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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Mr. Boland subsequently read another statement which he had received from WIT. If we had not asked the question, we would not have received the answer.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: The information is not in Mr. Boland's opening statement. However, we will not go there. Will the Chairman see to it that we are provided with the information necessary to allow us to do our work?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It would take five minutes for the clerk to photocopy the documents in order that the committee might then go about its business.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is €635,000.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Deputy Donohoe raised the matter of the aeroplane last week.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Can Mr. Ó Foghlú just recap on the flights?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: If it is a question of members sitting for the week and of that pulling back our proposal, there is much merit in it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Which Departments account for the bulk of the payments?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Approximately €1.2 billion of the total of €1.3 billion is spent by three Departments.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: That is a sensible suggestion. In regard to logistics, it appears that our hearings will take place over a period of 11 days. For how long is it proposed that we should sit on each of these days? Our hearings have to be structured and inclusive. The briefing by the Minister will use up one day, while our private meetings will use up two. We will have only five days of public hearings.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am excluding the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: My apologies, there will be six days of public meetings.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am not proposing anything. I am asking about the logistics in terms of the number of hours we will sit. Will we sit all day? It is important that we be inclusive, as the time period involved is relatively short. I seek information on the logistics. While I obviously will defer to the other committee members, I think it should be intensive and over a short period. It should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: My comments were in the context of the domestic economy. The core of unemployment is found in the small to medium-sized enterprise, SME, sector. As spending power decreases, SMEs' revenues are affected. I understand the macro situation in terms of Ireland Inc., but I am considering the profile of those who are unemployed. Many used to work in construction, but a cohort are from the SME...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I welcome the members of the council. I have a few short questions. First, how much is the bank guarantee worth to the State? What is the figure? They made reference to it. If the bank guarantee was effectively to be withdrawn, what level of tax revenues would the Exchequer forsake per annum? Professor McHale states there is an implicit guarantee regardless of whether there is a direct...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the estimate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Quite significant.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: If the bank guarantee was to be withdrawn, would it have an impact on Ireland's cost of borrowing? Would the cost of borrowing come down for the State? Ultimately, our objective is to come out of the programme and that is predicated on Ireland's bond yields internationally coming down to sustainable levels.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: The is the point I am making.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Fiscal Assessment Report September 2012: Discussion with Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It could be a gain to the ordinary taxpayer in the context that we must make fiscal adjustments. Obviously, we are dealing with people on the ground. Certainly, if one pulls out that banking revenue, it must be plugged somewhere.