Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 January 2019

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:00 am

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

We are joined by the Comptroller and Auditor General, Seamus McCarthy, who is a permanent witness to the committee. He is joined by Deirdre Quaid, deputy director of audit. Apologies have been received from Deputy Deering.

I want to hold over the minutes of the last meeting. I have not had an opportunity to review them. In terms of matters arising, we will move on from the minutes and go straight to items of correspondence. In category A, briefing documents and opening statements, Nos. 1848A and 1877Aare from Professor Desmond Fitzgerald, president, University of Limerick. The items in question are dated 17 and 23 January 2019 and comprise a briefing paper and opening statement for this meeting. We will note and publish these and discuss them later.

Nos. 1853A and 1854A, dated 16 January 2019, comprise briefing papers and opening statements from Dr. Brendan McCormack, president, Institute of Technology, IT, Sligo. We will note and publish these and discuss them later.

Nos. 1855A and 1878Aare from Professor Willie Donnelly, president, Waterford Institute of Technology. They are dated 17 and 23 January 2019 and comprise a number of briefing documents and an opening statement for this meeting. We will note and publish these and discuss them later.

No. 1856A and 1879A, dated 17 and 23 January, are from the Higher Education Authority, HEA, and comprise a briefing paper and opening statement for this meeting. It is proposed to note and publish these and discuss them later. Deputy Cullinane wishes to comment on this document.

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