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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Ms Fraser, I welcome you to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Does Ms Papillon wish to comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the delegates for visiting this committee. I hope they have an enjoyable afternoon and that the rest of their trip goes well. I wish them a safe journey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Like my colleagues, I welcome you here again and thank you for your interest. I will add some concluding comments. You raised some points about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, CETA, between Canada and Europe and asked about what the themes of our Presidency would be. Ireland's economy is deeply integrated with the economy of the outside world. The main thing keeping our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I remind everybody to ensure their telephones are switched off. Apologies have been received from the Chairman, Deputy Dominic Hannigan. The first and main item on our agenda is an exchange of views with the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the delegates to Ireland and the Oireachtas, and I hope their visit is good and informative. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming Irish Presidency of European Council: Discussion with Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: The delegation is very welcome. I will hand over to any members who may have any comments or questions to put to our colleagues.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (9 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the application for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42981/12]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: We discussed some of these issues last week. The issue arising for the two university heads is not as much the total amount of money available to them to allocate to wages as the lack of flexibility in that parcel for retaining staff. That appears to chime with what Mr. Boland has said in regard to the lack of flexibility in the various wage gradients for university heads to reward and...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Is there a substantive issue of university staff not staying in Ireland because of the total compensation packages available in comparison to neighbouring countries?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Some people may question why we spend so much time discussing amounts in the order of hundreds or thousands of euro. There is a bigger issue of process that has aggrieved all of us. We had a meeting last week during which we were assured we had got to the bottom of everything in terms of understanding what happens. Not only did we find out that we are not, but it is then communicated in...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: We did not know about that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: The committee did not receive it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: I will let Deputy Fleming contribute and might contribute later on other matters.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: No. It is fine. WIT considered the most appropriate way to get Dr. Port from Waterford to St. Luke's for a meeting, organised with two or three days' notice given of it, was to put him on a private jet.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: That was a flight from the UK to Dublin to attend that meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Where is Filton?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Near Bristol airport.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: Do the witnesses know how near it is to Bristol airport?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed)
Higher Education Authority - Annual Financial Statements 2011: Discussion (4 Oct 2012)

Paschal Donohoe: It is near a major airport which at the time, I am sure, had direct flights to Dublin Airport. That is a fair assumption to make.