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- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Would Dr. Neavyn have any idea who was on that sub-committee in 2001?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I presume the organisation has that knowledge.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I thank Mr. Ó Foghlú for that. The dilemmas between the various Departments, the HEA and the institute have been voiced and the term "systems failure" has been used repeatedly. We often hear that term at this committee. I would like to drill into the issues of individual responsibility and accountability for these matters. In the public interest, and notwithstanding systems...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Dr. Neavyn has set out the new dispensation and the new regime. I am asking a different question. I am asking about the accountability of the individuals who were involved - some of whom were in very senior positions - when all of this unfolded. Where is the strand of accountability in respect of those individuals? That is my question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I am asking, for instance, about the former president.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: That is fine in theory. In practice, we now know, to our cost, that this did not happen or certainly there were significant issues. I note the spending from the office of the former president, which is fairly hair-raising for anyone looking at the list of expenditure.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The list shows fine art, taxi charges and fine travel, for example. What are the consequences for that individual?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: To the tune of how much?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Despite the fact that the queried expenditure is several multiples of that sum.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Has the information been given to the committee as to how that exercise was carried out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: How was the figure of €100,000 arrived at?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The expenditure detailed as central spending was discounted.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: What is the current stage of the process for reimbursement of those moneys?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: What is the timeframe?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: The last time Dr. Neavyn appeared before the committee, the issue arose of people questioning their superiors. Even this morning I heard a number of people speak about the difficult position in which it places individuals. This is very worrying for any organisation if individuals believe they are impeded from doing their job because of fear of the boss or the person at the top. I know...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: Is Dr. Neavyn saying he will implement one or is he saying one is currently live and functioning?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: As we speak, the charter is not in place.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: I would have thought that Dr. Neavyn would have had a greater urgency about a whistleblower's charter, given what the institute has been through. This charter would be primarily for internal purposes but also it would be a way of trying to revive a level of public confidence, to show that the former culture does not persist. I would suspect very strongly that if there was that reticence...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Mary Lou McDonald: How long has Dr. Neavyn been in his position?