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Taifeadtar i dTuarascálacha ar Luach ar Airgead torthaí scrúduithe ar (a) a choigiltí agus a éifeachtúla is a fhaigheann, a úsáideann agus a dhiúscraíonn comhlachtaí Stáit acmhainní (b) torthaí scrúduithe ar na córais, nósanna imeachta agus cleachtais arna n-úsáid ag comhlachtaí Stáit chun meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar a éifeachtaí is bhíonn a gcuid oibriúchán.
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Special Report 73: Internal Control and Governance in FÁS |
FÁS operates under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and has functions in relation to the training of persons with disabilities and the unemployed, the upskilling of the employed and the administration of apprenticeships.
This examination involved a review of internal control, governance and related matters in FÁS over the period 2002 to 2008. It focused on transactions carried out at FÁS Head Office and governance arrangements for the organisation. It also reviewed the management of the Competency Development Programme and the administration of foreign travel and business expenses.
The report identifies a number of areas where improvements could be made to the systems, practices and procedures employed by FÁS.
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[view more...] Published on 28 January 2010 |
Special Report 72: Financial Regulator |
The Comptroller and Auditor General, John Buckley, has published a report on the Financial Regulator's response to the Financial Market Crisis. The report outlines the measures taken or proposed by the Financial Regulator in order to respond to the shortcomings in financial regulation that came to light as the recent financial crisis unfolded. It also outlines the findings of recent EU and international reports that examined the operation of financial regulation.
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[view more...] Published on 22 March 2010 |
Special Report 71: Driver Testing in the Road Safety Authority |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out an examination of the Driver Testing Service administered by the Road Safety Authority (RSA). The examination evaluated the adequacy of RSA's contract development and management procedures in respect of its contracts for outsourced tests. It also evaluated the overall efficiency of the Driver Testing Service and the systems put in place by the RSA to manage organisational performance and to facilitate oversight by the Department of Transport.
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[view more...] Published on 05 February 2010 |
Special Report 70: Emergency Departments |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out an examination of emergency departments. The report on the examination was submitted to the Minister for Health and Children on 19 November 2009. Under the provisions of the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993, the Minister is required to present the report to Dáil Éireann within three months of the date on which the report was submitted to her.
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[view more...] Published on 12 February 2010 |
Special Report 69: Managing Sickness Absence in the Civil Service |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out an examination of the management of sickness absence in the Civil Service. The examination looked at the scale of sickness absence in Civil Service departments, the nature of this absence and its distribution amongst staff. It calculated the financial impact of sickness absence on departments. It reviewed the arrangements that departments have in place to manage, monitor and control absence due to sickness. It also looked at the extent to which measures and initiatives have been adopted to promote wellbeing and attendance.
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[view more...] Published on 22 October 2009 |
Special Report 68: Central Government Pensions |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out an examination of public service pensions. The results of the examination provided an estimate of the accrued public service pensions liability in respect of public service staff, pension cash flow projections over the next 50 years and the cost of providing superannuation benefits for the various categories of public service employees in terms of their payroll costs. The examination also looked at the administrative, funding and accounting arrangements for pensions of public servants.
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[view more...] Published on 22 October 2009 |
Special Report 67: The Supervision and Substitution Scheme in Post-Primary Schools, the Fulfilment of Employment Contracts in Institutes of Technolog |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out examinations of three areas of responsibility of the Department of Education and Science - the Supervision and Substitution Scheme in Post-Primary Schools, Fulfilment of Employment Contracts in Institutes of Technology and The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse. The examination of the Supervision and Substitution Scheme in Post-Primary Schools considered the value delivered by the resources expended on the scheme, equivalent to the cost of 37 hours per annum for each teacher employed by the Department. The examination of the Fulfilment of Employment Contracts in Institutes of Technology focussed on the systems and procedures in place in Institutes of Technology for the management of staff to ensure that the terms of their employment contracts are adhered to and that the services paid for are delivered. The examination of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse focussed on the timeliness and cost of its investigations.
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[view more...] Published on 29 July 2009 |
Special Report 66 – Advertising and Promotion in FÁS |
FÁS operates under the aegis of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and has functions in relation to the training of persons with disabilities and the unemployed, the upskilling of the employed and the administration of apprenticeships.
