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The cost of overtime in An Garda Siochána in 2017 was €132 million, almost 50% over budget. The examination found that management practices to control overtime spend were ineffective and that information systems failed to provide the depth of analysis to effectively deploy staff.

This chapter aggregates and summarises the results of the 42 appropriation accounts for 2017 and highlights key variances relative to estimates. The chapter also shows the limited guidance provided by the current financial reporting framework for the accounting of capital assets.

The chapter reviews progress by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in identifying State bodies that are required to make employer pension contributions to the Exchequer in respect of Single Scheme employees as provided for in Circular 28/2016.

This report summarises the transactions on the Central Fund and highlights some key trends. Because the Finance Accounts do not inlcude a balance sheet, the summary position in relation to key assets and liabilities, including the national debt, is also set out.

This report examines issues relating to the development and disposal by Waterford Institute of Technology of its interest in a spin-out company called FeedHenry Ltd.

The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out a review of the handling of remuneration for certain senior staff in the University of Limerick and Institute of Technology Sligo. The report examines the award of professional added years for pension purposes in the University of Limerick, and the admission of senior staff of a subsidiary company to the University of Limerick’s pension scheme. It also reviews the handling of certain severance payments at the University of Limerick and Institute of Technology Sligo.

The examination reviewed motor tax receipts, the cost of collecting motor tax and controls in place.

The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out an examination of the cost of the child abuse inquiry and redress. The work of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse and of the Redress Board is largely complete. Costs to the end of 2015 of the child abuse inquiry and redress are an estimated €1.5 billion. Both the cost to the State and the time required to bring the process to a conclusion have hugely exceeded original estimates.

This report reviews the timeliness of public sector financial reporting, including the timeliness of presentation of audited financial statements to the Oireachtas. It identifies those bodies where delays in reporting have occurred, and the causes of those delays. The report deals primarily with financial statements for periods ending in 2014.

This report reviews the provision of school transport services for children who live some distance from their nearest school and whether the Department can demonstrate that it is achieving value for money with the service and whether adequate oversight is in place.