Results 12,561-12,580 of 26,804 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: In 2013, Mr. Boland stated:My concern was for the reputation of Waterford, given all the other things that were happening. I had a fairly lengthy meeting with the then president and he was adamant - I had no way of knowing otherwise - that he had no case to answer and that all of the expenditure was entirely appropriate. That is the basis on which we left our conversation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Mr. Boland did not offer any explanation regarding matters that were sub judiceor any other legal matter at the meeting in question. Is that the meeting to which Deputy McDonald referred?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Was that meeting recorded?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Is Mr. Boland sure of that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: There was a report in The Irish Timesfrom May 2011.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: The report to which Deputy McDonald refers, and which was prepared in response to a request from the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority, Mr. Tom Boland, is dated 17 May 2011. Does Mr. Boland recall making that request?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: But Mr. Boland does not remember it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Does Mr. Boland remember receiving the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: They are very significant things that happened, regardless of whether it was four years ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Information has been placed on the record of this committee to which this also refers but which was not put before us. Mr. Boland himself referred to it on 4 October 2012 when he outlined what he asked of WIT on 17 May 2011. To go back to a comment made by Deputy Deasy regarding Mr. Byrne, the report stated, “At no stage has Deloitte or the governing body suggested any expenditure...
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: If I may clarify a matter, when did the High Court action commence?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: It was a long time ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: On 10 October 2013, Mr. Boland commented on the meeting before the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Mr. Boland gave an explanation, which is in the transcript, in which he made reference to the fact that he had a meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Thank you, Dr. Murphy. Can we publish all those statements?
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to turn off their mobile telephones as they interfere with the quality of the sound transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give this committee. If they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence in relation...
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: I ask Mr. Tom Boland of the Higher Education Authority to introduce his officials.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: I ask Professor Willie Donnelly of Waterford Institute of Technology to introduce his officials.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: I ask Dr. Brendan Murphy of Cork Institute of Technology to introduce his officials.
- Public Accounts Committee: Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013
Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (10 Dec 2015) John McGuinness: Mr. John Burke of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is also in attendance. I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to make his opening statement.