Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 October 2018
Public Accounts Committee
HEA Financial Statements 2017
9:00 am
Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú:
It is in their legislation that they are accountable to this committee, just as I am and Dr. Love is. Absolutely, they are accountable to the committee. We have a very strong governance framework, between the HEA and institutions and between the Department and HEA. I set out many of the elements in my opening statement. The extent of governance checks and so on is significant. The institutions themselves have primary responsibility to respond, and they should be speaking for themselves where there are breakdowns in governance. They should, of course, report here as appropriate.
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