Results 10,061-10,080 of 21,489 for speaker:Alan Kelly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Absolutely.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: The matter was raised on two occasions at the meeting and I know the times at which it was raised.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: We will need a full session to discuss these issues.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Have we received a response?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: That is a good idea. Most of us are aware of the case and lessons will have to be learned. There may be other issues that need to be sorted out and it is important to issue the letter. We want answers and we want to hear that there have been changes in the way the service addresses these issues, both currently and in respect of historical cases. The judgment raises serious concerns.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: This went on for an incredible length of time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Nine out of ten people would not have pursued this case as vehemently as the individual concerned.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Is this related to a similar------
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: There is a serious amount of work involved in this correspondence. If one follows that link, one could go on forever.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Agreed.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Having looked at similar documentation previously, this is quite detailed but there are nuggets of issues which would raise concern.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Pull it out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: I am sure they are aware of it now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Here we go again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: I am not sure. There are a couple of issues here. First, when the people from UCC were in here they had significant legal costs in respect of staffing issues and things like that. Some of it is transpiring into this issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Which is now coming out as part of this. Their liabilities here are a result of the High Court cases and other cases. Second, going back to my favourite phrase which my own alma mater seems to use all the time, costs "will be borne by the university from non-Exchequer funding sources". This is the old chestnut that we have been down the road with a few times before. How can we stand over...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: The bottom line is that I could not stand over this statement. I am not going to accept this. We have been down the road on this a number of times. I raised another issue in respect of the Cork Opera House, which they are now funding under own funded sources or whatever phrase they use. The issue here is that there is an extra pension liability as a result of legal challenges to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: Galway was number one there. Trust me, I know.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Mar 2018)
Alan Kelly: The same university used the same statement recently in respect of its sponsorship campaign with Cork Opera House.