Meath County Council

1. With regard to Section 174 (8)(a) of the Local Government Act, 2001, could the Council share records on the number of “matters brought to attention under subsection (7)”,the number of corresponding investigations carried out (Section 174 (8)(a)(i)) and the number of corresponding reports prepared (Section 174 (8)(b)(i)) separately for 2017, 2016 and 2015? Only numbers, no details, are requested. 2. Could the Council share any record of a Corruption and/or Fraud Alert Plan? If unable to share the plan, could the local authority share the year of in which it was put into place? 3. Could the Council share an organisational chart, indicating the reporting structure of the internal audit unit? Alternatively, we ultimately would like to know – does the internal audit unit (or contracted company, if outsourced) report directly to a Head of Finance or Director of Service (as opposed to the Chief Executive and Audit Committee)?