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Report of the Direc<strong>to</strong>rsTuarascáil na StiúrthóiríThe Committee reviews annually the Company’s systems ofinternal control and the processes for moni<strong>to</strong>ring and evaluatingthe risks facing the Company.The Committee meets with management, as well as privatelywith the external audi<strong>to</strong>rs.In 2008, the Committee discharged its responsibilities by:• reviewing the Company’s draft financial statements prior <strong>to</strong>Board approval and meeting and reviewing with the externalaudi<strong>to</strong>rs their reports thereon;• reviewing the appropriateness of the Company’s accountingpolicies;• reviewing the potential impact on the Company’s financialstatements of significant matters;• reviewing the resources of internal audit, approving theinternal audit plans, reviewing internal audit reports anddealing with control issues raised by the internal audi<strong>to</strong>rs;• reviewing and approving the audit fee and reviewing nonauditfees payable <strong>to</strong> the Company’s external audi<strong>to</strong>rs;• reviewing the external audi<strong>to</strong>rs’ plan for the audit of theCompany’s financial statements, confirmations of audi<strong>to</strong>rindependence and the proposed audit fee, and approving theterms of engagement for the audit;• considering the adequacy of the Company’s system of riskidentification and assessment;• reviewing an annual report on the Company’s systems ofinternal control and its effectiveness, reporting <strong>to</strong> the Boardon the results of the review and receiving regular updates onkey risk areas of financial control;Nomination CommitteeAs all the authority regarding the appointment of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs isvested with the Minister for Finance, the matter of constitutinga nomination committee is not required <strong>to</strong> be considered by theBoard.Compliance statementThe Board has developed its corporate governance policy so as<strong>to</strong> give effect <strong>to</strong> the Code of Practice for the Governance of StateBodies issued by the Department of Finance and <strong>to</strong> apply asappropriate the relevant main and supporting principles of goodgovernance in the 2006 Combined Code issued by the FinancialReporting Council in the UK.The Direc<strong>to</strong>rs confirm that the Company has been in compliancewith the Code of Best Practice for the Governance of State Bodiesand the relevant main and supporting principles of the 2006Combined Code throughout the financial year under review, withthe exception of a number of areas noted above where voluntarycompliance with the 2006 Combined Code is not consideredappropriate for the Company given the manner of appointmen<strong>to</strong>f Direc<strong>to</strong>rs, the shareholding structure of the Company andexisting Board procedures.Athbhreithníonn an Coiste go bliantúil córais rialaitheinmheánaigh an Chomhlachta agus na modhanna chunfaireachán agus meastóireacht a dhéanamh ar na rioscaí agcaitheann an Comhlacht aghaidh a thabhairt orthu.Buaileann an Coiste leis an mbainistíocht agus freisin gopríobháideach leis na hiniúchóirí seachtracha.Le linn 2008 chomhlíon an Coiste Iniúchóireachta a chuiddualgas trí:• athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar dhréacht-ráitis airgeadais anChomhlachta sular dhein an Bord iad a fhaomhadh agus tríchasadh ar na hiniúchóirí seachtracha is a dtuairiscí ar naráitis airgeadais a athbhreithniú i bpáirt leo;• oiriúnacht pholasaithe cuntasaíochta an Chomhlachta aathbhreithniú;• an éifeacht fhéideartha a fhéadfadh a bheith ar ráitisairgeadais an chomhlachta ag rudaí suntasacha aathbhreithniú;• acmhainní an iniúchta inmheánaigh a athbhreithniú,pleananna an iniúchta inmheánaigh a fhaomhadh,tuairiscí an iniúchta inmheánaigh a athbhreithniú agusdéileáil le ceisteanna suntasacha a thógann na hiniúchóiríinmheánacha;• táille an iniúchta agus táillí neamh-iniúchóireachta, iníocthale hiniúchóirí seachtracha an Chomhlachta, a athbhreithniúis a fhaomhadh;• athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar phleananna na n-iniúchóiríseachtracha chun iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar ráitis airgeadaisan Chomhlachta, ar dheimhnithe ar neamhspleáchas nan-iniúchóirí is ar an táille a mholtar don iniúchadh agustéarmaí an chonartha don iniúchadh a fhaomhadh;• leordhóthaineacht chóras an Chomhlachta chun rioscaí aaithint is a thomhas, a mheas;• tuairisc bhliantúil ar chórais an Chomhlachta um rialúinmheánach agus a éifeachtúlacht a athbhreithniú, tuairisca thabhairt don Bhord ar thorthaí an athbhreithnithe agustuairiscí suas-chun-dáta a fháil go rialta ar eochair-ghnéitheriosca den rialú airgeadais.Coiste AinmniúcháinToisc go bhfuil iomlán an údaráis a bhaineann le ceapadhStiúrthóirí dílsithe san Aire Airgeadais ní gá don Bhord déileáil lecoiste ainmniúcháin a bhunú.Ráiteas GéilliúntaisD’fhorbair an Bord a pholasaí ar rialachas corparáide le gombeadh feidhm ag an gCód Cleachtais um Rialú ComhlachtaíStáit a d’eisigh an Roinn Airgeadais agus chun feidhm a thabhairtnuair is cuí do phríomhphrionsabail agus do phrionsabailthacaíochta ábhartha um dhea-rialachas atá sa Chomhchód ad’eisigh an Financial Reporting Council sa Ríocht Aontaithe i2006.Dearbhaíonn na Stiúrthóirí gur chomhlíon an Comhlacht anCód Sárchleachtais um Rialachas Chomhlachtaí Stáit maillele príomhphrionsabail agus prionsabail thacaíochta ábharthaChomhchód 2006 le linn na bliana airgeadais atá faoi chaibidil,ach amháin i gcás líon áirithe réimsí a luadh thuas nuair ameasadh nach mbeadh comhlíonadh deonach Chomhchód 2006cuí don Chomhlacht nuair chuirtear san áireamh an tslí inacheaptar na Stiúrthóirí, struchtúr scairsheilbhe an Chomhlachtaagus gnáthaimh reatha an Bhoird.Review of the YearAthbhreithniú ar an mBliainGovernanceRialachasFinanceAirgeadasTuarascáil Bhliantúil an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta 2008 33

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