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- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: From a performance point of view, how is it optimal that a management team is not based out of head office?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking about audits.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I am aware of that because the turnaround in some of the schools in Tipperary has been excellent. I acknowledge that and I compliment the people who are working in them. In terms of the Committee of Public Accounts, the financial auditing process is as much a part of its work as are accounts. From a performance point of view and a risk point of view, it cannot be optimal that the head...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I accept that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I am sorry, I am not being rude but I need to preserve my time and ask-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: If I have to interrupt, I do so to save time more than anything else. According to the information provided by the Minister Ms McGeever spends 20% of her time in Nenagh, 25% in Clonmel and 55% in other areas. Presumably, Ms McGeever agrees with that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Is Ms McGeever happy with them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Fair enough but are the percentages accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Fine but in general is the information provided accurate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: For the record, is Ms McGeever saying that the information provided to me in writing by the Minister to the effect that she spends 20% of her time in the Nenagh office, 25% in the Clonmel office and 55% in other areas is not accurate? Perhaps the Department officials would note that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I will note that for the record.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is not the case in this instance.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: From a risk point of view in regard to data protection, at what location does the chief executive keep her files?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Where are the principal files held?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Ms McGeever as chief executive does not have any files.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: In regard to teaching allocations, we heard earlier from the Department officials that they have an audit process through which they ensure that allocations are distributed pro rataacross ETBs and then pro rata across schools within each ETB. Is McGeever 100% confident that the allocations made internally by Tipperary ETB to the schools within its remit are pro rata to the volume and pupils...
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Is that a "Yes?"
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: Allocations are pro rataby school?
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I will come back to my other questions later.
- Public Accounts Committee: Tipperary Education and Training Board and Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)
Alan Kelly: I wish to address the Kildare and Wicklow ETB. I am not being facetious in this, but it goes without saying that it will probably have to keep an eye on legal fees going forward. I appreciate that both chairs have said that there is a learning process in the role around the boards and always trying to improve. I appreciate those comments. I think they are very welcome. Obviously as...