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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: Was he ignoring Mr. McFeely’s advice? Had WIT specific procedures at the time?
- 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: Effectively, Professor Byrne ignored it. Mr. McFeely raised his concerns with Professor Byrne.
- 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 Mr. McFeely seek external advice?
- 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 situation reached the point at which Mr. McFeely raised his concerns with Professor Byrne. With whom else in the management team did Mr. McFeely raise those 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: All other members?
- 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 Mr. McFeely speak with the chair of the board?
- 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: Was anyone on the board aware of the situation at the time?
- 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: A number of board members were aware of Mr. McFeely’s 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: When was the point reached at which Professor Byrne for all intents and purposes rode roughshod over WIT’s procedures? It was bordering on a dictatorship. He was not complying with the rules of the institute over which he governed. Who signed off on the expense claims submitted to Mr. McFeely? How were they paid?
- 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: At what level was that member of senior management?
- 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: Was that person entitled to approve the president’s expenditure under WIT’s guidelines?
- 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: Who would have made the decision on whether he was entitled?
- 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 president dictated how his expenses were to be paid. What happened when Mr. McFeely took back the role of approving his expenses in 2008?
- 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: What Mr. McFeely has told us is appalling. In 2000, approximately €30,000 was incurred in expenditure. The previous president adhered to the guidelines. A new president was appointed. Mr. McFeely was not satisfied with the documentation. The Deloitte report has revealed that much of that documentation was not backed up. The expenditure was signed off on by another member 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: I welcome the witnesses. I wish to ask Dr. Neavyn about Waterford Institute of Technology. When reading the Deloitte & Touche report, which catalogues the expenditure, one must question how it was allowed to continue for so long. When did the chief financial officer first raise his concerns? I did not hear the date.
- 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: However, the rate of non-pay expenditure in 2004 was approximately €350,000, it was more than €600,000 in 2005 and 2006, and in 2007 it was €583,000. It peaked in 2008 at €635,000 and subsequently reduced in 2009 and 2010. It is clear something was amiss. Dr. Neavyn stated discussions on the issue took place with the chairman of the board. The Deloitte...
- 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 the chief financial officer at the time still in the role?
- 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 he bring his concerns about the issue to the board at the time?
- 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 he bring it to the attention of any other member of the management team at the time?
- 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 he raise it with the chairman of the board at the time?