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- 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?
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: I do not think so. These are the various issues that should be worked on in parallel to what Mr. Kelly has suggested, at least for now.
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: I refer again to what Deputy Deasy said because it is true. The question I asked relates to a report in The Sunday Business Postof 22 February 2015 on WIT. It seems that a voluntary disclosure amounting to €371,667 relating to tax owed by contractors for 2010, 2011 and 2012 is in the accounts. According to the report, the accounts for 2012, which were not signed until 2014, show...
- Public Accounts Committee: Technological University for the South East: Report (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: We will deal with other issues relating to Waterford Institute of Technology in the next segment of the meeting. It is better not to confuse them with Mr. Kelly's report or with the process that surrounds Carlow and Waterford institutes of technology. It would be better to separate them. If members are agreeable, we can thank Mr. Kelly for coming along and move to the next part of the meeting.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: This part of the meeting involves the financial statements of the Higher Education Authority. I call Deputy Dowds.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: The HEA.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: That is okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: How many people are employed in the HEA?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What you mean by that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: What is the number?
- Public Accounts Committee: Higher Education Authority: Financial Statements 2014 (24 Sep 2015)
John McGuinness: It is 62 but you have how many vacancies?