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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We should follow it up with RTE because that was part of our report yesterday as well. I also propose that we have a meeting with the Higher Education Authority, HEA. There are many issues that need to be pursued. For example, we still have to follow up on the education and training boards, ETBs, public procurement-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: Okay. Then it would be the Department of Education and Skills and the HEA, if necessary. That can be done on one day. There are the ETBs, the public procurement issue in the higher level institutes and foundations, which we discussed earlier. We still have the HEA's report on intellectual property. It did a global report so that needs to be examined with the authority. Can the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We have the global report that was done by the HEA. On a separate issue, we have scheduled a session on 14 June for the Comptroller and Auditor General's special report on the University of Limerick. That is obviously separate from the Thorn report. Are we going to deal with both of those on the same day?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I am suggesting that if we are going to have a session on the Comptroller and Auditor General's report-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: My suggestion is that we deal with both the Thorn report and the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the same day.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I am talking about the report on the University of Limerick.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: Is the Deputy speaking about the consultants' contracts?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We are here today to deal with chapter 15 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report 2016, which deals with the grant funding of Galway's art house cinema. Although approval for this facility with financial assistance of €8.4 million was obtained in 2007, the cinema opened only in February of last year. We will also be examining the Appropriation Account 2016, Vote 33: Arts,...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We should give the Comptroller and Auditor General a gold star for his use of Connemara Irish. Well done on that. I invite Ms Licken to make her opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I thank the witness for that comprehensive opening statement. I remind witnesses that they could be asked to remain here until the afternoon, but we hope to complete the hearing before lunch if we can. There will be votes in the Dáil at about 12.50 p.m. Several speakers have already indicated, so I want to be fair to everybody and give them the time they are due. The list of speakers...

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I remind Ms Licken that she can allow any of her colleagues to respond. If they have more detail, they are free to respond themselves.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: It is a private company.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: Could Mr McCarthy clarify that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: Any of the witnesses are free to speak if they have more detail. They are free to answer any question.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I want to give the Deputy as much time as she needs, but in relation to the figures given to us by the Department, for clarity for myself and members of the committee, the cost of moving was just over €412,000 but the lease had a rolling fit-out cost as well. Is that separate from the €412,000?

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We are dealing with two separate figures. The witnesses should take as much time as they need to answer. It will not come from the Deputy's time. If context is required, the witnesses should feel free to give it.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: I call Teachta O'Brien, who he has ten minutes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: We had an examination by the Comptroller and Auditor General's office which found there were four site surveys.

Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018)

David Cullinane: There cannot be a mix up about that. He has done his job and reported there were four surveys. Therefore, four surveys were reported. Unless Ms Lichen has information to the contrary, we have to take it that what is in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, is what is the case.