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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (Resumed) (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: The letter raised a number of questions regarding-----

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I welcome the witnesses. This is an interesting meeting. I agree that there is huge diversity in the country. I have just returned from north Mayo where I attended an all-day Irish committee. People there feel they are forgotten but I will come back to that in terms of the rural programme. On governance, am I correct that Teagasc has a board of directors?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: How many members are on the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Are they appointed by the Minister?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Do they serve a five-year term?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Is there provision for members to serve a second five-year term?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Can a member serve for a third term?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: A member may only serve for a maximum of two terms.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Are there any vacancies on the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Is Professor Boyle a member of the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: It would be remiss of me not to comment on gender balance. There is a great absence of gender balance on that board.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Two out of how many?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: What steps is Teagasc taking with regard to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: We will go back to-----

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: The men do, I think, in this case. No, I take that back. I will leave it for the Minister. I just highlight it because we had discussions earlier, though not today, about this in the context of value for money. Gender balance will clearly bring more value for money. There are many studies about that. I will leave that. With regard to governance, I congratulate the witnesses on a...

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: It has met on a number of occasions. It is all set out here. The chairperson of the board said he had set up internal audit control. When was that?

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: That is what I want to clarify with Professor Boyle now. Everything looks good on paper. The committee meets the audit and risk committee. I saw a comment that the chairperson of the board has set up internal audit controls. When were they set up? Professor Boyle did not give a date.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: I understand all that.

Public Accounts Committee: Teagasc Financial Statements 2017 (4 Oct 2018)

Catherine Connolly: Page 73 indicates Teagasc has an audit and risk committee, which met four times, and that it has also established an internal audit function, which is adequately resourced and conducts an agreed programme of work. That caught my eye. It says it has established it. When was it established?