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- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Say that again.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Did I see a figure that the income generated as a result of the fees charged for processing these applications were substantial seven-figure sums - over £1 million and more - and were put through that organisation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: I am sure the organisation charged a fee for processing the applications.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We know. We are talking about the organisation's fee for processing the applications. Nobody is ever suggesting the grants went to the organisation. They went to the applicants.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: The reason I asked as Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts is, and I am sure members agree, that when salaries of the scale of €130,000 or €170,000 are being paid, the taxpayer would expect a full-time commitment. I am pleased Professor Norton is saying that it is not a substantially remunerated position. I accept what he is saying about it being a very modest amount.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: This is the witness's outlet.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Professor Norton can understand why I sought clarification there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Charities can be commercial too. An organisation can be a registered charity and be a multi-million euro business.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: I understand. The last question I want to ask of DIT I will also ask of CIT. I should have asked it earlier. Can the witnesses send us a note on the organisations' total legal costs incurred in each of the last three years or whatever? We will take the last three years and-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Okay. So it is documented.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: That is fine. I appreciate that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Very good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: And he is very fortunate to have Dr. O'Connor too. The last thing I ask is for both organisations to send a note on legal fees and how much of those fees relate to staff issues of protected disclosure, allegations of bullying or the settling of cases. I am leaving it to the witnesses to work out the information so that it reaches the committee in an understandable manner from our...
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: This is physically arranging the electronic payment transfer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: It is a point of view. Dr. Love has a different point of view. I am not disagreeing. It sounds very weird.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: A busy Accounting Officer would not be spending his Thursdays watching this meeting and maybe he needs to know what is the format, what happens. Dr. Love said that if it helped assist the Accounting Officer in marshalling his facts and being a bit more concise in his presentation to communicate effectively to the public through us, perhaps it was acceptable. I do not have as closed a view...
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We will discuss it in private session next week.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: We could go there.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Dublin Institute of Technology and Cork Institute of Technology: Financial Statements (22 Jun 2017)
Seán Fleming: Might the level 5 work be done at ETB level rather than-----