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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In summary, Mr. Pakey is saying the fundamentals in running an airport are the same whatever the location. Specifically with regard to where Shannon Airport is located, what does Mr. Pakey see as being the major challenges for the airport in the next three years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Pakey has made great strides in a short period of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Shannon Aviation Services and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2013: Discussion (16 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. Pakey.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is he still in the institute's employment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is there a particular reason for his not attending? He was a key witness at the committee the last time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: He was a key witness. He was directly responsible for expenditure. I expected his presence. Obviously, he is not present. On the Quigley report, how much will the amalgamation cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Give me the bottom line. We have limited time. How much will it cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the HEA-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Is the HEA or the Department responsible? Is the number of subsidiary companies five or seven? The diverse campus services, DCS, operate through five subsidiaries. Would the institute have required prior approval from the HEA or the Department to proceed with establishing them on day 1? Mr. Quigley's report mentions that the structure is unique. It reads: "The relationship that exists...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Did the Department have prior knowledge?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: Must the Department sign off on the legal structure that will be put in place before the consolidation concludes?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: There is no legal obligation. An institute could set up a subsidiary and would not be required-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: If something is a subsidiary of an institute, does it fall within the Comptroller and Auditor General's remit?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: In what circumstances would it not?
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: I thank Mr. McCarthy.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: That is on the basis that the institute recoups €22,000 in legal costs if it wins the case.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: One is looking at a break-even situation in regard to WIT's outgoings versus getting the money back. Clearly there are salacious elements in the details of the case, but why did reason and common sense not prevail with regard to people sitting down to examine the case? The Deloitte report indicates that between 1 January 2009 and 31 May 2011 the president's office incurred almost €1...
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: That was between the first and second Deloitte reports.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: The second report was not completed, however.
- Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)
Kieran O'Donnell: It does.