the Department of Finance in the process and the extent of devolved budgeting in line departments.