COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 09, 2024

HEADED ITEM NO. 11

HEADED ITEM: C. Performance and Change Management Directorate

AUDIT COMMITTEE - APPROVAL OF NOMINATIONS

REPLY:

In accordance with the Local Government (Audit Committee) Regulations 2014, appointment of members to the audit committee is a reserved function of the local authority. The audit committee will comprise of seven members of which not less than four members will be external and not less than three serving or retired elected members.

At the Corporate Policy Group meeting held on September 3rd 2024 the following Councillors and external nominees for appointment to the Audit Committee were agreed: 

  1. Councillor Caroline Brady
  2. Councillor Shane Moynihan
  3. Councillor Joanna Tuffy
  4. Eilis Quinlan, Quinlan & Co Chartered Accountants 
  5. Ann Horan, Chairperson of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland
  6. George Kennington, Partner Audit, Crowe Ireland
  7. Martin Nolan, Head of Compliance, Bright Software Group

The three elected members and four external members, as agreed, are now before the Council for ratification.

It is considered that the nominees will fulfil the requirements of the regulations in relation to the required knowledge or experience in finance, audit or accounting.