Seamus McCarthy

Seamus McCarthy is the Comptroller and Auditor General of Ireland since 28 May 2012. He is the constitutional officer responsible for public audit in Ireland and heads the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. His constitutional status under Article 33 of the Constitution of Ireland ensures his absolute independence.

As Comptroller and Auditor General, he is also ex-officio member of the Standards in Public Office Commission and of the Referendum Commission.

Prior to his appointment as Comptroller and Auditor General he worked in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General from 1994, being appointed Director of Audit in 2008. From 1991 to 1994, he worked in the Department of Finance.[1]

He was educated at NUI Galway and Trinity College, Dublin.

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  1. ↑ "Biography of Comptroller and Auditor General". Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

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