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
Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:
It would depend on the nature of how somebody undertook the head of research role. It is, of course, a demanding role and it is a senior role.
The issue about the codes of conduct for employees and conflicts of interest is the key issue. It is a matter for governing bodies to oversee if there is a conflict between being in the chain of responsibilities for research funding and having a potential interest in the relevant company. I think that is-----
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