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Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Of the three, which would be of most concern in terms of the scale of the deficit and the levels of adjustment that may be required?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: It is interesting that this is also the institute where there are concerns about spin-out companies and whether the institute is being properly protected. That is why there is a focus on it. The witnesses have now said Waterford IT is possibly the one that concerns them most. In 2008 its core funding was €40,134,000. In 2016 its core funding was cut to €26,460,000, which was...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

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Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I have the students numbers and they do not chime with what Mr. Brownlee stated. Let us look at them. In 2007 the student enrolment was 7,539. In 2015-16 it was 7,792. That does not seem to be a substantial-----

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Yes, but we have to look back over a reasonable period. My starting period is 2007-08. It went up a little, but it maxed at 8,302 and went down to 7,792. There was a decline, but it remained static over an eight or nine year period. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I have two remaining questions. We have acknowledged that the core grant and the fees paid to the institute were quite substantially reduced. We have acknowledged that over a reasonable period of seven or eight years the enrolment figures have stayed pretty much static. We also know from the institute and the Department that the percentage of pay versus its funding is 87%, which is above...

Public Accounts Committee: HEA - Financial Statement 2015 (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I want to be clear to the witnesses because I am at pains to point this out, with respect to the Chairman. Regarding the issue of intellectual property, spin-outs and so on, I completely understand the need to incentivise researchers to engage in the commercialisation of intellectual property and the benefits of same to the institute and to the regions in terms of jobs. At no point in any...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 18. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Public Service Pay Commission analysis on the most appropriate pay levels for the public service, including the Defence Forces, will be completed; and if the recommendations will be made public. [15267/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of discussions between the Workplace Relations Commission and PDFORRA on the Public Service Pay Commission. [15268/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the core funding for each institute of technology and university in each of the years 2008 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of core funding spent on pay by each institute of technology and university in each of the years 2008 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15586/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to an internal review under way in a third level institution in respect of intellectual property policies and procedures; the institution and the nature of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a conflict of interest arising for senior personnel in third and fourth level institutes due to their employment, business or professional interest, including shareholdings, directorships and professional relationships; if he is satisfied that such conflicts are being appropriately managed in line with IP...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Employment Initiative (29 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if moneys allocated to the State under the youth employment initiative allocation had to be reimbursed to the European Commission; if so, the amount of the reimbursement; the reasons for the reimbursement; if his Department's attention was drawn to the requirement in order to access funding upon making an application; if there was a delay in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Everybody agrees we have very low levels of capital spend. That is just a fact. In European Union terms it is very low. That is because capital spending was the easy cut when cuts had to be made. If we are going to call for increased spending in capital we have a responsibility to say where the money will come from. If we are going to increase capital spend, how much will it be in...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: The witnesses might take the company question first because it is the important one.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: I do not want to interrupt. My question was if the Construction Industry Federation is saying 4% of GDP, which would mean increasing the capital spend, is it essentially calling for increasing the capital spend not by raising revenue but from the existing expenditure benchmark? Is it just saying it will take GDP as a percentage and it will then go up? If that is the case, we then have to...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: First, we do not know what the NPF will be. There is a concept of these regional cities. In the context of prioritising, what has CIF recommended specifically in its submission to the NPF? I do not ask for too much detail, but what was the CIF's big idea specifically and what is it calling for in policy terms?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: My final question was on the fiscal rules and flexibility.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Review of the Capital Plan: Construction Industry Federation (28 Mar 2017)

David Cullinane: Has the CIF lobbied the Government on flexibility in terms of capital spend and the fiscal rules?