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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 373. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider amending section 41 of the Adoption Act 2010 in view of the distressing situation in which a number of young families intending to adopt children from Russia find themselves, who have pre-2010 declarations and who were in the process with the relevant authorities of bringing matters to a conclusion before 31 October;...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 375. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce statutory regulation of the after school sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43090/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 376. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when an announcement will be made regarding awarding of grants to youth cafes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43091/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Tax Code (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 377. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has made submissions to the Department of Finance in relation to the area of making child care deductible for tax purposes; her views on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: 441. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the timeframe for completion of two primary care centre projects (details provided) in County Meath; the progress to date in advancing the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43595/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Separate, in more ways than one, from the rest of the staff who are simply-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: I wish to raise another couple of points in respect of expenditure. Appendix 3 of the report contains a list of books purchased through the president's office, including: I Never Fancied Him Anyway by Claudia Carroll; Top Tips of the Baby Whisperer; and Mixed Doubles by Jill Mansell. These books appear to fall into the categories of chick lit and family planning and child raising, which is...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Some €7,250 was spent on the procurement of fine art during the period to which the review relates. Two pieces of said fine art could not be physically verified, which is a nice way of saying they have disappeared. Is Dr. Neavyn in a position to identify what are those two pieces of art, what is their value and what he believes might be there location?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Is Dr. Neavyn at liberty to indicate to whom that gift was given?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Okay. On the Manor Village student accommodation, which is dealt with in the Quigley report, approximately €7.5 million was required to buy out the investors last month. This matter is referenced on page 11, in section 4. Is Dr. Neavyn in a position to clarify whether anybody associated with Waterford Institute of Technology - whether it is a member of the governing body, the...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: So no members of the executive board or the governing body or staff were-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: This did not conform with the institute's travel policy in terms of identifying the best use of resources and ensuring that public transport would be used if that was a cheaper alternative. It did not comply with the institute's policy at that time. The current governing body of the institute believes that the specific transactions relating to flights were unnecessary and did not represent...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Was Dr. Neavyn a member of staff of the college at the time under examination?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: No. At the time these particular flights were taken.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: I assume in any event that this would been the talk of the canteen. It would be highly unusual for institutes of technology to charter flights of that nature. I imagine people would have discussed that this would have been unusual in and around the college not only at official level but during general chitchat at the watercooler. Nobody shouted "stop".

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: By a financial officer?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: That individual was overruled. It was the president directly-----

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: -----who decided to overrule that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: Dr. Neavyn referenced the fact that High Court proceedings are under way. It seems they are being taken in an effort to ensure there is reimbursement of some expenses that may have been involved that may be defined as having been for the former president's personal benefit. Can Dr. Neavyn outline to the committee what efforts the institute of technology has made to establish the nature of...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Gerald Nash: From the president?