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Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: There is no room for disimprovement here.

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Does Mr. Kelly believe the governance structures have been fit for purpose up to now? The reason for governance structures is so that there can be accountability, but if the structures are in place and nobody is adhering to them, then to my mind they are box-ticking exercises.

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Do we know if any key money was paid on the lease? In 2010 a commercial property could not be given away. Do we know the rent-free period for this €2 million fit-out? This committee has seen the issue of large rent-free periods arise with other organisations.

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I would appreciate it if that could be checked. What about the key money?

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Is there any indication on the accounts of any key money being paid to get into here?

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Mr. Ó Foghlú was just about to speak to his absolute confidence in response to Deputy Catherine Murphy's question before he got sidetracked. Does he have absolute confidence in the situation here today-----

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I am not finished. Mr. Ó Foghlú is the Accounting Officer for a budget of €1.9 billion for the ETBs. Does he have confidence in the situation we are discussing today?

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I am conscious of the time, and that two external members have sat here-----

Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: They are not allowed to speak. That is fine. I will allow someone else ask questions.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I thank all the witnesses for coming in. Dr. Rhodes, who left when I was out of the room, made the comment that the funding was going towards a charitable asset, whereas with the HAP scheme it is for a private gain. Following on from that, we hear that private funds have been invested. What I heard an hour ago is slightly different from what is being said now. On the one hand, we have a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: We hear of real estate investment trusts, REITs, being the big bad wolf that is coming into the market, but I put it to Mr. Hannigan that his organisation is not much different.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: I ask Mr. Hannigan for the top five differences between them.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Do these people who want to give Mr. Hannigan's organisation €2 billion to €3 billion not want to make money?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Yes. That is making money.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: They are just throwing it in.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Can we have a breakdown of the salaries and rents? Are we allowed to have that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: They are. In terms of having offices in Dublin 2, I do not see why anything would need to be discharged from Dublin. I am sure one of witnesses in the room is in that office but I cannot understand how a charity that is providing housing at a time like this could justify having an office in-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: Yes. All of them concern me, to be honest.

Public Accounts Committee: 2017 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (21 Feb 2019)

Kate O'Connell: This is a new office.