Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Engagement with Caranua

4:00 pm

Ms Mary Higgins:

One of the questions related to winding up the fund and I think Mr. O'Callaghan probably answered it. That is what we are doing and we plan to do that in a controlled and managed way. Deputy Byrne raised the issue of eligibility, which is a matter for the review. The issue of contracts not being approved was raised. All I can say is that we work very closely with the Department. We are not going away and doing things that are not approved. The thing with rent might illustrate that. I am trying to think of whether there are instances when we entered into contracts without approval but I am not conscious of any.