Audit and Risk Committee

The Audit and Risk Committee evaluates the effectiveness of QQI’s internal control procedures, including the internal audit function.

Responsibilities include:

  • Risk Management
  • Internal Control
  • Internal Audit
  • External Audit
  • Financial Reporting

The Audit and Risk Committee consists of five members - two Board members and three independent external members. Forvis Mazars have also been retained for certain internal audits. 

  • Mr. Walter Johnston, Head of Internal Audit, Department of Justice (Chair).
  • Dr. Kate Cullen, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Maynooth University.
  • Ms. Pearl Cunningham, Head of Finance, Higher Education Authority.
  • Ms. Marianne Doyle, Head of Internal Communications, An Garda Síochána.
  • Ms. Maria Ward, Head of Educational Services to Prisons, City of Dublin ETB.

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