185. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66076/26]

My Department maintains a Risk Register on a dynamic eRisk platform to track, monitor and mitigate against risk, as a key element of effective corporate governance and in line with the Department's overall Risk Management Guidance for the Civil Service.

This Risk Register is maintained as an internal database to ensure the effectiveness and integrity of the risk management process. The Risk Register is regularly updated and includes certain risks related to the ongoing deliberations of the Department and other confidential material. In this context, the Risk Register is not published by my Department. However, I will ask officials of my Department to write to the Deputy directly in the next two weeks providing a briefing note for him on the key risks on the Risk Register, although subject to some limitations in the above context.

Finally, I would highlight that the Risk Register is provided to the Comptroller and Auditor General as part of the annual audit process. In addition, reports on the Risk Register are provided regularly to the Department's internal Governance, Risk and ICT Sub-Group of the Management Board and to the Department's Audit Committee as part of their respective roles.