The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) (Irish: An tArd-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste) is the constitutional officer responsible for public audit in Ireland. The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General is the public audit body for the Republic of Ireland and is headed by the C&AG.
The Comptroller and Auditor General is ex-officio member of the Standards in Public Office Commission and was an ex-officio member of the Referendum Commission, before it was superseded by the Electoral Commission.[1]
The C&AG is a member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
The current Comptroller and Auditor-General is Seamus McCarthy (since 28 May 2012).[2]