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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: People had great respect for the organisation. Caranua was the new forum. I presume that the old forum did not have to pay rent. I know I have called it the wrong name.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I mean the structure that existed prior to Caranua.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Yes. I thank the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It did.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: That is correct. Caranua had a bigger fund.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I presume the original board did not pay rent.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is this the Irish Maritime and Energy Research Cluster?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I had asked a question on that specifically. Should I come in now or come back to it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It was about UCC and IMERC. I do not know whether correspondence has come in on the external review and whether we could have a copy of it. There were three things I asked for specifically. Will I go through them?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have not. That is my difficulty.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: For the record, I set out the three things. I asked for clarification on the internal audit and the procedure on it going to the board of governors. I asked about the external review of IMERC, its status and a copy of it. I asked for clarification as to whether a senior lecturer or lecturers had been appointed in non-compliance with procedures. That information was not available. They...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Gabh mo leithscéal, a Chathaoirligh.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: No, this relates to correspondence. Has something come in about Deloitte from the Health Service Executive?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. That was to be published at the end of the month.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: We are back again to candour. We have asked repeatedly. We were assured that its publication was imminent. Then we were told the end of the month. Here we are. I forget what date it is.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Bualadh bos.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 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 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is hard to hear.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 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 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Offshoring?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 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 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is a problem with the microphone, not the explanation.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 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 2015
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 18 - Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
Finance Accounts 2015 (6 Jul 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I congratulate the Department on a clear audit account and it was on time. That is the first thing. I am reminded of A Tale of Two Cities. This is a tale of two countries. I am fascinated by the language that is used. I wish I had more time today to examine it. I know we are a bilingual country but we certainly have two languages going on here, namely, the language of economics, which is...