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- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: The institute set up this investigation but the two people carrying it out were able to say they will take as long as it takes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: While there is nothing wrong with this, we get to the end of the process. From the institute’s notes, an argument takes place between the two investigators. What was the reason for this argument?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Obviously, this slows the whole process down. For how long was this argument going on when no work was being carried out?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Were they still getting paid at this time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I am trying to get to the nub of this. At this stage, a significant amount of money has been spent. The institute does not have a report. It has taken several years and €1,500 is spent a day on this investigation. The two investigators then fall out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: The first report is from Mr. Ed Madden. Professor Bairbre Redmond is gone at this stage after their argument. Where did Mr. Madden's report fall down in relation to the terms of reference? Can Mr. Fennell point out to me where in any of the 12 of terms of reference? What was the reason? Which one could we pick to show that this is why Mr. Madden's report does not add up? At this stage,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Is Mr. Fennell saying GMIT went back then to Mr. Madden and asked him if he could fix this problem for us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: To what do these queries relate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Mr. Madden has not reported back on some of the queries. Did he ever come back to stand over his report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: After €217,000?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: That is unbelievable. It is remarkable that he provides a report that took a lot longer for the €217,000 and that the institute does not like it. Was there any other issue? Did GMIT not like what was in the report, what was said and what its outcomes were?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Was there no claim back on this at all? GMIT appointed this man to compile a report for €217,000 and the report is supplied, and we are not going to listen to a word of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: The position then was that the report came back, GMIT was not happy with it, Mr. Madden did not respond and €217,000 was gone on this. At this stage, did the institute go back to Professor Bairbre Redmond?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Her costs were €63,278. How was there such a difference between her costs and what Mr. Madden was getting?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I am sorry to cut across, but what I do not understand is that at the very start of this process Professor Redmond was the first person on board. She then asked for a second person, and that became Mr. Madden. At this stage, who was calling the shots in relation to the pay agreement, terms of reference, etc.? Where was the decision-making process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: But Professor Redmond has already negotiated a deal with GMIT in relation to payment and pro bonowork, etc.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: At what stage then does Hayes Solicitors come into this because it gets €85,000 out of this mess?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: To both investigators?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: But that does not include Mr. Madden now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Could Mr. Fennell give me that date again? When did Hayes Solicitors come in?