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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (18 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs to date of the proposed amalgamation of Cork Institute of Technology and Tralee Institute of Technology; if there is a specific budget for this work; the timeframe for completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44187/14]

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: It was the Labour Party's 70%.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: In the context of what was done before the Government's time, during the initial stages of this long debate, the Government and Department were warned time and again about the difficulties they would face in the establishment of Irish Water. Another debate was conducted in the Chamber while the Government parties were in opposition and continued when they went into government. It was about...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: At least I did not fall asleep in the chair.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 6 November 2014 agreed to? Agreed. We will deal with correspondence received since our meeting on Thursday, 6 November 2014. No. 3A is correspondence received from Accounting Officers and Ministers. We have received correspondence from Mr. Tom O'Malley, Secretary General, Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, regarding a briefing on the development...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Are we getting a report from it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Therefore, we will not be investigating it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: No. 3B.5 is correspondence, dated 14 November 2014, received from Dr. Michael Murphy, President of UCC, regarding the dispute about subcontracting works. The correspondence is to be noted. Direct payments by the university to a subcontractor are not a matter for us to consider. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Does the Deputy wish to comment on the matter?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We could probably bring it up then. We could give representatives of the HEA notice of the issue to be discussed when they come in January.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: I understand it does.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We should consider the spirit of the legislation. It is to sort out this and similar problems.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We will obtain a note on the matter. We will have an opportunity to discuss it with the representatives of the Higher Education Authority in January.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Nos. 3B.6 and 3B.9 are copies of replies sent from the Local Government Audit Service directly to the correspondent. They were sent to the committee for its information. We have received correspondence, dated 7 March 2014, from the Local Government Audit Service regarding Sligo County Council debt. The correspondence is to be noted. Can we publish it?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We have received correspondence, dated 1 August 2014, from the Local Government audit Service on a site at Sunnyside Villas, Drogheda. The correspondence is to be noted and published. We have received correspondence, dated 11 July 2014, from the Local Government Audit Service on dog pound tenders. The correspondce is to be noted and published. We have received correspondence, dated...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Next we deal with correspondence relevant to today's meeting. We have received correspondence, dated 14 November 2014, from the Courts Service enclosing briefing material. The correspondence to be noted and published. No. 3C.2 is correspondence received on 18 November 2014 from the Courts Service enclosing opening statement. The correspondence is to be noted and published. We will...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We still have received no reply from the Department. The matter has continued for six months. If the Department had any respect for the committee, it would reply in detail.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: We are not up to date on the merger.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: I am raising it here because Deputy Deasy asked about the cost so far last week. There is an issue in regard to the cost and we want to get a note from the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Nov 2014)

John McGuinness: Arising from that, I understand that when Carlow began to carry out due diligence in regard to Waterford IT, the matter stopped. That has raised questions about governance in the institution, funding and so on. The documentation I have just received refers to all of that and provided copies of documents from the institute that show that. I do not want to prejudge the matter. It is not...