Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----other than to mislead, then the reality is that no action was taken and hence we got to the Rhebogue situation. There is culpability all around here. It is a ridiculous scenario and it is getting worse instead of better. Having listened to the discussion this morning, I am concerned about the €10 million that has been spent on the student portal. I am concerned because I am getting reports that the university has upwards of 18,000 students, and clearly many of them know who is on the public accounts committee, and the information I have is that good money is being thrown after bad. Having spent €10 million, UL may well end up having to spend €20 million or €30 million to redo the whole portal. I am asking a very straight question. Does the university know if it has had value for money and that the portal is where it wants it to be? I understand it is a very important part of the university's operational infrastructure but was it clear from the outset that it could not be fixed and it needed to be completely overhauled at the cost of €30 million? Is the university going to spend €30 million now having already spent €10 million? Professor Kilcommins should bear in mind that he will be here again at this time next year, and maybe before then.