David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The question is actually larger than that. If we look at the third level report - I know that it is not what we are discussing now - the Higher Education Authority, HEA, is supposed to be the authority. Much of the work could be done in-house. Is the HEA outsourcing huge amounts of this consultancy work which can actually be done by staff in-house? It is its function.