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Public Accounts Committee: Dundalk Institute of Technology: Financial Statement 2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Will Mr. O'Driscoll be more specific?

Public Accounts Committee: Dundalk Institute of Technology: Financial Statement 2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Is it correct to say the original tender was for the hire of equipment over a four-year term, with an option to renew for a further 12 months.

Public Accounts Committee: Dundalk Institute of Technology: Financial Statement 2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: When the contract was eventually signed with the winning tenderer, were they the terms of the contract?

Public Accounts Committee: Dundalk Institute of Technology: Financial Statement 2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Therefore, when the contract was signed, it was for a four-year term, with an option to renew for a further 12 months.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: We have plenty of time.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: The Chairman might let me know when there are three minutes left. I have two issues. The first issue is the carry-on with the expenses system issue. I welcome all of the witnesses. Can Professor Barry confirm who in the institute would have responsibility for the robustness of financial controls and compliance with financial rules in relation to the expenses system?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: At the highest level, it would be Professor Barry. When one goes below that, in terms of the day-to-day management of the financial controls, who would that be, not the individuals but the positions they hold?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: The director of finance is Mr. Field.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Then below Mr. Field, who would it be?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: There would be a role then. I understand that from the person who makes the claim right up, ultimately, it would be Mr. Field, as the director of finance, but would the financial controller also have role in ensuring that there are proper financial controls in place.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: If Mr. Field can understand the question I am putting, it is not on the micro-management. In terms of policy in relation to financial controls, Mr. Field would have a role and the financial controller would have a role to ensure, in the first instance, that those financial controls are robust and, in the second instance, that there is compliance with them.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I understand that bit. I have that.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: The answer to my question then is, "yes", that both the financial controller and Mr. Field, as director of finance, have a strong role in ensuring that financial controls are robust and are being complied with.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Yes. In a general sense.

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Is "yes" the answer-----

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: -----in the general sense in policy?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I thank Mr. Field. He has an obviously robust and strong role to play and, ultimately, the buck will stop with the president. That is fine. If there were systems failures or process failures in relation to financial controls, where would the responsibility lie?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: If, for example, it was found that there were breaches in financial controls, if the standards were lax, if there were difficulties and problems, would that in part be down to the fact that those who were responsible for ensuring that the financial controls were robust would also have to be held to account? Would that be fair?

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: My point is that if it was found in any institute, and, certainly, in Mr. Field's institute, there were systems failures, process failures, governance failures or financial control failures in relation to expenses or money being spent generally, then there would be some responsibility for Mr. Field, for the president and for financial controller in the institute because ultimately the buck...

Public Accounts Committee: University of Limerick: Financial Statements 2014-2015 (30 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: That brings me to the allegations that were made by persons A, B and C and then all the complaints that were made. We understand that there was an internal review carried out in the first instance.