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Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: Are we seeking to have the money reimbursed?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: The legal expenses incurred in carrying out the court case.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: It seems extraordinary. I will go back to the issue of of systems. In relation to governance, Mr. Boland has mentioned that in terms of audit, the president and the chairman sign off on governance procedures. They sign to say all systems are carried out in accordance with the HEA's regulations. Would Mr. Boland consider bringing in an external auditor to ensure this is done to give...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I appreciate that.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I have some concerns.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: It is clear that where one has many of the same staff involved in the same institute and it is governed by one person, even the internal audit committee's powers are limited to some degree.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I accept that. How often is the review of procedures and governance? Mr. Tom Boland said there is a regular review.

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: What is that measured against? What are the measurements?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: Who signs off on the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I appreciate that. My concern is that it is all being done internally. Mr. Boland is relying on a report coming from internal functions. I appreciate that there might be fantastic people in all of those functions but our job is to ensure that what happened will never happen again. I note that expenditure in regard to institutions is €1.2 billion. It might be worth considering...

Public Accounts Committee: Special Report No. 78 of the Comptroller and Auditor General: Matters Arising out of Education Audits (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I accept that. I am just concerned that there is a lot of taxpayers' money involved. I appreciate that the education sector is very important and it is our duty to examine this.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) will receive disadvantaged payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ferry Services Provision (15 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: 450. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the EU or national incentives there may be for entrepreneurs who are investigating the possibility of establishing a ferry link between Cork and Gizon in Northern Spain to facilitate the large volume of freight and tourist traffic that currently have to drive on French and English roads. [43125/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Discussion (15 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome the witnesses and the opportunity to discuss this subject. I must first declare an interest in that I am an accountant and a member of a certified public accountancy organisation. I support the proposed amendment. I established my own practice 18 years ago. Prior to doing so I had to go to college and undertake professional examinations. I operate in a small town in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Discussion (15 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: Those changes will be implemented next year. I believe co-operatives are fantastic but we do need to change them. I believe the number of them in the country will increase during the next number of years. Co-operatives turn over more in the world than do multinationals. While they provide a fantastic service, none has been established in Ireland for years because of the bureaucracy around...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Discussion (15 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: Is Mr. Gordon speaking about companies limited by guarantee?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: 482. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork may expect to have their hip replacement surgery. [44130/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: 483. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork may expect their knee surgery at Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital, Dublin [44131/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I welcome everyone here. I wish to raise a few issues. First, rates are a concern for every small business in the country. We have discussed this matter a lot. The challenge is that if we increase it by 1% it is of little benefit to a small business, so we must work out what percentage works best. A lot of work has been done on the matter and consideration has also been given to profit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Closures and Job Losses: Discussion with National Off-Licence Association (22 Oct 2013)

Áine Collins: I wish to return to the point about minimum pricing versus below-cost selling. I have an article from Alcohol Action Ireland which points out that if we were to introduce below-cost selling for alcohol the law would be extremely complicated. There are issues with regard to transport, VAT and duty, so what would be the actual below-cost price? There would be similar issues. The article...