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Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Some €52 million.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I have only a certain length of time and Dr. Browne can talk me down. I do not mind. I will not argue with Dr. Browne if he disagrees with me but this is an open and accountable process. I am asking questions. Dr. Browne can answer them. I have asked Ms Dooley and she has given me the figure. I missed it again. I am just tired.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It goes after the project is completed.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: NUIG builds different projects-----

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: -----such as the engineering block and all of the other good blocks that have been build, and then it comes back.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: One of the university's briefing documents states 40% of that has come from the foundation.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Two persons from the university, including Dr. Browne, who has very high status, sit on the foundation.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is there no conflict of interest at all? That is not subject to public scrutiny. Would it not be good that it would be looked at by the Comptroller and Auditor General? Does Dr. Browne report back to the university then? Is his allegiance to the foundation?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Absolutely, that is what I thought. We all, in different capacities, have sat on companies. One's allegiance is to the company. How does Dr. Browne marry that with his allegiance as president of NUIG?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Okay. In relation to the foundation, how many people are employed?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Are they men or women?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Three men and six women.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: When did Dr. Browne last attend a meeting of the foundation?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: What was the breakdown? Dr. Browne gave me the breakdown of that.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: And these are the employees.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Do those nine employees work from the university?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Where do they work from?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: They work from the university.

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: What does that mean?

Public Accounts Committee: National University of Ireland Galway: Financial Statement 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I did not ask Dr. Browne that. I asked him did they work from the university, "yes" or "no".