Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee meeting with Waterways Ireland to discuss Financial Statements for 2022
Attendees:
Public Accounts Committee (PAC):
Deputy Cormac Devlin FF Dun Laoighaire, Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh GP Waterford, Deputy Paul McAuliffe FF Dublin North West, Deputy Catherine Murphy SD Kildare North and Deputy James O’Connor FF Cork East. Deputy Brian Stanley SF Laois Offaly was in the Chair.
The Comptroller and Auditor General, Mr Seamus McCarthy, is a permanent witness to the committee. He was accompanied by Ms Olivia Somers, deputy director at the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General.
Waterways Ireland (WI):
Mr John McDonagh Chief Executive Officer, Ms Patricia McCaffrey Head of Finance, Ms Linda Megahey Director of Finance and Personnel, Mr Éanna Rowe Operations Controller, and Mr Kieran Kelly Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage (DHLGH):
Mr Eoghan O’Brien, Assistant Principal Officer, and Ms Ciara Carberry, Principal Officer.
Notes:
WI received €35.3m in current funding in 2022. €30.7m from the DHLGH and €4.6m from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) in Northern Ireland. Number of FTEs at end of 2022 was 306.