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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: To be clear, then, because we are talking about a change before all these reports, and I will come to the cost of those in a second, which will probably be more flabbergasting, in terms of the actual structure of UL today, if somebody has information or wishes to share instances of bad practice in the organisation, who will that person be disclosing the information to?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: They failed.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Are the same individuals who would have received protected disclosures in the past, and I am not saying they were the decision-makers on those disclosures, still in place today?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I am limited on time. In the context where the same individuals would have received protected disclosures in the past, and, clearly, there was a systems failure somewhere along the line there, has this situation been reviewed in the short term to ensure it has improved?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: That is correct.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Given the little discrepancy here, to say the least, I want to raise the issue of severance. The Comptroller and Auditor General's statement refers to severance, which the university claims is not a severance, yet in Professor Laffan's opening statement she refers to the former president resigning. When is a severance not a severance?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: It was the president before the last one.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay. The statement alluded to two severance packages.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Is it correct that the information was not even given to the governing authority at the time?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Mr. McCarthy for the clarification. In terms of the various reports, am I correct in saying there was one from KPMG, one from Deloitte and one from Mazars? Is it correct that the KPMG report has been published? In terms of the cost of the reports – the HEA is involved and I will talk to it in a moment about that-----

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Okay. In terms of the Deloitte and Mazars reports, was the latter initiated by the HEA?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: Will Dr. Wall outline the cost and timeframe for it? How much are we looking at?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I wish to ask about the timeframe for those reports to be finalised. From the information supplied, the HEA provided about 50% of the funding to UL. We must ensure we have a better culture. I hear what the chancellor says, that there will be a greater involvement from the HEA, which, if the witnesses recall, is one of the criticisms I made the last time we met. It is important there is...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: It did. Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City (3 Oct 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I thank Dr. Wall.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the discussions that have taken place between her Department and An Garda Síochána about establishing a new Garda station in the new town of Cherrywood, Dublin 18. [38121/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Planning Issues (19 Sep 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 53. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the temporary increase in the maximum number of ordinary board members that may be appointed to the board of An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36885/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Sep 2024)

Cormac Devlin: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the pipeline of applications for the first home scheme to date in 2024; how it compares to the same timeframe in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36884/24]

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (18 Sep 2024)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Bill. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and her officials for their work on this important legislation. We in Fianna Fáil believe in the delivery of fundamental health services to the highest standard through investment, innovation and reform. We support the Bill, which will give effect to recommendations of the expert group review...