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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Is that what happened?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Does Professor Donnelly think that is acceptable?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Was it surprising to Professor Donnelly? Was he not aware of that before publication of the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: In my judgment, and it is only my judgment, it would not be good practice for one individual, for example, the financial controller, to sign off on the transfer of IP without getting any authorisation or approval from the governing body. Mr. McCarthy's point is that the governing body is the ultimate body that should be responsible for disposal of assets.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: That is great, but it did not happen then.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: The new policy is wonderful.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Let us hope that any failures or weaknesses will not arise again.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I am talking about at that time. I am only looking in real time at that time. The financial controller signed off on the transfer of IP alone as an individual rather than getting any consent or approval from the board. That was the finding of the Comptroller and Auditor General, or at least he could not find any documentation to that effect. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Paragraph 3.4 relates to the timeline of events. It refers to the establishment of Aceno Mobile Services Limited and eventually FeedHenry Limited. My understanding, from reading national policy and the policy of Waterford IT in respect of spin-out companies and so on, is that it seems the policy is written from the viewpoint that these companies would be established within the institute....

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: Would it be unusual for a private company to be established in that manner and then come to the institute and state------

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I have read all of that. The process is in place.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: We are happy with that. I am referring to the period when this took place. A private company was established and went to the institute to seek the intellectual property. However, my understanding which may be incorrect and which seems to be similar to that of the Comptroller and Auditor General is that the policy was geared towards companies coming organically from within the institute....

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I have some important questions about the review of the commercialisation process. I ask the witnesses to bear with me as I am working through the report which I want to give the scrutiny it deserves. Paragraph 3.25 states that in late 2009 the institute's research office undertook a review of the commercialisation process. In January 2010 a memorandum was sent to the vice president of...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: The memorandum raised several concerns. Is Professor Donnelly aware of it?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I ask that the committee be provided with a copy of it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I ask that it be provided as soon as possible and Professor Donnelly to synopsise the matters raised in it.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: The report states the research office undertook a review. Is Professor Donnelly saying he prompted that review?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: I wish to be fair to the institute and its staff, including Professor Donnelly who received the memo and the person who sent it, as well as to the Comptroller and Auditor General who prepared the report. My understanding of his report is that it states a memorandum raising concerns was sent to Professor Donnelly. However, the report seems to suggest a copy of the memorandum ought to have...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 104 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Waterford Institute of Technology - Development and Disposal of Intellectual Property in FeedHenry (24 Jan 2019)

David Cullinane: The report states:During the course of this examination, we asked the Institute whether the memorandum had been copied to any other parties, and in particular whether it had been copied to the Secretary/Financial Controller, the Institute President, or the Governing Body, and if so, when was this done. The Institute responded that the (then) Secretary/Financial Controller was not included in...