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Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: My question was on published recommendations or a published report.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: First, educational procurement services, EPSs, are part of the research grants. What are educational procurement services?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Second, capital investment is extremely low at approximately 4%, which is a point I meant to make. On capital, we have an extraordinary situation in Galway where a hotel remained derelict for a very long time. It would have been ideal accommodation for the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, GMIT. It was never bought. It has been bought now. That was an absolute scandal. A building...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No. My question is what the witnesses have carried out as a result of what the Waterford case taught them? Have they looked at all the other third level colleges in the country?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is Dr. Love happy that this is not happening in Mayo, Galway, Dundalk, Limerick or Cork?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No. I am asking about two issues. I am asking about what the Deputy raised in regard to Waterford separately from the other issue. There are issues of conflict of interest.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I am specifically asking Dr. Love what he has learned or is he saying that this just arose in this area and it is not in any of the other third level institutions?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Has Dr. Love checked that? That is my question. We have many protocols, in fairness-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Has Dr. Love checked? I am sorry but I will be stopped shortly. Has Dr. Love checked the other third level institutions in regard to conflicts of interest or other matters arising similar to what has arisen in Waterford?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Have the presidents of the various colleges signed off that there is no conflict of interest among any of their staff and that there are no issues arising in companies? Has Dr. Love got that confirmation?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Would Dr. Love not think that would be his top priority in view of what has emerged from Waterford?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: On the education procurement services, EPS, there were two-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: What about the capital?

Direct Provision: Statements (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I am delighted to take part in this debate although "delight" is the wrong word because I thought at this stage, one year after the election, that we would have decisions in respect of the most fundamental recommendation from the McMahon report, which was the right to work. I cannot imagine what would stop any Government from giving that right. Second, one recommendation was that after a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 16. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 23 February 2017, the names and positions of the additional 15 full-time staff at the Legal Aid Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15747/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the administrative deadline for the return of IPO2 forms; the number of forms which were returned within the deadline of 20 days, printed on the letters which were received by applicants from the IPO; the number of forms returned incomplete with requests for deadline extension; the number of forms returned incomplete...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: On correspondence, we wrote to the Health Service Executive regarding Console. Has an answer come back?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Whoever we wrote to, it was to inquire about the non-payment.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I would not be happy with no response. This is a serious issue, particularly if staff are not getting their wages or salaries.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Catherine Connolly: We should have a response. We asked for clarification of who got paid and who did not get paid.