Ireland

This section provides information on the system set up for first level control in your country. Any costs associated with this control are indicated so they can be planned for in any project budget.

Ireland has opted for a centralised first level control system. Expenditure of Irish project partners will thus have to be checked and confirmed by the Regional Assembly from the region in which they are located:

Control Body 1

Northern and Western Regional Assembly
Finance Unit
The Square, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon

Contact person:

Carmel Carrick
First level controller
Phone: 00 353 87 6258271
E-mail: ccarrick@nwra.ie

Control Body 2

Southern Regional Assembly
ETC first level control Unit
Assembly House, O’Connell Street, Waterford, Ireland

Contact person:

Michael Buckley
Auditor
Phone: 00 353 51 860700
Fax: 00 353 18 79887
E-mail: mbuckley@southernassembly.ie

The costs resulting from the control can be reported as eligible costs in compliance with the relevant EU-regulations and programme rules.

The costs of carrying out the first level control will be charged to the project partners:

• For the Northern and Western Regional Assembly, the costs for desk checks is estimated to range from EUR 500 to EUR 750 per reporting period; and from EUR 750 to EUR 1,200 for one on-the-spot checks (depending on the size of the report). For on-the-spot checks, the actual travel and subsistence costs will be invoiced in addition to the costs of the checks (see rate mentioned above).
• For the Southern Regional Assembly, the costs for desk checks is estimated to range from EUR 250 to EUR 1,500 per reporting period (depending on the size and quality of the report and supporting documentation). For on-the-spot checks, the actual travel and subsistence costs will be invoiced in addition to the costs of the checks (see rate mentioned above)

The first level control body will organise on-the-spot-checks for each project partner at least once during the project lifetime.