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- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What did it cost to present the report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: That is fine.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: In terms of the facilitator, again, is it an outside individual?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: Has the person been appointed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What is the cost involved?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: Around €12,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: In the context of the report, one can have a facilitator and I suppose the report helps because it identifies where each college is at, but it appears from their reports that there is not a shared vision. Perhaps it might be described as a rich tapestry of considered ideas and that may be the case, but I am wondering how one merges the rich tapestry to achieve one single tapestry of rich...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: Is that what happened in the other colleges-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: -----where they had trust and shared the information willingly?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: That is why I asked the question because in both statements they talk about the need for this structure in the south east. I understand it. I should declare an interest, being a representative of Carlow-Kilkenny. I am sure Deputy John Deasy, being a representative of Waterford, has the same interest. I wonder why, in the course of building that trust, it did not get to the stage where...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: By "this stuff" Mr. Kelly means the general approach on both sides in order that trust is built, other issues are got out of the way-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: -----and that one then moves on to Z.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: I do not want to misquote Mr. Kelly, but at some stage in his report he said he was to deal with the stakeholders and he did not get a chance to deal with them all. Is that right?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: I remember reading it somewhere.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What about the trade unions and their approach to this? Was that separate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: The remark I made was in relation to the terms of reference in paragraphs 1 and 2 envisaging engagement and consultation with stakeholders taking place around the vision for TUSE. I quote: "This did not prove possible in the context of this process".
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What has emerged is that Mr. Kelly got two different presentations.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: As such, Mr. Kelly sees it then as some professional from the outside working with a steering group to press this agenda ahead and to provide the supports necessary based on the building of trust before he gets anywhere else.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: My only comment on "Z" is that I have often seen arrangements or deals falling asunder because of due diligence. This is not for Mr. Kelly but for Mr. Ó Foghlú or Mr. Boland, but I note that it would be a pity to invest heavily in the beginning if one was not to deal with the really serious issues we know exist on the Waterford side from the reports we receive in terms of its...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: There is the Quigley report and then there are the accounts which are here now for 2013 and which have raised five different issues. There was a tax settlement issue. What year was that for?