This examination looked at advertising and promotional expenditure by FÁS in the period 2002-2008. It examined the budgetary control over advertising and promotional expenditure, the general strategy under which it was spent and the extent to which its effectiveness was evaluated. The examination also reviewed the procurement of advertising and related services
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[view more...] Published on 10 September 2009 |
Special Report 65: Water Services and Affordable Housing Delivery |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has carried out examinations of two areas of responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government - Water Services and Affordable Housing Delivery. The examination of Water Services considered the extent to which the investment provided by the State has resulted in the quality of drinking water in Ireland meeting the minimum standards of fitness for human consumption as set out in national and EU legislation. The examination of Affordable Housing Delivery reviewed overall target achievement under the Affordable Housing Initiative and the contribution of the Affordable Homes Partnership to the initiative. It also considered the problems arising in the provision of affordable housing in changing economic conditions.
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VFM Report 64: Drug Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation
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Drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation services are provided through a wide range of publicly-funded agencies in a variety of settings including drug treatment clinics, under the supervision of community GP's and pharmacists and in prisons. This examination looked at all the main publicly-funded treatment and rehabilitation services provided for persons with addiction to illegal drugs. It looked at the extent to which the demand for treatment and rehabilitation services is met and the timeliness of access to treatment. It also looked at the extent to which the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation services are evaluated, and the effectiveness of the arrangements for coordination of treatment and rehabilitation at an individual case level, and nationally.
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[view more...] Published on 05 June 2009 |
Special Report 61: Ballymun Regeneration |
In 1997, the Government approved a proposal to address social and economic deprivation in the Ballymun area of Dublin. A Masterplan for the regeneration programme was developed in 1998. The examination reviews how the programme has developed in terms of time, cost and delivery. It also examines economic and social renewal progress and the challenges that remain to the successful completion of the regeneration programme.
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[view more...] Published on 03 March 2008 |
Special Report Number 60: The Valuation Office |
The Valuation Office provides a property valuation service to ratepayers and rating authorities. It also provides a non-statutory property valuation service to government departments and public bodies. Legislation enacted in 2001 assigned it the responsibility for revaluing all commercial and industrial property in the State.
The Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the Valuation Office examines
;the arrangements for the provision of valuation services to rating authorities and public bodies; the progress in implementation of the revaluation programme; how overall performance is managed.
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[view more...] Published on 22 February 2008 |
Special Report Number 58: eGovernment |
The term eGovernment refers to the provision of public services using information and communications technology (ICT), particularly the internet. On-line service delivery enables members of the public to do business with providers of public services at any time. It also presents service providers themselves with opportunities to increase efficiency by streamlining their business processes. Two Government action plans, launched in 1999 and 2002, set out a series of actions and initiatives designed to exploit the potential benefits of eGovernment.
This examination was undertaken to establish the extent to which government departments and agencies are providing information and services on-line and are using internet-based technology to improve their efficiency. Ireland's performance compared to other countries was examined. The development of the on-line Public Services Broker by Reach (a unit of the Department of Social and Family Affairs) was also examined
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[view more...] Published on 07 January 2008 |
Special Report Number 57: Financial Regulator |
The Comptroller and Auditor General has published a report on a value for money examination of the Financial Regulator. The Financial Regulator oversees the regulation of most forms of financial services provision in Ireland. It has a two-part mandate: a prudential mandate, under which it aims to foster sound, dynamic financial institutions in Ireland: and a consumer mandate, under which it aims to help consumers make informed financial decisions in a safe and fair market. The operating cost of the Financial Regulator increased from €35 million in 2004 to just short of €46 million in 2006, a 30% increase in two years. The Comptroller and Auditor General's examination looked at ·how the Financial Regulator sets standards and provides guidance to financial service providers, particularly in relation to promulgation of EU single market measures ·operational measures undertaken by the Financial Regulator to monitor compliance by financial service providers with st
[view more...] Published on 27 July 2007 |
VFM Report 56: Improving Performance Public Service Case Studies |
This special report examines how performance issues identified in value for money reports issued between 1997 and 2000 have been addressed by the public sector organisations concerned. The report also examines the impact of public service modernisation and the extent of evolution of delivery systems in the areas covered by those reports. In addition, two chapters outline the response of government Departments to reports which reviewed consultancy support and staff training and development across the civil service.
