Results 19,141-19,160 of 32,978 for speaker:Catherine Connolly
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Yes. The other committees should be free to delve more deeply if they want to. We have very limited time here, and there are vast volumes-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I want to support that and I would not normally but I actually look at it and I do not-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The Deputy made his point and I do not need to add to it but on this occasion I will because I look at it and it is extraordinary to see what has happened. I do not appear anywhere on anything either as first, second or third lead. I have a particular interest in many issues but that is neither here nor there. The system of working in turn was very straight and just. Members take their...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Welcome to the club.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Does the committee have the staff to do that? I agree there is a need for it, but have we the staff to do that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: My question was whether the committee has enough staff.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Many of us have raised the issue repeatedly.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is a sensible proposal.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: That is not a cost overrun, it is an underestimation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe a bhí anseo cheana agus go n-éirí leis na finnéithe nua. I have limited time. I have read the documentation and it does not make for good reading. I am addressing the chief executive officer, CEO, and the chairperson.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: The witnesses do not have any choice but to except that. When I see that sentence or hear about reassurance it does not help me in any way because what really jumps out from all of the reports was the confirmation in the Secretary General's opening statement that Dr. Thorn found that governance procedures were adequate and that adequate arrangements were in place. That is deeply troubling....
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Two of them applied to Kildare and Wicklow.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Merrick is the new chairman of the board. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: I know that. When did Mr. Merrick become the new chairman?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: When?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Mr. Merrick has been the new chairman since then?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Where does the board hold its meetings and are they public?
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Good.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Very good. Are they always held there? They are not held in hotels at short notice or anything.
- Public Accounts Committee: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements 2015 (21 Feb 2019)
Catherine Connolly: Why?