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Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Can I end by talking Dr. Love through those individually? I am interested in what he means by all of that. I understand what he is saying but it is important for him to expand and to put on the record what he means. He said that the actual nature of his job militates against any realistic opportunity to deliver much-needed strategic development in the sector. This is what we were...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Why is that Dr. Love?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Is it the legislation solely or is it the dynamic, the relationship between the Department and the HEA?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: That is one of the frustrations he has faced.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Dr. Love has stated this goes back to the legislation and the powers the HEA has. Dr. Love has also said there is a lack of role clarity between the HEA and the Department of Education and Skills.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Let me be clear about this. Is the lack of clarity down to the fact there is general confusion or is it down to the fact that the Department decides it is its turf and it does not want the HEA doing what it sees as its job?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Is there any level of preciousness by the Department and protecting its organisation and what it does and stating something is its role and it does not want the HEA doing what it sees as its role and the HEA may have a different view?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: This concerns us because we are all here in good faith and we have shone a spotlight on the third level sector. We have always done so with a view that the sector has many good people who do a lot of good work but we had concerns about a number of areas and we tried to shine a spotlight on them. We struggled at times to understand who was responsible for what. We did a periodic report on...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: -----and we raised some of these issues. When the head of the HEA resigned and cited the reasons he did so to the Committee of Public Accounts and spoke about serious concerns on a lack of clarity, not being able to deliver much needed strategic development in the sector and a failure to resolve overall funding issues, this concerned members of the committee. As the Secretary General of the...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: I have no interest in Mr. Ó Foghlú's views on Dr. Love. I want to know about the issues in the email and the concerns Dr. Love raised.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: What are the difficulties and challenges from Mr. Ó Foghlú's perspective?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Mr. Ó Foghlú is the Secretary General of the Department of Education and Skills, which has responsibility for overall funding of the education sector. I would argue that even though the HEA has a governance and oversight role so does the Department and there is a lack of clarity. If I were in the shoes of the Secretary General and I read an email from the head of the HEA that...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Basically Mr. Ó Foghlú does not agree with Dr. Love. I commend Dr. Love on going to this trouble and taking a very personal risk. I would have preferred if he had stayed in his role, to be honest, because I thought he was doing a very good job and was a very good witness before the committee. He made a decision and that is for him. It was very difficult for him to walk away from...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Mr. Ó Foghlú might also listen to my concerns, which I will articulate as best I can. We have dealt with a number of institutes of technology and universities where very serious issues have emerged. These include the University of Limerick, Cork Institute of Technology, Waterford Institute of technology, and institutions in Galway and Sligo. A report of the Comptroller and...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Maybe Mr. Horgan will be able to respond to that.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Mr. Ó Foghlú might come back on the points I made on the institutes of technology and universities. Consider the level of co-operation this committee feels it gets or does not get from accountable persons when they appear before it. Does Mr. Ó Foghlú believe that heads of institutes of technology and universities are fully accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: I will be coming back in on this.

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: I want to deal almost exclusively with the Waterford issues. I wanted to expand on them earlier but I had to deal with other issues. I will make a general point about the overall issues raised today, one which is separate from but also slightly related to the issues with Waterford. We have had a very good hearing for a number of reasons. The meeting has given us a glimpse into where...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: Essentially, it is engaged in firefighting rather than proactively considering the necessary strategic changes and development. I hear that message loud and clear. There are real lessons to be learned. I hope the Department will also accept that because it is very important for all us that that is the case. We are also very mindful of the huge amount of talent in the third level sector....

Public Accounts Committee: HEA Financial Statements 2017 (18 Oct 2018)

David Cullinane: A large number of people came forward. There was considerable engagement and Mr. McLoone drafted a report. I assume the report went to Dr. Love. Was the first draft report sent to the board?