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VFM Report 55: Medical Consultants Contract |
Over 2,000 medical consultants work in public and voluntary hospitals in Ireland. Their terms of employment are governed by a common contract agreed in 1997 and revision of this contract is currently the subject of negotiations between the Department of Health and Children, the Health Service Executive and the medical consultants' representative organisations. The examination reviewed the extent to which the provisions of the common contract were implemented by hospital managements in the acute hospital sector.
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VFM Report 54: Educational Disadvantage Initiatives in the Primary sector |
Educational disadvantage arises where there are impediments to education arising from social or economic disadvantage which prevent pupils from deriving appropriate benefit from education in schools. In the school year 2003/2004, €61.8m was made available under four main initiatives to address educational disadvantage.
The Comptroller and Auditor General carried out an examination that reviewed the targeting of additional resources, identified the interventions currently in operation citing opportunities for better practice and examined the arrangements in place for evaluating the effectiveness of the initiatives
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VFM Report 53: Rent Supplements |
Rent supplements are paid to persons living in private rented accommodation who have difficulty in meeting their rent payments. Most recipients of rent supplement depend on welfare payments as their main source of income.
Annual expenditure on rent supplements increased from around €150 million in 2000 to around €369 million in 2005. The Comptroller and Auditor General carried out an examination that identified the factors that gave rise to the rapid increase in expenditure, reviewed how well the scheme is managed and considered its future direction.
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VFM Report 52: Provision of Disability Services by Nonprofit Organisations |
The report presents the findings of a value for money examination on the arrangements between the State and the nonprofit sector for the provision of disability services, particularly as they apply to the larger nonprofit organisations. The State provided €877m to nonprofit organisations for these services in 2004. The examination looked at how the need for disability services is determined and responded to, the service framework within which the nonprofit organisations deliver these services and how services actually provided are monitored and evaluated. It also considered the issues that will have to be addressed in future delivery of the services
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VFM Report 49: Waste Management in Hospitals |
Potentially hazardous waste material arising from healthcare-related activities — healthcare risk waste — requires special management and the use of costly handling and disposal arrangements to avoid causing infection or injury to those who come in contact with it, and to minimise negative impacts on the environment. Hospitals also produce large volumes of non-risk waste.
The examination sought to identify
- the level of output of waste in publicly-funded hospitals in Ireland, and the type of waste produced
- the costs associated with the collection, handling, treatment and disposal of such waste
- good practice in the management of waste in publicly-funded hospitals.
A survey of publicly-funded hospitals was undertaken to inform the examination.
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| VFM Report 64: Drug Addiction Treatment & Rehabilitation Press Release |
Drug addiction treatment and rehabilitation services are provided through a wide range of publicly-funded agencies in a variety of settings including drug treatment clinics, under the supervision of community GP's and pharmacists and in prisons. This examination looked at all the main publicly-funded treatment and rehabilitation services provided for persons with addiction to illegal drugs. It looked at the extent to which the demand for treatment and rehabilitation services is met and the timeliness of access to treatment. It also looked at the extent to which the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation services are evaluated, and the effectiveness of the arrangements for coordination of treatment and rehabilitation at an individual case level, and nationally.
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Tuarascáil LAA 47: Bailiú Tháillí na gCeadúnas Teilifíse |
Tá an Roinn Cumarsáide, Mara agus Acmhainní Nádúrtha freagrach as socruithe a chur i bhfeidhm chun táillí le haghaidh ceadúnas teilifíse a bhailiú. Gníomhaíonn An Post (an chuideachta phoist ar leis an Stát í) mar an gníomhaire le haghaidh díolachán na gceadúnas agus an gníomhaire a théann sa tóir orthu siúd a bhíonn ag seachaint dualgais íoctha tháille an cheadúnais. Tugtar sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe a rinneadh ar an mbealach a bhainistíonn an Roinn an próiseas bailiúcháin táillí agus ar shocrú na gníomhaireachta lena h-éifeachtacht a chinntiú. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar éifeachtúlacht na nósanna imeachta bailiúcháin a ndeachaigh An Post leo.
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Tuarascáil LAA 46: An tSeirbhís Phromhaidh agus Leasa Déanann an tSeirbhís |
Phromhaidh agus Leasa maoirseacht ar chiontóirí atá faoi smachtbhannaí pobalbhunaithe; soláthraíonn sé tuarascálacha do bhreithiúna chun cabhrú leo cinntí a dhéanamh maidir le pianbhreitheanna; agus bíonn lucht na Seirbhíse i mbun oibre le príosúnaigh a athshlánú agus a ath-imeascadh. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar a fheabhas is a thug an tSeirbhís aghaidh ar na héilimh dá gcuid aschur agus ar éifeachtúlacht a cuid oibriúchán. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar a fheabhas is a dhéanann an tSeirbhís meastóireacht ar éifeachtacht a cuid oibriúchán.
