Results 581-600 of 5,388 for speaker:John Deasy
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: I am going to park that once and for all. That is good news and positive for the institute. Has the loan for Manor Village been agreed and finalised with the Department of Education and Skills?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: In his opening statement, the Comptroller and Auditor General referred to the subsidiaries formed with regard to the sports campus at Waterford Institute of Technology. Is it the case there is an improvement and we are heading towards finalising this issue?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: That is fine. It is being dealt with. On procurement, Mr. Ó Foghlú referred to the Institute of Technology, Tallaght and made a pointed remark that the education sector is the worst when it comes to non-compliance with procurement guidelines. Based on what he said, I am not going to say it is endemic or systemic. However, it seems to have got worse and seems to be a serious...
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: Would Deputy McDonald allow me to interject?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: While Mr. Boland says that everything is sub judiceand that he does not want to discuss the meeting or any aspect or the particulars of it, he is well able to mention at this meeting the extreme extravagance involved. Mr. Boland has made a very pointed statement regarding Professor Byrne but will not elaborate beyond that. He has just said it and I have written it down. I believe that was...
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: It is not to disagree with, it is on the record. Mr. Boland just said it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: Okay. As far as this is concerned-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: -----it will probably end up in court and will be dealt with there. I have my own opinion on who will be successful in this. However, as the facts leak out about Professor Byrne and how he was dealt with, it is becoming more troubling. I am not the only member of this committee who is forming the same opinion. I have raised the matter previously and, on a personal level, I believe...
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: They have been dealt with since.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: If Deputy McDonald does not mind, for clarity, will the Comptroller and Auditor General indicate whether he has any knowledge of this report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: Would he be able to recall it on the basis of the date?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: By extension, if the committee received the report, will the Higher Education Authority have received it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John Deasy: The HEA may have received this report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: Has Mr. McCarthy's office ever done a value-for-money report on the Central Bank?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: I might ask an awkward question. Did Mr. McCarthy's predecessor find value for money in 2007?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: So, he reported that at the very least.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: Based on what the Comptroller and Auditor General said, the articles of the Central Bank imply independence on the part of the Committee of Public Accounts. It is listed under category two and has its own set of rules in this regard. It also follows general governance guidelines set down by the Government. Is the process the Comptroller and Auditor General started continuing?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: As it unfolds, the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General continues to deal with the issues he initiated well over a year ago, and the process is ongoing.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: On the same issue, to an extent, the last response we received from the Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Tom Galvin was that a report was due in December. We should follow up on whether the Department has a conclusion or a report based on the meetings it had with him a few months ago. Can you add that to the list?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Dec 2015)
John Deasy: We are taking about the Government here, so that is not relevant.