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- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Dr. Browne should re-read it because the majority of responses were critical of the workplace culture in the university.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Dr. Browne agrees.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: When I started in college I was hugely proud of the university. In the past number of years, I have been totally embarrassed by it. I can pick any quote from the report. The vast majority of the 964 staff, which is almost 50% of the staff, were critical.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There is no year on it.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It has to be recent enough.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I agree with Dr. Browne.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There is more gender representation at the table than there was this morning but I am afraid NUIG comes out at the bottom of the league on gender equality.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I thank the Chairman. He was very patient.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: The NUI Galway Vision 2020 document states that the university has invested €400 million in new buildings since 2006. However, in the NUI Galway statement today, the figure is €300 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I know. This is my question. In the Vision 2020 document, the university suggests that it has invested €400 million since 2006. In the opening statement today, however, the figure used was €300 million. Did I miss a year or something?
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: NUI Galway has been investing €400 million in new buildings, laboratories and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: The document I have before me specifically refers to 2006. The opening statement from the deputation refers to the past ten years, which brings us back to 2007. Therefore, between 2006 and 2007 there is a difference of €100 million. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I know that. I have only a few minutes. Can the deputation explain the difference? One document states that, since 2006, the university has been investing €400 million in new buildings. However, the opening statement indicates that in the past ten years it has invested €300 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: There is €100 million in the difference.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I want to come back to the issue of part-time employment. I know the deputation will come back to us on this point. The cost of agency staff has risen, is that correct? The figure was over €2 million and an increase of up to €2 million has been mentioned. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: It would be concerning if the university was using agency staff to that level. Moreover, the university has the default agency that it must come back to. Again, the deputation said that this was to fill in when someone is out. Will the deputation clarify all of that when it comes back to us?
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: That is lovely. Will the deputation clarify the percentage of women who are taking up these temporary, part-time and replacement jobs, particularly in light of the problem and in the context of UCG's issue with gender inequality? We are being told about precarious employment. I am merely putting this forward. It is the same down here; we are being swamped with information from people who...
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Do the witnesses know at this stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: I appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)
Catherine Connolly: Given the history around gender equality, I would expect NUIG to put all these jobs in context to see if it is making progress in having fewer women in precarious employment and better gender balance. I would expect the witnesses to know that because it has had report after report. As it is attempting to get the Athena SWAN recognition, it is very important that we would have that...