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Tuarascáil LAA 45: Meastóireacht ar Nósanna Imeachta um Rialú
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Cuireann an Roinn Gnóthaí Sóisialacha agus Teaghlaigh nósanna imeachta umrialú i ngníomh arna ndearadh chun calaois agus earráidí in íocaíochtaí tacaíochta ioncaim a bhrath, agus chun teacht roimh cáis dá leithéid a bheith ag teacht chun cinn. Chomh maith leis sin, déanann an Roinn iarracht ró-íocaíochtaí a aisghabháil agus iad siúd a dhéanann calaois a ionchúiseamh. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar a mhéid is threoraíonn measúnacht ar an riosca calaoise agus earráide a ghabhann leis na scéimeanna leasa difriúla gníomhaíocht athbhreithnithe agus rialaithe. Breathaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar éifeachtacht na Roinne ó thaobh ró-íocaíochtaí a aisghabháil agus a chosc, agus ar an mbealach a dhéanann sí meastóireacht ar a feidhmíocht maidir leis an gcúram sin.
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Tuarascáil LAA 44: Tionscnamh um Liostaí Feithimh |
Thug an Roinn Sláinte agus Leanaí an Tionscnamh um Liostaí Feithimh (TLF) isteach chun déileáil leis an bhfadhb ó thaobh líontaí suntasacha d'othair a bhíonn ag fanacht tréimhsí fada le haghaidh cóireála toghaí mar in-othair sna hospidéil dianchúraim. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar a fheabhas is a baineadh úsáid as maoiniúchán an TLF. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar thionchar an TLF ar spriocghrúpa na n-othar atá ag fanacht tréimhsí fada, agus ar an mbealach a rinneadh monatóireacht agus bainistiú ar am feithimh agus ar liostaí feithimh.
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Tuarascáil LAA 42: Páirceáil na gCarr ag Ospidéal Beaumont |
Rinne Ospidéal Beaumont socrú le cuibhreannas san earnáil phríobháideach go dtógfaí agus go bhfeidhmeofaí clós páirceála ilstóir ar champas an ospidéil. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar an socrú a bhí i gceist leis an gclós páirceála a fháil agus ar na córais agus ar na nósanna imeachta a cuireadh i bhfeidhm chun meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar éifeachtacht na socruithe ó thaobh dhearcaí an ospidéil agus an cháiníocóra.
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Tuarascáil LAA 43: An tSeirbhís um Chothabháil Foirgneamh |
Cuireann Seirbhís um Chothabháil Foirgneamh (SCF) Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí obair chothabhála ginearálta agus sainobair athchóiriúcháin agus deisiúcháin i ngníomh ar mhaoin Stáit. Thug an ráiteas airgeadais maidir le feidhmiú na SCF le fios gur tharraing an tSCF caillteanas suntasach uirthi féin agus í i mbun a cuid gníomhaíochtaí in 2000. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar bhainistiú agus ar fheidhmiú na SCF, chun na cúiseanna leis an gcaillteanas a tuairiscíodh a dhéanamh amach.
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Tuarascáil LAA 40: Ceannach Bonn ag an nGarda Síochána |
Tá freagracht fhoriomlán ar Rannóg Iompair an Gharda Síochána (an Péas) as cabhlach feithiclí an Gharda Síochána a bhainistiú agus a chothabháil.
Líomhnaíodh i dtuairiscí nuachtán gur cuireadh siamsaíocht ar fáil do bhaill shinsearacha den Rannóg Iompair a bhain le cúram cheannach na mbonn don chabhlach agus iad ar thurais áineasa thar sáile, siamsaíocht ar íoc príomhsholáthraí na mbonn don fhórsa aisti. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar fiosraíodh an raibh caillteanas coigilteachta ann ó thaobh na boinn a cheannaigh an Garda Síochána. Scrúdaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin na nósanna imeachta tairiscinte, fála agus íocaíochta le haghaidh bonn don Gharda Síochána, le déanamh amach an raibh siad ag teacht leis an scothchleachtas.
