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Wed 11 Nov 2007Auditors criticise Ireland over EU agriculture fundsBELGIUM:EU auditors refused to sign off on the union's 2006 accounts yesterday, citing weak internal controls and substantial errors in payments made to individuals and firms.They also criticised Ireland's record in implementing the new single payment system scheme introduced to disburse EU agricultural funds. More than 150,000 payments to farmers were judged "irregular" and the system of controls and procedures in the Republic were deemed "unsatisfactory".