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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: 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?
- 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: What is standard practice?
- 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: It is accepted there would be conflict. Management of the conflict is the issue here.
- 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 are encouraged by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation.