No evidence of wrongdoing in review of DCC credit card use – Chief Executive

Donegal County Council has been told there was no wrongdoing identified in a recent review of spending on council purchase cards. 2.0 – Background to Internal Audit Function2.1 As the title suggests, Internal Audit is an internal function of the Council tasked withreviewing Council functions and making recommendations for improvement. 2.5 All completed Internal Audit Reports are provided to the (external and independent) LocalGovernment Auditor as a matter of course. 4.0 – Findings of the Internal Audit Report4.1 To reiterate, no evidence was found that purchases were not required. 5.2 All Purchase Card transactions are recorded and managed within a bespoke database systemdesigned specifically to manage Purchasing Card transactions.