The Report of the Working Group on the Accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers (The Mullarkey Report) was compiled by a high level Working Group.

The Group was established by the Minister for Finance, following a Government Decision of 30 May 2000, to examine the authority, responsibility and accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers in relation to financial management in the context of the Performance Management Initiative within the overall Strategic Management Initiative.

The Report examines issues concerning the accountability of Secretaries General and Accounting Officers it also sets out numerous recommendations to enhance this accountability and provides timescales for the implementation of these recommendations.