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Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: The respective powers.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is fine. It is only information and it is not about this particular case. It is just in a general sense. Something could happen in some other county or in some other institution tomorrow-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We will wait until we get a fuller picture and more information on the powers of the Minister compared with the power of others. A review of legislation is being done at the moment. It is under consideration and there has been no decision. What stage is that review at?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Will Mr. Beausang give us the timeline? All I can say is that passed me by. When was that?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Will there then be pre-legislative scrutiny?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are then talking about 2019, if all goes well.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is next year's work. In respect of the public consultation-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Was there anything in that process? I presume the results are on the website of the Department of Education and Skills.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Was there anything in that public consultation regarding the issue we are talking about now?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Independence.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: When the Committee of Public Accounts examines third level institutions, we are looking at their financial matters and not their academic independence. We do not go there. They might hold their academic independence to state that nobody could come at that at all-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: That is agreed. I am sorry but I wanted to get an understanding of where we are at. I call Deputy Connolly. Deputy Catherine Murphy had indicated. Is she gone?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Deputy Cullinane had also indicated. I will take Deputy Aylward before Deputy Cullinane because he has not come in yet. I am sorry for that interruption. It was for my own information.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: It is nothing to do with the HEA.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: We are talking about the work of this committee.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: That was the Department.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Kildare and Wicklow are an education and training board, ETB, but the HEA is separate from ETBs.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: Do any of the witnesses wish to comment on Springboard?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: What is it expected to be in 2019?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

Seán Fleming: At 4 p.m. you might walk into us.