Results 281-300 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Had he got second advice from anyone else or had it run by anyone else?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: But no one else in the institute of technology had seen it at that stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Therefore, the president made the decision that it did not comply with the terms of reference and he was sending it back. Some €217,000 later, he was not happy with it. They can come back to him if they want but if they do not, the institute will keep going on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: After several years, the money involved is very substantial, yet one man saw the report and did not like certain elements of it, although it was probably correct in its terms of reference, and did not consult anyone else on the matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: He did not consult anyone else in the institution, either the board or the governing body. Was the Higher Education Authority consulted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Would that not be considered unusual?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: After that process, how long did it take Professor Redmond to complete her report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: At this stage, how long had it been since Ed Madden left?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: It was, therefore, a number of months later.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: The report was on the joint work.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Did Mr. Madden see a copy of Professor Redmond's report based on their joint work?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Professor Redmond did more work on the report that Mr. Madden would not have seen.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: The report is then published in Professor Redmond's name only.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: However, it is considered their joint work.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: Mr. Madden had not seen certain parts of the work done in the final report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: What was the cost in that period between Mr. Madden's report and Professor Redmond finalising her report?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: A cost of €22,000 was incurred in a number of months. Was €1,500 per day being paid again at this stage?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: That daily rate kicked in again at that stage. Did the president show the board the report before he published it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: I am referring to Professor Bairbre Redmond's report.
- Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)
Paul Connaughton: It was provided at that stage.