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Accounting Officer Information
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From: Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
- Published on: 30 June 2021
- Last updated on: 17 December 2024
An Accounting Officer is the individual whose responsibility it is to sign off on the annual accounts of a Government Department or Office / Body. An Accounting Officer is generally the Secretary General of a Government Department or Head of an Office or Body (CEO, Director, Chairman, etc), whose funding has been Voted on in Dáil Eireann. An Accounting Officer may be appointed in two ways, firstly, by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and secondly on foot of primary legislation.
- Accounting Officer quick reference guide
- Accounting Officers List May 2024
- Votes and Vote Groups May 2024
- Role And Responsibilities of Accounting Officers
- Public Financial Procedures booklet
- Comptroller & Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993
- Internal Audit Standards for Government Departments and Offices
- Risk Management Guidance for Government Departments and Offices 2016
- Circular 01/11 Revised Instructions on Preparing Minutes of the Minister for Finance
- Statement of Internal Financial Control