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Tuarascáil LAA 41: Achomhairc Phleanála |
Bíonn an phleanáil spásúil á rialú ag údaráis phleanála áitiúla ar féidir a gcuid cinntí a achomharc chuig gníomhaireacht náisiúnta – An Bord Pleanála. Is éard a bhíonn i gceist le hachomhairc ná athscrúdú iomlán, a dhéanann an Bord ar an iarratas ar chead pleanála. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe ar a fheabhas is a bhainistíonn an Bord an córas achomhairc. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar an mbealach a dhéanann an Bord agus an Roinn Comhshaoil agus Rialtais Áitiúil meastóireacht ar éifeachtacht an chórais achomhairc.
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Tuarascáil LAA 39: Tionscnamh um Athbhreithniú ar Chaiteachas |
Bhunaigh an Roinn Airgeadais an Tionscnamh um Athbhreithniú ar Chaiteachas (TAC) leis an gcuspóir go gcinnteofaí go ndéanfaí athbhreithniú ar éifeachtúlacht agus ar éifeachtacht gach caiteachas rialtais thar thréimhse trí bliana. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar aithníodh agus lena ndearnadh meastóireacht ar a mhéid is a bhain an TAC a chuid cuspóirí amach. Scrúdaíodh leis an tuarascáil a chuimsithí is a bhí na hathbhreithnithe ar chaiteachas, agus cé acu ar cuireadh i ngníomh go maith iad nó a mhalairt. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar na socruithe a cuireadh i bhfeidhm chun an TAC a bhainistiú.
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Tuarascáil LAA 38: Oiliúint agus Fobairt Státseirbhíse |
Bíonn ranna Rialtais freagrach go ginearálta as riachtanais oiliúna a bhfoirne a chomhlíonadh. Lena chois sin, soláthraíonn an Roinn Airgeadais tacaíocht chorparáideach feadh na státseirbhíse le haghaidh bainisteoirí a oiliúint agus a fhorbairt. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe ar ghníomhaíocht oiliúna agus fhorbartha feadh na státseirbhíse agus ar an mbealach go bhféadfaí í a fheabhsú ó thaobh mar a eagraítear agus a bhainistítear í agus ó thaobh a éifeachtaí is a bhíonn an ghníomhaíocht sin ar an iomlán.
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Tuarascáil LAA 37: Bailiú Fíneálacha
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Spréitear freagracht as na céimeanna difriúla sa phróiseas fíneála a bhainistiú feadh roinnt gníomhaireachtaí, ach is faoi chúram an Gharda Síochána (an Péas) agus Sheirbhís na gCúirteanna a thagann sé go príomha. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar breathnaíodh ar a fheabhas is a fheidhmíonn an córas fíneála i ndáil le cáis faoi chuimsiú dhlínse na Cúirte Dúiche. Go háirithe, breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil ar a fheabhas is atá ag éirí leis an gcóras fineálacha ó thaobh a bheith ag cinntiú go bhforfheidhmítear agus go mbailítear pionóis airgid agus ar a fheabhas is a bhainistíonn an Garda Síochána agus an tSeirbhís Chúirteanna na próisis éagsúla sa chóras.
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Tuarascáil LAA 36: Cúnamh Speisialta Tithíochta do Dhaoine Scothaosta |
Feidhmíonn an Roinn Comhshaoil agus Rialtais Áitiúil scéim dheontas a bhfuil sé d'aidhm léi coinníollacha maireachtála daoine scothaosta a fheabhsú - na daoine scothaosta sin a chónaíonn i gcóiríocht mhíshláintíoch nó mhíoiriúnach, ach nach bhfuil sé d'acmhainn airgid acu íoc as oibreacha feabhais, ná an cumas acu na hoibreacha sin a shocrú. Feidhmíonn na Boird Sláinte an scéim ar leibhéal áitiúil thar ceann na Roinne. Cuirtear i láthair sa tuarascáil torthaí scrúdaithe lenar measúnaíodh conas a fhorfheidhmítear an scéim. Breathnaíodh sa tuarascáil freisin ar an mbealach a thomhaiseann na gníomhaireachtaí forfheidhmithe tionchar na scéime orthu siúd atá i ngátar, agus ar an gcóras agus ar na nósanna imeachta atá i bhfeidhm chun meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar éifeachtacht fhoriomlán na scéime.
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