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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: In summary, having listened to all of the proceedings today, what happened in WIT prior to Dr. Neavyn taking over from the former president, Professor Byrne, has echoes of the Rody Molloy FÁS scandal, where there was abuse of taxpayers' money. I thank Mr. McFeely for being here today. That is extremely important in terms of public confidence in the education area and the spending of...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Before we continue, can we take it that Dr. Neavyn and his companions will come back before the committee again?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It is important they do.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is there no line-by-line itemisation for the office of the president?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I asked previously about the amount being spent on the reports by Deloitte and Grant Thornton. Will Mr. Neavyn provide the figure?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: How is it split between the two companies?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was mentioned in the Deloitte report. I mentioned it in the context of questioning.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: And that the money will be recovered.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why did Mr. McFeely feel he was not in a position in 2001, when Professor Byrne commenced his position as president of the institute, to go to the chairman of the board of governors to voice his concerns?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Why?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Am I correct that Mr. McFeely refused to sign the expense claims?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Professor Byrne then got another member of staff to sign them. Is Mr. McFeely at liberty to name that member of staff?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: It was a senior member of staff.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: The expense claims were signed off on by the same person in all the years concerned.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. Many of the travel expense claims were unvouched and there were a lack of invoices in that regard.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: Did situations arise whereby subsistence claims were submitted at the same time as the institute was incurring expenditure directly in respect of hotel accommodation?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: In hindsight, what would Mr. McFeely have done differently?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (27 Sep 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: I accept that. I have a final question for the witness from DCU. A recurring issue of concern is that of the subsidiary companies. The WIT falls into this category also. Subsidiary companies appear to be funded by the colleges, yet that funding is not incorporated into their accounts. I note also that in the case of WIT in particular, the former president was on the board of its...