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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Is the Comptroller and Auditor General doing an examination of other ETBs?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: There is one issue arising from that, which I raised at the last meeting but we said we would hold it over. One of the issues at the heart of this report is procurement, the rules around procurement and the non-adherence to procurement rules. We touch on this aspect every week when this committee receives audited opinions from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General. In some 50%...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Because of the lack of planning. It is a huge issue. There is no sanction in place whatsoever. There is frustration . I am aware there have been changes and the Comptroller and Auditor General has noted that. This committee comments on it and there has been some progress. Perhaps more cognisance is given by organisations than was given in the past, but it is still pretty much just a rap...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Can I get a response to the broader issue of procurement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: There is a time factor involved in some of these issues. This was a report on a variety of issues but one of the substantial ones was the opening and reopening of Garda stations, which we gave a very good hearing here. It was quite obvious to this committee that decisions were being made to reopen certain Garda stations that did not chime with the priorities of senior gardaí on the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: The spin-offs.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: May I beg the Chairman's indulgence for one second?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: I have to leave for about a half an hour and do not want to miss the discussion on this issue. I have just asked the secretariat about the correspondence on the HEA report on Waterford Institute of Technology.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: I want to discuss it today. It is not listed. It should have been, but, unfortunately, it is not. I want to make a point about it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: It is not on it for some reason.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Yes. I have raised this issue half a dozen limes. When we had Dr. Love here before us, he spoke to the committee in private session about this issue and explained some of the reasons the report had been delayed. I am beginning to get very frustrated because I do not think we can tolerate a situation where an independent report has been produced on institute of technology and simply because...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: It is a first on this committee for me. Many internal reports have been done and we have always got something back but this is the first time that an examination has been done and we have not got the report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: It was more than legal challenges. It seems to me that there were issues around the scope and terms of reference that were set for the person who compiled the report and it seems that mistakes were made by the HEA in establishing the terms of reference for the person who was doing the job. There may have been mistakes made where perhaps the author strayed outside of the terms of reference,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: It is.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: A report is coming from the Comptroller and Auditor General but that is small piece of this jigsaw which looks at one particular company and one particular element of it. If we call a spade a spade, the HEA report was probably too broad as well and that was one of the problems. In any event, I am aggrieved because many people came to me in confidence and made protected disclosures. They...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Yes, and I would like it sent to the Department. I would like the Department to have a role as well.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Does whatever response we get then go back to the person who sent in the letter?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: Is a good indicator of the relationship the number of Christmas cards sent to the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: That issue comes up generally. I have received complaints in my constituency office, including from people in nursing homes. There is an issue that extends outside this charity.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (27 Sep 2018)
David Cullinane: The secretariat was to undertake a scoping exercise on the Scally report.