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24 Governance Rep ts 2020 | NMH Annual Rep t Mary Brosnan, Director of Midwifery and Nursing, Prof Shane Higgins, Master with Lord Mayor of Dublin Tom Brabazon (Feb-June 2020) who was visiting the hospital to present a certificate to front line workers for their response to the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of Dublin City Council. T he Audit Committee continued its work throughout the year monitoring and reviewing the Hospital's internal financial controls. During the year the Committee met with the Hospital's external auditors, PwC, to agree their terms of engagement for the annual financial audit. The Committee approved the Financial Statements, the Annual Report and the Annual Compliance Statement. The Committee reviewed reports prepared by the Hospital's Internal Auditors on Board & Governance Effectiveness and a System Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessment. After entering into a tendering process on the OGP Framework for the provision of Internal Audit services the Committee Audit Committ appointed Crowe as the Internal Auditor from February 2021. The Committee has also considered the implications of the adoption of the Charities' SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) for the Hospital's accounts. The members of the Audit Committee are Mr Frank Downey (Chair), Ms Michele Connolly, Dr Peter McParland, Ms Mairéad Butler and Mr Aidan Devlin. Mr Ronan Gavin (Secretary/General Manager) and Mr Alistair Holland (Financial Controller) also normally attend Committee meetings. Frank Downey Chair