Results 11,681-11,700 of 32,978 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Did the HEA make a written submission in respect of what was necessary in the new legislation?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Will Dr. Love clarify what essential things are being looked for in that legislation?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: The HEA has made a very detailed submission-----
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: -----looking for very specific changes. If those changes had been in place, would that have made Dr. Love's life easier?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Did Dr. Love take up his position in March 2017?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Dr. Love was there for about a year and a half, is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I am here about two and a half years, I think, since February 2016. Roughly, on this committee alone we have got an investigation into the Grace case - it came before the previous Committee of Public Accounts - in the south east and an investigation into Project Eagle. In this area of education, we have an investigation into Limerick IT, Kildare-Wicklow Education and Training Board, Cork IT...
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: No, I am just saying-----
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: I am trying to show how difficult it is here as a member because governance is not working. It is simply not working. That is why we end up with tribunals or commissions of investigation. That is the difficulty I see. If we look at the Grace case, which has nothing to do with the HEA, there were three reports. Had those reports worked, there would not have been a need for a commission or...
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: How long is it with the Attorney General?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: How long is it with Attorney General?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: How long has it been with the-----
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: What is being sought then is general advice. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: As my colleague has indicated, this is very serious because if the HEA was acting without power, then this report cannot be published. Is that correct? I refer to whether the HEA was acting ultra vires or outside of its powers.
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, but we cannot pre-empt it. We do have to look at options-----
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: It is a big risk because otherwise the Department would not have waited this long. How long is the draft report ready?
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: How long is the report ready? It is a simple question.
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)
Catherine Connolly: When did it start?