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Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: An apology would be a good start.

Leaders' Questions (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: And Deputy Finian McGrath.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I will follow on from what Deputy Dowds said about governance, specifically the National College of Art and Design, from the time its representatives were here. The response from the HEA at that stage was wholly inadequate. I know this issue may have been raised directly with the Chairman over the summer, but serious allegations were raised locally in Limerick about the University of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: In support of the Chairman's remarks, two reports were issued in the summer while the Dáil was in recess on consumables within the HSE. I refer to consumable products within a scheduled list of hospitals that had spiralled out of control with no proper tendering or proper procurement. Another issue was raised, again in the summer, on the maintenance of prescription charges. Allegedly,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How long has this been going on?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: They have had no jobs since 2011 but are on €72,000 a year and nobody has done anything about it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: These skills are obviously non-transferable.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: I know we are on the GMIT issue, but I mentioned this at the start of the meeting and the Chairman said it might be appropriate to ask it later on. Can I now ask about the issue I raised regarding the University of Limerick and the Limerick Institute of Technology?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is okay. That is fine.

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Would the Comptroller and Auditor General remind the committee of what he said this morning in respect of the TRBDI and the transfer of personnel to LIT? I think he referred to them as “supernumerary positions”.

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: How many staff did that equate to?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What is Mr. Boland’s reaction to the fact that for a number of years supernumerary positions continued to operate in an institute of technology funded through his agency at a cost of €627,000 and it appears that very little or nothing was done to try to address the issue?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: What do they actually do on a day-to-day basis?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: For three years?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is this a widespread practice in the Department? How many supernumeraries do we have today?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: We do not know how widespread the practice is.

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: On another issue I raised this morning with the Chairman, which is of huge concern, UL is funded through the HEA and recently there was a huge amount of media reporting about an allegation that staff of the university were offered over €60,000 to keep their concerns under wraps or move along. Is the HEA aware of those allegations?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Are they being investigated?

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: When do you expect to have an update on this? Apart from anything else, there is the potential for reputational damage to an institution which is of huge regional importance and that is something I am sure they are as anxious as anybody to clear. This has been left hanging out in the media for the past six weeks or two months. When will we have a full and final result on this? It is of...

Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)

Patrick O'Donovan: Is it Mr. Boland's belief that there is a role for the Garda in the investigation?