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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Fair enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: That is fair enough. There is nobody here who does not understand the kind of disturbing legacy Dr. Neavyn has inherited and what he is trying to do to deal with it. I think that is fair enough. It seems extraordinary to an outsider. I do the journey every week. It is 120 miles. Has anyone questioned why it was necessary to charter a flight for an official in the Department of Education...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Sorry, it was Mr. Port, who was-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: I understand. Has anyone questioned why that happened?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Has he been asked?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: That is fair enough. I wonder if Mr. Port has been asked why it was necessary.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: That is fine. Mr. McFeely obviously signed off on that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: He requested the aeroplane?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: There was only one flight. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: It was one way. I thank both Mr. McFeely and Dr. Neavyn. To change the subject, a report commissioned by the Higher Education Authority has featured prominently in the media in recent days. While I have not read it, I have read some of the media coverage of the reaction to its findings. In politics, it is said one should not ask a question if one does not know the answer to it. One...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: It should be made clear that the universities were not consulted in any way.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: That is fair enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: I am interested in ascertaining the opinions of the delegates on the report. Does anyone wish to respond?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: To play devil's advocate, we all read newspaper reports on the dearth of graduates in information technology. This lack of graduates is becoming a problem with technology firms considering Ireland as a place in which to invest and establish operations. The report by the international panel is a radical departure, especially the proposal to merge UCD and Trinity College. Do we need...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: I have spoken to Dr. Neavyn about the collaboration between RTE and the institutes of technology. Will he outline how this partnership will take shape in the case of Waterford Institute of Technology? Very little detail has emerged on the physical shape of this collaboration and the courses the institutes propose to build around the presence of the national broadcaster. What discussions...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: I want to make a comment, which is not directed at anyone here. We are all busy people but what we are hearing is extraordinary. It is extraordinary that anyone who is contracted by the Department of Education and Skills would put himself or herself into that position. We are all busy and often in a rush to get somewhere and I just do not understand this at all.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: Could I also suggest that the committee ask Dr. Jim Port why he did what he did?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)
John Deasy: The question needs to be asked.