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Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Professor Redmond's report was therefore seen by other people.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Mr. Madden's report was never seen by other people. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: After all of that - a number of years had elapsed and €436,000 had been spent - the report basically states that things are okay and what was done was right.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: What happened to that person?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Was disciplinary action taken?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Is the person still in the college?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: That begs the question as to what disciplinary action was taken. This is a very serious outcome. Mr. Fennell stated that disciplinary action was taken, but the person is still in the college. I am unsure as to what that disciplinary action could have been.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: In that case, I will not go down that road any further. However, without being able to say what it was, one presumes nothing happened. The report stated that this was a big problem and there was an issue, yet nothing happened. I will not push Mr. Fennell any further about what did or did not happen, but the message that comes across is that no heads rolled and nothing changed.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I do not want names or anything.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: What was the outcome of the report?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Were they moved within the college?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I am not pushing for a name, but people have a right to know, after all this money was spent, what changed, what came out of the report and what is different four years later. There is nothing wrong with that.

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: As a former student of the institute, I have a major issue with-----

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: According to a media report, while the amount involved was significant, it should be borne in mind that the institute's annual budget is in the region of €57 million and the cost should be viewed in the context of ensuring public confidence in the academic reputation of the institute. That is a fair point, but after this whole mess, it is one that is hard to explain. After all the...

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Given what occurred in GMIT, I ask Mr. Boland to outline what lessons the other institutes of technology have learned from what occurred. What changes have been made in governance? What has come into play since then?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Would the Higher Education Authority have signed off on the terms of reference if it had seen them in 2011?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: As far as Mr. Boland is concerned, was what happened in this situation a run-away train which could not possibly happen again?

Public Accounts Committee: Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology: Financial Statements 2013 (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Thank you Chairman.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 150. To ask the Minister for Health when dental treatment will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has been waiting for six months for treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32503/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (23 Sep 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway is not receiving the top rate of payment under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32437/15]