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Report of theIndependent Audi<strong>to</strong>rs<strong>to</strong> the Members of An Post <strong>National</strong> <strong>Lottery</strong> CompanyTuarascáil an IniúchóraNeamhspleáchdo Bhaill Chomhlacht Chrannchur Náisiúnta an PhoistWe have audited the financial statements of An Post <strong>National</strong><strong>Lottery</strong> Company for the year ended 31 December 2008 whichcomprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, theCash Flow Statement, the Statement of Accounting Policiesand the related notes. These financial statements have beenprepared under the accounting policies set out therein.This report is made solely <strong>to</strong> the Company’s members, as a body,in accordance with Section 193 of the Companies Act, 1990.Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state<strong>to</strong> the Company’s members those matters we are required <strong>to</strong>state <strong>to</strong> them in an audi<strong>to</strong>rs’ report and for no other purpose.To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept orassume responsibility <strong>to</strong> anyone other than the Company andthe Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for thisreport, or for the opinions we have formed.Respective Responsibilities of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs and Audi<strong>to</strong>rsThe Direc<strong>to</strong>rs responsibilities for preparing the Annual Reportand the financial statements in accordance with applicablelaw and the accounting standards issued by the AccountingStandards Board and promulgated by the Institute of CharteredAccountants in Ireland (Generally Accepted AccountingPractice in Ireland), are set out in the Statement of Direc<strong>to</strong>rs’responsibilities.Our responsibility is <strong>to</strong> audit the financial statements inaccordance with relevant legal and regula<strong>to</strong>ry requirements andInternational Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).We report <strong>to</strong> you our opinion as <strong>to</strong> whether the financialstatements give a true and fair view in accordance withGenerally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland and areproperly prepared in accordance with the Companies Acts, 1963<strong>to</strong> 2006. We also report <strong>to</strong> you whether in our opinion: properbooks of account have been kept by the Company; whetherat the balance sheet date, there exists a financial situationrequiring the convening of an extraordinary general meetingof the Company; and whether the information given in theDirec<strong>to</strong>rs’ Report is consistent with the financial statements. Inaddition, we state whether we have obtained all the informationand explanations necessary for the purposes of our audit, andwhether the financial statements are in agreement with thebooks of account.We also report <strong>to</strong> you if, in our opinion, information specified bylaw regarding Direc<strong>to</strong>rs’ remuneration and transactions with theCompany is not disclosed.We read the Direc<strong>to</strong>rs’ Report and consider the implications forour report if we become aware of any apparent misstatementswithin it.We review, at the request of the Direc<strong>to</strong>rs, whether (1) thevoluntary statement on pages 27 <strong>to</strong> 33 reflects the Company’scompliance with the nine provisions of the 2006 FRC CombinedCode that the Listing Rules of the Irish S<strong>to</strong>ck Exchangespecifies for review by Audi<strong>to</strong>rs, and (2) the statement on thesystem of internal control on page 30 reflects the Company’scompliance with the provision of the Code of Best Practice forthe Governance of State Bodies that is specified for review byAudi<strong>to</strong>rs and we report if those statements do not. We are notrequired <strong>to</strong> consider whether the Board’s statements on internalcontrol cover all risks