Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 11 April 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Imelda MunsterImelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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I agree with the proposed date of 9 May. It gives UL ample time to prepare and to furnish us with all the information. As Deputy Murphy said about a pattern emerging, it is important that people know the committee has the power of compellability. There are serious concerns in respect of management, or lack of management, and serious governance failures. They have to be accounted for. If we go with the 9 May, we should press on UL the importance of this issue. Maybe it does not care, but avoiding attendance does not show it in a very good light. If it wishes to put forward its case in respect of governance and management, or lack of management if that is the case, then its opportunity to do so is on 9 May.