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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Give me the bottom line. We have limited time. How much will it cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the HEA-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the HEA or the Department responsible? Is the number of subsidiary companies five or seven? The diverse campus services, DCS, operate through five subsidiaries. Would the institute have required prior approval from the HEA or the Department to proceed with establishing them on day 1? Mr. Quigley's report mentions that the structure is unique. It reads: "The relationship that exists...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did the Department have prior knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Must the Department sign off on the legal structure that will be put in place before the consolidation concludes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is no legal obligation. An institute could set up a subsidiary and would not be required-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: If something is a subsidiary of an institute, does it fall within the Comptroller and Auditor General's remit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In what circumstances would it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. McCarthy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is on the basis that the institute recoups €22,000 in legal costs if it wins the case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: One is looking at a break-even situation in regard to WIT's outgoings versus getting the money back. Clearly there are salacious elements in the details of the case, but why did reason and common sense not prevail with regard to people sitting down to examine the case? The Deloitte report indicates that between 1 January 2009 and 31 May 2011 the president's office incurred almost €1...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was between the first and second Deloitte reports.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: The second report was not completed, however.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: It does.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: WIT is a fine academic institution with great staff and students. Equally, however, we have a specific task to perform. This appears to be a case of a sole trader operating in an institute. The chairman of the institute was flying in economy class while the president was in first class on the same flight. The explanation the president gave was that it was common practice across all the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: When were the legal proceedings commenced?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: When is the case expected to come to court?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I can see why one might buy a book called A Déise Boy but I do not see the relevance of books about Audrey Hepburn and horse lovers, or Mixed Doubles. They appear to be books that people would purchase in an airport while they are travelling. Many of these issues are taking the legal route, but pragmatism would suggest that people sit down to discuss them. Does Mr. Neavyn see a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: There was little or no documentation about taxi expenses or the 280 items of hospitality identified in the Deloitte report. Issues also arise in regard to foreign travel and artworks, one of which was by way of a gift. It is extraordinary that such a situation could arise. I ask the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills whether it is normal procedure across third...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: It is in the Deloitte report.