Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills

9:00 am

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Would Mr. Ó Foghlú draw a distinction between researchers and, for example, heads of departments or people who would have a governance or management role in institutes or universities and individuals in those positions having an interest in being either directors or shareholders in these companies? Obviously, if one is in a management or executive position, one has a function and a responsibility regarding oversight. For example, in respect of protection of intellectual property, where in an institute would the buck stop?

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