Public Accounts Committee: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2025 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Public Accounts Committee in 2025.
A comparative Analysis of the Statutory Remit and Powers of Public Accounts Committees
- Date: 19/09/2025
This Briefing Paper, commissioned by the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (the Committee), provides comparative research on the Committee and its counterparts located in Great Britain (GB), and internationally. The Paper explains key roles and responsibilities of each; and for context provides an explanation of the relationship with each jurisdiction’s government audit office, including roles, responsibilities, governance arrangements and work programmes in recent years.
An Overview of the Current Skills Landscape in the Republic of Ireland
- Date: 28/01/2025
This Briefing Paper provides an overview of the current skills landscape in the Republic of Ireland. It is prepared at the request of the Public Accounts Committee (the PAC), as part of an ongoing review of the skills system in Northern Ireland. It is the second of such briefings prepared by RaISe. The previous paper, NIAR 249-24 Addressing Public Sector Skills Gaps, was published in November 2024.
