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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: It is a bit more than splitting hairs, to be fair, although I understand the point the Chairman makes about the FOI request. There are two elements to this. The FOI request is one but there are also the answers the director general gave to the issue as to whether some of those involved in the decision-making regarding the Grace case are still working in the public service. That was the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: I concur with everything my colleague, Deputy McDonald has said in the first instance and also the opening comments of the Chairman on the out-of-date and archaic accounts which were presented to us. This prevents the members of the Committee of Public Accounts from doing our job. Our job is to ensure that we do a look-back exercise over how taxpayers' money is spent. We need information...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: There is one point I would like to make before the witnesses respond and I am sure the same point will be made by them. Spin outs and commercialising intellectual property is not a bad thing-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: We all support that and it create jobs. We do not want to hear waffle about creating jobs and boosting areas.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: The issues here, which Dr. Love and Mr. Mannion must address, are accountability, transparency, protecting the institutes, good governance, good practice and the management of conflicts of interest. These are the issues at play here, not whether spin outs or commercialisation of intellectual property is good or bad. It is accepted that it is good. I make that point in anticipation of what...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: I welcome the witnesses from an institute in my constituency, Waterford IT. I will start with a number of questions in respect of Professor Donnelly's involvement with the institute. When did Professor Donnelly first start to work for the institute?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: What was Professor Donnelly's role when he first worked for the institute?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Professor Donnelly was then appointed to different positions. Will he talk me through his different appointments since lecturer?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: All I am looking for is Professor Donnelly's titles and the years.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: In 2004, Professor Donnelly became vice president or one of the vice presidents-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: -----with specific responsibility for research and innovation. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Professor Donnelly then went on to become president. When did he become president?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: As acting president, Professor Donnelly appeared before the Committee of Public Accounts on 10 December 2015, which I understand was the last time he was before the committee. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: The professor has been in correspondence with this committee because of answers to questions he gave when he was last here. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: I want pretty much "yes" or "no" answers to the following questions. I want to, in a fluent way, establish the facts. I assume that when questions are put, Professor Donnelly will answer them fairly and accurately and that this committee will get the full information. Will he confirm that will be the case?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Yes, but Professor Donnelly gave inaccurate information to the Committee of Public Accounts in the past.

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Was it accurate or inaccurate?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: I will get to the context of the question in a few minutes because that is important for me too. Professor Donnelly and I are on friendly terms and we have had several meetings. He is well aware that I am very supportive of the institute's work and of it becoming a university. I refer to a cold call I received from Professor Donnelly, which would not be unusual given, as I said, we have...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: The question Professor Donnelly was asked was a very straightforward question, one I would assume would be easily answered. Professor Donnelly was asked if he was a director in a company called FeedHenry. What was his answer to that question?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Waterford Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013-2014 (6 Apr 2017)

David Cullinane: Professor Donnelly has been vice president of an institute for many years and he is currently president of Waterford institute. How did he not know that he was a director of a company? How could that have been something that he would not have known?