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ag tabhairt dá haire ón tuarascáil ón gCúirt gur shínigh an Institiúid, ar an 17 Nollaig 2019, leasú leis an gcomhaontú le hArd-Stiúrthóireacht an Choimisiúin um Beartas Comharsanachta na hEorpa agus Caibidlíocht maidir le Méadú chun EUR 378950 a sholáthar faoin Ionstraim um Chúnamh Réamhaontachais (IPA III) chun gníomh a chur chun feidhme dar teideal ‘Increased capacity of EU candidate countries and potential candidates to measure and monitor the impact of gender equality policies (2018 to 2021)’ [Cumas méadaithe na dtíortha is iarrthóirí ar bhallraíocht in AE agus na n-iarrthóirí ionchasacha tomhas agus faireachán a dhéanamh ar thionchar na mbeartas comhionannais inscne], agus go bhfuarthas an méid sin ar an 27 Nollaig 2019 ach nár cuireadh an fhaisnéis a bhaineann leis an méid sin san áireamh sa bhuiséad; ag tabhairt le fios, de bhun Airteagal 157 den Rialachán Airgeadais, nach mór an fhaisnéis sin a thuairisciú; á chur in iúl gurb oth léi nár fhoilsigh an Institiúid leasú lena buiséad do 2020 chun an méid a briseadh a chur san áireamh agus nár cuimsíodh é i mbuiséad 2020 a foilsíodh ar an 31 Márta 2021, agus gur tuairiscíodh saincheist den sórt céanna cheana féin in 2019; ag tabhairt dá haire, ag deireadh 2021, gur chuir an Institiúid breathnóireacht na Cúirte maidir le bainistíocht bhuiséadach chun feidhme san iniúchadh ar chuntais 2020 agus go ndeachaigh an Institiúid ar aghaidh le ceartúchán ar bhuiséad 2020 a fhoilsiú maidir leis an ranníocaíocht ón Ionstraim um Chúnamh Réamhaontachais; ag tabhairt dá haire go bhfuil obair leantach á déanamh ag an gCúirt faoi láthair; á iarraidh ar an Institiúid, de réir mar a thugann na Cúirteanna dá n-aire gur léiriú é sin ar shaincheist chórasach, míniú a thabhairt don údarás um urscaoileadh ar atarlú na saincheiste tuairiscithe in 2020; á iarraidh ar an Institiúid an t-údarás um urscaoileadh a chur ar an eolas faoi bhearta eile a rinne sé chun nach dtarlóidh sé arís;
Observes from the Court’s report that, on 17 December 2019, the Institute signed an amendment to the agreement with the Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations for the provision of EUR 378950 under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance for the implementation of the action entitled ‘Increased capacity of EU candidate countries and potential candidates to measure and monitor the impact of gender equality policies (2018 to 2021)’, and that the amount was received on 27 December 2019 but that information relating to that amount was not included in the budget; remarks that, pursuant to Article 157 of the Financial Regulation, such information must be reported; regrets that the Institute did not publish an amendment to its 2020 budget in order to include the amount cashed and did not include it in the 2020 budget published on 31 March 2021, and that a similar issue was previously reported in 2019; notes that. at the end of 2021, the Institute implemented the Court’s observation on budgetary management in the audit of the 2020 accounts and that the Institute proceeded with the publication of a corrigendum to its 2020 budget regarding the contribution from the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance; notes that the action is currently under follow-up by the Court; calls on the Institute, as the Courts notes this is indicative of a systemic issue, to provide the discharge authority with an explanation for the reoccurrence of the reporting issue in 2020; calls on the Institute to inform the discharge authority about other measures it has taken to prevent it from happening again;