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- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: What does that mean?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Who is that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Have these outstanding issues been brought before the board at any stage in the past year or two? Has the fact that the Comptroller and Auditor General's audit could not be completed been discussed before the board in the past year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: June of this year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Did it go down as an item on the agenda then for the board to make its members aware? These are just simple questions. Did it go down as an item for a board meeting - yes or no?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: How many times did it go down? Was it openly discussed at the board and were the members made aware of this very serious issue?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Why not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Ashe.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: These questions are for the vice chair, really, and the board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: No - I thank Mr. Ashe for coming in.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Not at all. Since Mr. Ashe has come in and told me, this is for the board to decide. Mr. Ashe is there in a paid capacity to serve the board and the board is there to serve the people. We are also here to serve the people so, in that regard, we are all servants. Did the vice chairman not think that this was serious enough to put down as an item and-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Ruttle realise that he is ultimately responsible? The board has oversight of the CEO - any CEO - and the board is in the oversight position-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: -----with serious responsibilities. I have been on boards and I would not wish it on anyone. It is extremely difficult with very little training, which I will come back to in a minute. Does Mr. Ruttle realise the seriousness of his role and the board, and each member of that board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Does Mr. Ruttle take his responsibilities very seriously?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Great, so why did he not put this down as an item on the agenda and say, "Oh dear, we are in trouble here" or "There is an issue here, and we all need to be aware of it"?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Regarding the finance committee and the audit committee, how often has the audit committee met each year?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Are there minutes for each meeting?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: At that finance committee would various issues be raised, including the outstanding report from the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Does Ms Doran attend those meetings?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Three meetings have taken place, there will be one more before the end of the year-----