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- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: But it all goes into the one pot. Can the witnesses not follow what I have said?
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Fine. Ultimately, what I am driving at here is the statement made by the president of UCC at the beginning that no public funds were used in this matter. Let us consider the pot of money that this college has with 47%, including IMI as part of the family. Ultimately, the taxpayer will end up funding 47% of the loan.
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: I might ask questions to the HEA. Why is the HEA board left without so many board members over the last six months? It is absolutely incredible. How can the audit committee of the board operate when there are so few members ? Was the HEA not concerned, and did it not challenge the Minister as regards this?
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Why were those positions not filled?
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Can the witness's colleague answer the question?
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is not my understanding.
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Why was there such a gap in filling these positions? Why did it take so long, and how can the Committee of Public Accounts have confidence that a board that does not have its full membership and to which the Minister has not bothered to make appointments to is doing its job properly, given the fact that universities and third level institutions are demanding more taxpayers' money despite all...
- Public Accounts Committee: University College Cork and University of Limerick: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have asked the question-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: My first question is to the clerk to the committee. This committee wrote to the Secretary General of the Department to ask several questions. I was not a member of the committee at the time. Was there any answer from the Department? I do not need an answer now but I would like the clerk to check it out, and if there was no reply, to ask why not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: There was a meeting in December 2015, and as a result, I understand questions were asked of the Department. I have not seen any correspondence come back.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: This will be a quick-fire round of questions to Cork Institute of Technology, CIT, the HEA and the Department. How much did 46 Grand Parade cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: What was the guide price?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: My understanding was that the guide price was quite a bit lower than the price paid, so why did CIT end up paying €1.3 million?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: What did the valuation say it was worth? Who did the valuation? Dr. Murphy can write to me with the response. Is it true that only the ground floor can be used for teaching because of fire or health and safety regulations?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: I ask Dr. Murphy to write into us on those questions. Is all going well with regard to the merger and the new technological universities?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Is it all going well from the point of view of the HEA and the Department?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Are the Department and the HEA supporting the process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: Was there a special meeting of the board of the HEA on 10 October to discuss this?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: 2016.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Alan Kelly: A special meeting.