Just curious as to why the C&AG are spared this discomfort. Wouldn't their staff be subject to the same professional standards from ICAI?I am an auditor myself (private sector) and I am damn glad it was not me who signed the last Fás audit report. Had any private-sector auditor done so, they would now be facing serious questions on their knowledge of the transactions highlighted last week, leading probably to a rigorous investigation into their compliance in this case with professional standards, and the possibility of significant professional sanction at its conclusion. Its interesting that the C&AG are spared this discomfort. Another case of 4 legs good,... ?
http://www.independent.ie/business/...way-with-83642m-golden-handshake-1276326.htmlOK, that's one example from three and a half years ago.
It hardly supports your claim that "such payments would by no means be unusual at top levels in the private sector" does it?
I'm not saying these payments never happen, but I doubt they could be described as "by no means unusual"
I'm curious about this myself. Perhaps someone in the know can comment.Just curious as to why the C&AG are spared this discomfort. Wouldn't their staff be subject to the same professional standards from ICAI?
http://www.independent.ie/business/...way-with-83642m-golden-handshake-1276326.html
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http://www.rte.ie/business//2002/1216/eircom.html
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Only 2 of the examples were Irish, one from a former semi-state and one real one. Neither resigned under controverisal circumstancesI has assumed (perhaps wrongly) that we were talking about people who resigned under controverisal circumstances, not just standard golden handshakes like the above.
Including Maria Carey is stretching it a bit too if you ask me.