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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: The witnesses are all very welcome. I remind all those in attendance to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or on silent mode. To start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practices of the Houses as regard references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: I thank Professor Kilcommins for his statement. We now proceed with Professor Laffan's statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: I thank Professor Laffan for her statement. To set out at the start of this meeting, the witnesses have been before this and previous committees a number of times, and one of the main issues we are examining is the C and AG's report. The findings are that there is no evidence of an evaluation report being submitted to the governing authority regarding the Dunnes Stores site, defective...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: Did Dr. Wall say it is likely that a plan will be drawn up?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

Brian Stanley: Deputy Brady is next.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: I welcome all the witnesses who are before us again this morning. It is very difficult to imagine a more damning assessment by the Comptroller and Auditor General. The report sets out in stark detail what can only be described as a damning indictment of the financial practices at UL. The Chair went through some of them. There is significant evidence of loss in terms of value for money....

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: I have concerns about something that was drawn to my attention. I refer specifically to the upgrade to the student information portal at the university. What is the name of that portal?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: Are there plans in place to upgrade the system?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: In 2015, approval was sought and given to upgrade the student portal system. What was the anticipated cost for the upgrade of the system?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: Contracts were signed in 2015 or whenever. I assume discussions on the approval were sought and it was obtained. How much was approved for the upgrade of the system?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: What was the amount of the approvals sought in 2015?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: Was the sum of €3 million sought and approved for the full upgrade of the student records system?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: It was €3 million for that phase. In 2020, further funding was sought and approved. What was the total?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: What is the total expenditure?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: Was the cost of the student portal €10 million?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: The cost was nearly €10 million. How much has been spent to date?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: Have any concerns been expressed about the spending of that sum? Have any protected disclosures been made about the manner in which funding was sought, approved and spent?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: So that protected disclosure was looked at and dealt with.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022: University of Limerick
Special Report No. 117 of the Comptroller Auditor General: University of Limerick Property Acquisitions in Limerick City
(3 Oct 2024)

John Brady: It was not well handled. It was not dealt with from 2016 to 2020.

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