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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Will we hold it over for future consideration?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I am happy to do that. The only reason I raised this now is that there may be few members present at the conclusion of the meeting. That protocol has significant implications for committees and we will come back to it. At least members are aware of it now.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Earlier, we discussed the financial statements of University College Cork and Dundalk Institute of Technology. In this session, we will examine the 2014-2015 financial statements of the University of Limerick, UL. We are joined by Professor Don Barry, president; John Field, director of finance; Callista Bennis and Tommy Foy. We are also joined by Mr. Christy Mannion from the Department of...

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Speakers have indicated in the following sequence, namely, Deputies McDonald, Cullinane and Connolly. We have agreed 15 minutes for the opening slot and then ten-minute slots thereafter because we have a lot of colleges to go through.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: We can come back to that. I want to let other speakers contribute. Professor Barry might be brief.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Does Professor Barry want to make a comment there?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: I will then go to Deputy Cullinane.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane is next. When we are done with the ten minute slots, we will go back around a second time.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Potential, to reuse the word.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy's point is well made. I call Deputy Connolly.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: In simple English, it is a method of contracting out some of the work to the private sector.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: If I might intervene, I would like to clarify the issue of contracting out. Would the company that gets the award do a first round of interviews or produce a short list? Would it actually do the interviewing?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The agency would come back with a person at the end of the process.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: The Deputy has ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Explain "suspended". Is the person suspended or-----

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Professor Barry stated that he had suspended UL's disciplinary policy.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: What does that mean?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Okay. We will finish now. The ten minutes is up.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Aylward is next.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

Seán Fleming: Do they get their salary?