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- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: 514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools (details supplied) in County Carlow were not sanctioned for units for children with autism in view of the fact they have better facilities and would have 12 units rather than the six-unit classroom sanctioned for another school, and also in view of the fact that since the number of children with autism is on the increase,...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Are the minutes of 29 January 2015 agreed to? Agreed. The committee has received an invitation from the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade requesting a delegation of the committee to examine the Irish Aid programme as well as the performance of our trade mission in Vietnam. In view of the costs involved, the delegation would have to be confined to two or three members. I will ask...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: There is also a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General on a North-South body due to be published jointly with a report from his Northern Ireland counterpart on 3 March 2015. It is proposed this committee and the Northern Ireland Assembly's Public Accounts Committee will get a joint briefing on the report at a meeting in Belfast on 4 March 2015. It is proposed the committee will...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: We will request it from NAMA.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: I have not read the letter. It does not do what it says on the tin. That is what I found. Deputy Costello wished to address the correspondence relating to the Irish Greyhound Board, IGB.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: We received correspondence dated 28 January 2015 from Professor Declan McGonagle, director of the National College of Art and Design, NCAD, in follow-up to our meeting on 22 January. It is to be noted and published, which is also the case for the previous two items of correspondence. We received correspondence dated 23 January 2015 from Mr. William Tracey re his ongoing issue with Horse...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: No. 3B.2 is correspondence dated 2 February 2015 from Mr. John Treacy, CEO of the Irish Sports Council. This is an update on the negotiations regarding Millstreet arising from our meeting on 25 September 2014. I find this correspondence unsatisfactory in terms of attempting to resolve the issue between Millstreet and the Irish Sports Council. I will ask the clerk to bring forward all of...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: The Deputy is still catching up.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Will the Deputy withdraw his remark about the Chair missing out on pieces of correspondence?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: In that order.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: No. 4.1 is the financial statements from Kilkenny VEC. It is a clear audit. No. 4.2 relates to St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra. I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to explain how it emerged that the college's foundation had reserves of €1.2 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Funds are being transferred from the college. What is the purpose of the foundation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: What right does the college have to transfer money to that fund and remain outside of the audit of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Who will ask that question?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Can we write to the college and ask them?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: We will find out the details.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Is it not the case that they usually work in the opposite direction?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Maybe we should write to the Higher Education Authority as well as St. Patrick's College and the Department to see what knowledge they have of it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: In this case, would the head of the board be obliged to sign off even though it had not gone through the proper channels?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (5 Feb 2015)
John McGuinness: Can the committee write again to the HEA in respect of this matter to ask how many colleges nationwide have followed this procedure? Would this be an easy way to do it?