Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

10:00 am

Mr. Seamus McCarthy:

Yes, that is correct. They have referred to the basis on which they are satisfied that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis. The existence of persistent deficits is a problem. As we have discussed previously, other institutes of technology have similar difficulties. It is something of which the sector and the Higher Education Authority are aware.