and controls, or form an opinion on theeffectiveness of the Company’s corporate governance proceduresor its risk and control procedures.Tá iniúchadh déanta againn ar ráitis airgeadais ChomhlachtChrannchur Náisiúnta an Phoist don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig2008 ar a n-áirítear an Cuntas Brabúis agus Caillteanais, an ClárComhardaithe, an Ráiteas faoi Shreabhadh Airgid, an Ráiteas faoiPholasaithe Cuntasaíochta agus na nótaí gaolmhara. Ullmhaíodhna ráitis airgeadais seo faoi réir na bpolasaithe cuntasaíochtaatá leagtha amach iontu.Is do chomhaltaí an Chomhlachta amháin, mar chomhlacht,faoi réir Alt 193 d’Acht na gCuideachtaí, 1990, a dhéantar antuarascáil seo. Chuamar i mbun na hoibre iniúchta ionas gobhféadfaimis a lua le comhaltaí an Chomhlachta na nithe sin acheanglaítear orainn a lua leo i dtuarascáil iniúchóirí agus chunna críche sin amháin. Chomh fada agus is ceadmhach dúinn deréir dlí ní ghlacaimid ná ní ghabhaimid chugainn féin freagrachtdo dhuine ar bith seachas don Chomhlacht agus do chomhaltaían Chomhlachta mar chomhlacht, as ár n-obair iniúchta, as antuarascáil seo, ná as na tuairimí a dtángamar orthu.Freagrachtaí Stiúrthóirí agus Iniúchóirí faoi seachTá freagrachtaí na Stiúrthóirí as ullmhú na Tuarascála Bliantúlaagus na ráiteas airgeadais de réir dhlíthe oiriúnacha agusna gcleachtas cuntasaíochta, a bhfuil gnáth-ghlacadh leo inÉirinn, ar a n-áirítear na caighdeáin chuntasaíochta atá eisitheag an Auditing Practices Board agus atá foilsithe ag Institiúidna gCuntasóirí Cairte in Éirinn leagtha amach sa Ráiteas arFhreagrachtaí na Stiúrthóirí.Is é an dualgas s’againne na ráitis airgeadais a iniúchadh faoiréir na riachtanas dlíthiúla agus rialaitheacha gaolmhara agusna gCaighdeán Iniúchóireachta Idirnáisiúnta (Ríocht Aontaitheagus Éire).Tugaimid tuairisc ar ár dtuairim daoibh faoi fhírinne agus faoichothromas an léargais a thugann na ráitis airgeadais, faoi réirChleachtais Chuntasaíochta, a bhfuil gnáth-ghlacadh leo inÉirinn agus cé acu ar ullmhaíodh nó nár ullmhaíodh i gceart iadde réir Achtanna na gCuideachtaí., 1963 go 2006. Tuairiscímiddaoibh freisin ár dtuairim faoi na hábhair seo a leanas: cé acuar choinnigh nó nár choinnigh an comhlacht leabhair chuntaiscearta; an bhfuil nó nach bhfuil staid airgeadais ann ar dhátaan chlár comhardaithe a fhéadfadh dualgas a leagan ar angcomhlacht cruinniú ginearálta urhghnách a thionól; agusan bhfuil nó nach bhfuil an t-eolas a thugtar i dtuarascáil nastiúrthóirí ag teacht leis na ráitis airgeadais. Thairis sin, deirimidcé acu an bhfuaireamar nó nach bhfuaireamar an t-eolas agusna mínithe riachtanacha uile chun críche ár n-iniúchta agus céacu an bhfuil nó nach bhfuil na ráitis airgeadais ag teacht leis naleabhair chuntais.Deirimid libh freisin más ár dtuairim é nach bhfuil eolas a éilítearde réir dlí maidir le híocaíocht agus le bearta na stiúrthóirí leisan gComhlacht tugtha.Léimid tuarascáil na stiúrthóirí agus cuirimid ar an meá nahimpleachtaí dár dtuarascáil má mheasaimid cuma mhíchruinna bheith ar aon ráiteas inti.Athbhreithnímid, ar iarratas na Stiúrthóirí, cé acu an sásaíonnnó nach sásaíonn (1) an ráiteas deonach ar leathanaigh 27go 33 géilliúlacht an Chomhlachta i leith na naoi gcoinníoll deChomhchód 2006 FRC a leagann Rialacha Liostála S<strong>to</strong>cmhalartánna hÉireann amach do Iniúchóirí agus iad i mbun athbhreithnitheagus (2) an ráiteas ar an gcóras rialaithe inmheánaigh arleathanach 30 géilliúlacht an Chomhlachta i leith an ChódCleachtais um Rialú comhlachtaí Stáit atá luaite chunathbhreithnithe ag Iniúchóirí agus deirimid é mura sásaíonn naráitis seo iad. Níl dualgas orainn a mheas cé acu an gclúdaíonnnó nach gclúdaíonn ráitis an Bhoird ar rialú inmheánach narioscaí agus na rialaithe uile ná teacht ar thuairim faoi éifeachtghnáthaimh an Chomhlachta um rialachas inmheánach ná aghnáthaimh um rioscaí agus rialaithe.36<strong>National</strong> <strong>Lottery</strong> Annual Report 2008

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