Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 24 May 2018
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2016: Higher Education Authority, University College Cork and Cork Institute of Technology
9:00 am
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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I take that point. The accounts are audited and I am not saying there is an issue with them. I am just saying that, from the committee's point of view, in the context of the financial governance of any organisation, it is important to ensure the skills mix on boards includes financial expertise, notwithstanding the fact that an organisation might be educational. Does Mr. O'Connor understand the broad point I am making?