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- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Did Mr. Merrick get any training on the provisions of the Act?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: I do not need Mr. Merrick to reiterate something that I did not ask. That was raised by a previous questioner.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: This is the Act-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: -----that governs Mr. Merrick's roles, responsibilities and duties and he has read it
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Is he familiar with all of the provisions?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: There is a code of practice. I did not ask about the code of practice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: I am asking about the Act.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: One of the provisions of the Act, which can be found in Part 2, deals with the suspension and removal of chief executive by board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: That is the duty and the responsibility of the board.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Why was this provision never applied? The board, in my view, never sought to remove any individual. I am not naming anybody specifically. The board never sought to remove any individual despite all of the issues that have been raised. The legislation is meant to ensure there are checks and balances and provides powers to the board. Where issues emerge, the board has the authority to deal...
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: I am asking Mr. McCarthy first and then I will come back to Mr. Merrick.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Can Mr. Merrick enlighten me on that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: I ask Mr. Merrick to define what he means by the term "some talk". It is very loose so he should be more specific if he can.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Can Mr. Merrick be more specific about the date?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Did the board ever-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Was a motion ever put before the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Can that be clarified for us?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Is Mr. McCarthy satisfied that the provisions of the relevant section of the Act are robust enough in the first instance? Is he satisfied with the internal audit controls in ETBs? We have heard that internal audit committees are also in place. Is he satisfied that their powers, resources, capacity of the board and the provisions of the Bill are sufficient to ensure that we have a robust...
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: Given that the Comptroller and Auditor General compiled a supplementary report on this matter, one of the things that struck me was the relationship between the executive and the board. To be fair to the board, a board can only work, as far as I can see, on information that it is given. If information is withheld from or not given to a board or any of its subcommittees, the board does not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
David Cullinane: I have two final questions. Teachta Aylward mentioned the speeding up of the construction of a school that may have led to a cost of €483,000. Why was construction speeded up?