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Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the average cost of a teacher to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the average cost of a special needs assistant, SNA, to the Department?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is seven teachers and effectively 12 SNAs. My point is that the Department should be about front-line services. It is not about bricks and mortar unless it is a school. What does Mr. Ó Foghlú propose to do about this issue? Do any similar situations arise within the Department or the VECs? It is an enormous sum of money?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: That does not take inflation into account.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: When inflation is taken into account it is probably over €500,000.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was a flawed model from day one.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 12 - Contract Management in Education PPP Projects
Financial Accounts 2012 (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: With due respect, if a VEC is moving premises resulting in a shortfall of the order of €16,500 per annum - a sinking fund - the basic principle, regardless of whether it is approved, is flawed. While I do not know the circumstances, this was in 2006 and the VEC was paying a rent of €67,465. If the VEC could only get €51,000 in rent in July 2006, which was at the peak of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is the NAMA report being published this coming Tuesday?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to follow on, Chairman, from what you said on the various agencies. It is important that the Committee of Public Accounts is absolutely consistent in terms of dealing with the various organisations. I welcome the fact that we will do an overall comprehensive review to deal with all agencies and their handling of the public purse.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: An Deasy beag.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I see, Chairman, that you have had your Weetabix this morning.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (15 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I wish to make a point on the banking inquiry. This committee has done a significant amount of work, especially with the report produced. That has played a significant role in terms of the framework for the banking inquiry. I wish to acknowledge the great work done by the Committee of Public Accounts under your stewardship, Chairman.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: The three banks are essentially Bank of Ireland, AIB and Permanent TSB. What will their anticipated fortunes be after being privatised and removed from the State's balance sheet?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What of AIB?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: What of Permanent TSB?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a strong possibility that Permanent TSB may not stand alone?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: On SME lending, and conscious of my time, has Mr. Moran interacted with Professor Morgan Kelly? The issue is of great interest to the public.

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: On European bank recapitalisation, in the announcement in July 2013, Europe basically agreed to consider countries on a case-by-case basis. Ireland, particularly its taxpayers, carried bricks on its back during the European banking crisis. Is this issue live and how will it progress? What is Mr. Moran’s overall view of it?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does Mr. Moran see that as still being live?

Public Accounts Committee: 2012 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2012
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Finance Accounts 2012 (8 May 2014)

Kieran O'Donnell: I have two final questions. First, Mr. Moran commented on the mortgage crisis. Second, and this will kind of be Mr. Moran’s last testament, what is his opinion of how Ireland will progress during the next three years – I will not make it five, as that would be too long – and the risks that could impact on it?