The objective of today’s seminar is to explore the issues that will have an impact on the financial reporting and accountability functions of all organisations operating within the state and public sector network in Ireland including Government departments, semi state bodies, commercial and non-commercial state agencies and
others.

Session One: The future of financial reporting for the Irish Government
Judith Brady, Principal, Government Accounting Section, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will address the current status of projects in Government Accounting including Accrual Accounting and EPSAS

Greg Dempsey, Chief Finance and Operations Officer at the Department of Finance, will introduce the recent IMF’s Fiscal Transparency Assessment of Ireland

Session Two: FRS 102 and the Public Sector: Are you ready?
Alan Bermingham, Principal Consultant, CIPFA Northern Ireland, will present on the technical issues that will result from an implementation of FRS 102

Expert Panel discussion: Aidan Clifford, ACCA, Michael Kavanagh, IAASA and others will join us to explore the priority issues for chief financial officers and finance professionals who are charged with implementing and applying the new standard for 2015. The discussion will take a whole of government approach.

Session Three: Managing Government Expenditure – a new approach?
Annette Connolly, Principal, Central Section, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform will discuss the operation of the new MTEF and its implications for the management of future Government spending

Jim Kelly, Chair of the CIPFA Ireland Branch and member of the transformation team in the office of Government procurement.