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- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: How long will this initial stage take?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: A number of months. Okay. Is it possible within the timeframe pointed out by Mr. Kelly of three years?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: Okay. Then again, Ministers come and go, as the witness knows. Mr. Ó Foghlú will be dealing with this after the current Minister and her successor. I am not trying to be smart but that is the reality.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: That is grand.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: That is fair enough. As far as the Higher Education Authority, HEA, is concerned, there are a couple of roles. It adjudicates in the process to a certain extent but it is a facilitator. Does Mr. Boland have any comment with regard to that initial process that has been set up and how he sees the authority's role in this? The Department has explained that it has somebody on point who is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: I thank Mr. Boland. Having served as a member of this committee for the past four years or so, I know we have received continual assurances that everything that could be done was being done from the HEA's standpoint, as well as that of the Department of Education and Skills. Nevertheless, the process collapsed and we are back here again. I suppose this is a question for Mr. Kelly....
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: Effectively, by extension, Mr. Kelly is saying he has faith in the people in the leadership positions in both of these institutions to do that. Does Mr. Kelly believe the leadership is there for that to occur?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: I will pick up on that. In Mr. Kelly's report and opening statement, he referred to the competing demands throughout the education sector. It surprised me, and Mr. Kelly is very strong on it. Mr. Ó Foghlú deals with the entire education sector and has me constantly pestering him about national schools in west Waterford. I understand how busy and demanding the education sector...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: There are practical issues surrounding WIT regarding managing legacy debt. Major strains still exist. We are talking about funding this critical measure with all those issues still remaining, and it requires support from the Department and the HEA.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: I am not saying something Mr. Kelly does not know. It would be useful, and many people working in WIT would ask this question of the Department. They would have a concern about the appropriate funding of the process as it continues.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: Administratively, where does the funding stream come from? Is it the HEA? Is it both?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: Some €381,000 was spent jointly, with €170,000 from the HEA. Ultimately, Mr. Ó Foghlú is saying it is his remit regarding the overall budget.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: When will the Department make a decision about it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: It would be a good idea to deal with it sensitively. It would send a message to everybody who works in WIT that the Department is taking seriously the funding issues in the institute. It would probably be a supportive measure if the Department were to deal with it differently.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: Good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John Deasy: We know where we are with this. We have been down this road before to a certain extent. It is fair to say, and it should be acknowledged, that there are people with differences of opinion on any relationship between both institutions and there are those opinions that exist and dwell in both institutions. However, the important point is that the report stresses that this is feasible,...
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Deasy: Take it easy, Mattie.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (14 Jul 2015)
John Deasy: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of sanctions that have been imposed on financial service providers by the Financial Regulator in each of the past five years; the total amount accrued in financial penalties. [28239/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (14 Jul 2015)
John Deasy: 258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of appeals that have been heard each year since the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal was established. [28240/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps Equipment (14 Jul 2015)
John Deasy: 423. To ask the Minister for Defence the procedures followed in selling the Gulfstream IV Government jet in 2014; the reason the jet was not put up for public auction. [28371/15]