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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We will put that on the agenda for the September meeting because there is a lot in the correspondence, and I certainly want to raise some issues that we raised with them at that time. We will put that on the agenda for our first meeting in early September. No. 3B is individual correspondence. No. 3B.1 is correspondence dated 11 June 2015 from Mr. Ray Skitch re spending of public moneys...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: Can we refer it on to that committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: No. 3B.2 is correspondence dated 3 July 2015 from Mr. Hugh Rance re the Comptroller and Auditor General's Special Report No. 89. It is to be noted. This issue will be dealt with as part of today's meeting. No. 3C is documents relating to today’s meeting. Nos. 3C.1 to 3C.4, inclusive, are the briefing documents, all to be noted and published. Nos. 3C.5 and 3C.6 are the opening...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We might review that when the HEA comes before us in the autumn. On 4.15, financial statements - IDA, it is a clear audit but note 8(e) of the financial statements discloses that non-effective expenditure of €1.28 million was incurred in 2014 on rent and associated costs related to unoccupied office space in two buildings.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: A year. How long will that go on for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: I do.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We had it at the meeting previously but it has gone on for years. It is a significant loss, and it is an unresolved-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: Arising from that, and because we do not have a meeting scheduled with them, perhaps the clerk would write to the IDA and the Office of Public Works and ask for their plans for this, following which we can then take up the matter again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: That letter will issue today, arising from this meeting. On the revenue settlement for Cork VEC, I presume that is dealt with in Comptroller and Auditor General's report for today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: The committee's work programme is now showing on members' screens. There are a number of provisional meetings scheduled for the autumn. We will also deal in September with the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, which sets out our work programme.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We can reconvene the week before, depending on the work schedule. The HEA has appeared before the committee. We had scheduled a meeting today in relation to Waterford Institute of Technology and the Kelly report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We have received correspondence from the Department of Education and Skills on three different letters received from whistleblowers. I understand that correspondence is significantly large. I hope we can deal with that matter when the HEA appears before the committee. In the context of the presidents of the colleges, can we invite them in?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: I asked that question last week and we had intended to do that this week. We should have the HEA, Mr. Kelly, the departmental officials and the presidents of the colleges concerned in together. There was an issue in relation to Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology. We have yet to get an updated report on WIT.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: This is not so much to do with the report but the audit of what went on there. We need to close that off. On the report, I know Deputy Deasy has an interest in that. We can deal with that on that day and then arrange a further hearing if we have to.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: In terms of the agenda for that meeting, Mr. Kelly will be here, I presume. However, we will be dealing with the HEA. CIT is a different issue. We also need to address the issues raised previously in relation to WIT in terms of how they are being resolved and the current status in that regard.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (9 Jul 2015)
John McGuinness: We can deal with all that. That concludes our discussion on the work programme. As there is no other business, we will invite in the witnesses.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 89
Internal Control in County Cork Vocational Education Committee (9 Jul 2015) John McGuinness: I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile phones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of the evidence they are to give to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to...
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 89
Internal Control in County Cork Vocational Education Committee (9 Jul 2015) John McGuinness: I invite the official from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to introduce himself.
- Public Accounts Committee: Comptroller and Auditor General Special Report No. 89
Internal Control in County Cork Vocational Education Committee (9 Jul 2015) John McGuinness: I thank the witnesses. I invite Mr. McCarthy to make his opening statement.