‘Irish Examiner’ journalist strikes blow for taxpayer
The Dáil Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday that the House of the Oireachtas has agreed to a suggestion by the Irish Examiner’s investigative correspondent, Conor Ryan, to improve access to the accounts of bodies funded by the taxpayer.
Mr Ryan pointed out that all financial statements, accounts, and auditors’ reports submitted by public bodies laid before the Oireachtas are currently only available on an internal Oireachtas website. Such documents are not available to the public at the moment unless they are also submitted to the Companies Registration Office.