Mr. John Burke:

I echo the comments made by Mr. Ó Foghlú, Secretary General at the Department of Education and Skills, that the level of compliance is unacceptable. I do not think the college can use resources as an excuse because every institution could cite the same excuse. The procedures are in place from the centre in terms of governance and also in relation to the centralised procurement rules. Therefore, it is very hard to find an acceptable set of excuses.