Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and wish Professor Mey good luck in her role. She has not been before the committee since she was appointed.

I will focus on the KPMG report. Professor Mey says she will provide it to the committee once she has received it. We will require the witnesses to appear again once they have received it. It is a pity we did not have the report for today's meeting.

How did the university select the Dunnes Stores site? My understanding is that the Limerick opera site was chosen and that there would be an application to the HEA for funding. Would the university just tell the HEA that another site had been picked without a valuation having been provided? It is difficult to get my head around the process that would have been followed for the valuation and site selection. Will Professor Mey address that?