Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 October 2018

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

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

That is the way to do it. We sought the meeting to discuss the governance arrangements between the HEA and the Department. There were some media reports following Dr. Love's resignation that there was tension. Obviously, we want to understand what is happening. We have been looking for reforms and changes in governance in a lot of areas and if there is an impediment or block, we will want to know about it. There are other issues related to the Cork Institute of Technology, the University of Limerick and Waterford ETB, which is why I am trying to separate them out. Are we agreeing that they should all be separated and that we should have some sense as to when they will be brought back to the committee? I am aware that we discussed the Waterford Institute of Technology earlier and that we have a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General, but the less said about it the better because it is nearly finished and must be presented to the Minister. Is there not a separate Comptroller and Auditor General report on the University of Limerick? It is with the Department and may be published at some point. We can come back to it, if it is separate. Is there agreement on this issue? I do not know what the position is on the Cork Institute of Technology because there is no-----

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