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- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: I accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Yes. I do not for one second allege that there has been wrongdoing by anybody. I am concerned about processes, policies and procedures. I have heard what Mr. Ó Foghlú said and I get the issue of encouraging researchers to start up companies and commercialise some of the work. Is a distinction drawn between researchers who have no input into governance, management and oversight...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: I want to ask the Secretary General a specific question. Does he see a difference between a researcher who plays no role or responsibility in respect of management, oversight or governance in an institution and somebody who does do so? For example, someone who either takes up a directorship or shareholder role in a company that is co-located in a public institute. Does the Secretary...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Why?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: If the person is the head of research, would he or she play a role in how grants and research grants are spent or play an oversight role in that context?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: I shall move on to asking Mr. Mannion questions. Is he familiar with a company called FeedHenry?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Does Mr. Mannion know much the company was sold for?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: It was sold for €64 million. Does Mr. Mannion know how much the Waterford Institute of Technology received?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Does Mr. Mannion know how much the institute received?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Perhaps the Comptroller and Auditor General can confirm the following as the figure is mentioned in the institute's 2010 accounts. It got €1.3 million out of the €64 million paid for the company. Does Mr. Mannion think that was a significant return for the institute in light of the fact that the company was co-located on its campus?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Who made those arrangements?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Who would make the arrangement in terms of shareholding?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: The institute was a very minor shareholder.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: I am trying to understand the process. In this instance, which is one example, the company was sold for a significant amount of money, of which the institute received a tiny fraction. We have been told that the institute is in deficit. The core funding for the institute has also been cut quite substantially since 2008. In terms of public accountability and people who would be in senior...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Can Mr. Mannion supply the information to the committee? Can the Department furnish this committee with a breakdown of exactly who got what? I am talking about people who are employed by the State, namely, individuals who worked for the institute. I am not saying that it is wrong that such people would have an association with any the companies. The institute received €1.3 million...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: With respect, this matter is a bit different. I am referring to a company that is co-located in a research and development agency.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: I do not want to focus too much on the company.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Is Mr. Mannion familiar with a company called Aceno Mobile Services?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Would he be surprised to know that Aceno is basically a shelf company for TSSG, IMS-Stream - it formerly served in this capacity for FeedHenry - TSSG Holdings, Zimbie, ZolkC Holdings and Fuseami. The company is a spider web of different innovation companies. The shareholders in most of these companies are the same people who are also employed by the institute. Would that be an issue of...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (23 Mar 2017) David Cullinane: Earlier Mr. Mannion said that there was an internal review.