Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 April 2017

Public Accounts Committee

2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014

9:00 am

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Before I call Deputy Cullinane, who is the lead speaker this morning, I will say something to Professor Donnelly, as president of the institute, to which I am not looking for a response. The witness has heard everything that has been said. We are saying to Professor Donnelly that the financial accounts for the period 2014-2015 and the financial accounts for 2015-2016 up to the end of August 2016 are to be completed by 30 June 2017. We are giving a few months. It is not for discussion. They are to be completed. We want to hear from the Comptroller and Auditor General's office on 1 July that the accounts have been submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General's office for audit by 1 July. Whatever Professor Donnelly has to do, as president of his organisation, this is to happen. I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General's office to give us an assurance at that stage that the accounts will be certified, audited and completed by the time we come back here in September. There is no discussion and no debate on that. There will serious consequence if that does not happen.

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