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- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane is next. When we are done with the ten minute slots, we will go back around a second time.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Potential, to reuse the word.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: The Deputy's point is well made. I call Deputy Connolly.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: In simple English, it is a method of contracting out some of the work to the private sector.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: If I might intervene, I would like to clarify the issue of contracting out. Would the company that gets the award do a first round of interviews or produce a short list? Would it actually do the interviewing?
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: The agency would come back with a person at the end of the process.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: The Deputy has ten minutes.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Explain "suspended". Is the person suspended or-----
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Professor Barry stated that he had suspended UL's disciplinary policy.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: What does that mean?
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay. We will finish now. The ten minutes is up.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Deputy Aylward is next.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Do they get their salary?
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: What Mr. Field means by sabbatical is a little different from-----
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: The common definition of a sabbatical is simply getting an extended leave from work to pursue a break. Universities seem to say staff remain on the payroll and can travel. Their definition of "sabbatical" is not the common usage of the word.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: While I do not wish to comment on a particular case, it is easy for public bodies to agree to pay people indefinitely because it is not their money they are spending. It has been suggested the taxpayer can meet the costs arising as long as the case runs. If this was a private company, a different approach would have been taken. I know that cases have to be dealt with, but no private...
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: I heard everything Professor Barry said.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: I ask that that be done in fairness to all concerned, particularly the taxpayer who is paying the bill. I am only making a general observation about the general principle involved. I am sure there are other cases across the public service where people have been suspended while matters are being addressed. No private company could afford to run a business in that way. It is easy to pay...
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: Does the witness understand the general point? I am not specifically directing it.
- Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)
Seán Fleming: I call Deputy McDonald. Are we on our final round-up now?