Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Let us examine that encouragement. The Comptroller and Auditor General's office is asking the college to consider consolidation of the foundation. This issue will arise with all universities. UCC is getting public funds and providing public education, but it has a separate stream of income. The witnesses can imagine how this committee views it as great that people are generous and giving cash, but let us see that being done in an open and accountable way. The only way that we can see what is happening is through what is presented to us in the accounts.