Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In my experience as a former member of the Committee of Public Accounts, the remit would properly lie with it.

I am quite sure that were the Deputy to bring this matter to the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts, Deputy McGuinness, it should be possible, given the urgency the Deputy attaches to the statement he has just made, for the Chairman perhaps to schedule hearings of that committee on the matters raised by the Deputy. I do not wish to comment on any court proceedings as obviously they are a matter for the court. I have been in the University of Limerick many times and know many people who work work and many people who have studied there. As a representative of Limerick and the region, it is important the Deputy acknowledges it is a fine university. If there are issues to be addressed of the kind mentioned by the Deputy, ultimately, it is for the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts. Were the Deputy to approach the Chairman of that committee and explain the urgency of the matter he has raised, the Chairman might be able to facilitate him.

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