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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will now deal with item No. 8 on today's agenda, which is the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report 104, which deals with Waterford Institute of Technology in respect of the development and disposal of intellectual property in FeedHenry. The Comptroller and Auditor General is joined by Shane Carton, deputy director of audit. We are joined from the Department of Education and...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. McCarthy. I call Mr. Beausang to make the Department's opening statement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Mr. Beausang. Mr. O'Toole gave his statement as part of the earlier session and we examined it then. As it is getting late, I ask Professor Donnelly to summarise his opening statement if possible and focus on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I thank Professor Donnelly. I wish to raise an issue that I mentioned the last time he appeared before us. Unfortunately, I have to mention it again. WIT's financial statements from 1 September 2015 to 31 August 2016 are the last set of financial statements publicly available. Has WIT signed off on any set of financial statements in the two and a half years since?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Are there outstanding queries from the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: When will the Comptroller and Auditor General sign off on them, or has the institute not formally signed off on them yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: They have not yet been signed off on internally.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: When will the final sign-off be?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Within weeks.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: That sounds as if the 2017-18 accounts-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor will be able to work on them.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: The Comptroller and Auditor General has to sign off the 2016-17 accounts before he can start on the 2017-18 accounts.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: I understand that entirely. We ask that the institute make every effort. The Department of Education and Skills should also examine the financial statements soon. They are two and a half years old, but it should not even take three months. We would like to see them before us as soon as possible.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: And Enterprise Ireland-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Will Deputy Cullinane do me a favour and let Deputy O'Connell in for a minute? I think she has to leave.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: We will come back to that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Bear with me and let Deputy O'Connell in because she has to leave.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Waterford Institute of Technology.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)
Seán Fleming: Maybe the Higher Education Authority could answer it?