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Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

Annual Reports

1 September 2014 – 31 August 2015

1 September 2015 – 31 August 2016

Contents

Governing Body Chairperson’s Statement 3

President’s Introduction 4

Governance and Management 5

Academic Activities 8

Research Activities 8

School of Business and Humanities 9

School of Informatics and Engineering 12

Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC) 15

Campus Development 20

Technological University for Dublin 21

Student and Staff Profile 22

Diversity 26

Energy Efficiency Progress and Overview of Energy Usage 28 2014-2016

External Consultancy Firms 28

Selection of Notable Highlights 29

Selection of Staff Publications 31

Financial Statements 38

Appendix 91

Governing Body Meeting Record 2014-2015 & 2015-2016

Annual Reports 2014-2016

Governing Body Chairperson Statement

As Chairperson of the Governing Body, I am delighted to present the annual report for the academic years 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the other members of the Governing Body, the President and staff of the Institute for all their hard work to-date. The Governing Body believes that the Institute is central to future economic development in the region and that there are broad social and cultural advantages to widening participation in higher education.

The capacity of the Institute will increase in the coming years, driven by demographic trends in our region, together with growth from non-traditional areas. The need for lifelong learning and up-skilling among the workforce will also contribute to the growth.

Increased capacity will be good for the Institute, but it will also bring serious challenges in terms of funding and operational matters. We need to face these challenges openly, confidently and with a strong resolve to find practical solutions.

Professor Tom Collins

Governing Body Chairperson


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President’s Introduction

The period from September 2014 to August 2016 was a period of significant activity at the Institute. Since 2011, the three institutions have been working under the TU4Dublin umbrella with a view to coming together as one, and applying to be designated as Ireland’s first technological university. While we now await the enactment of the new legislation, we are delighted that the Technological Universities Bill has been approved for publication, while the HEA allocates €2 million to support the transition to a Technological University. This means we can continue to plan our joint future with renewed certainty and optimism for the future of this region and the learners whose diverse needs we serve on this campus.

It is important that the future shape of the new institution builds on what we now do well as three separate institutions, and adds a further dimension, making it identifiable as the kind of institution students would aspire to attend; in which colleagues are proud to serve; and which will earn the loyalty of our respective graduates. Continued input from all staff, students and stakeholders will be extremely valuable in achieving this aim.Thanks to all the staff of the Institute for their continued commitment and dedication and I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the members of Governing Body for their support and guidance.

Dr Mary Meaney

President


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Governance and Management

Governance and management is controlled primarily by three interconnected bodies, namely the Governing Body, the Senior Management team and the Academic Council.

Governing Body

The Governing Body is constituted in accordance with the Institute of Technology Act 1992-2006. Its membership is as outlined in Section 6 of the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 and its core functions are outlined in Section 8 of the Institutes of Technology Act 2006.

Following is a list of the Governing Body members for the term of this annual report:

Prof. Tom Collins - Chairperson

Dr. Mary Meaney - President

Councillor Aine Clancy

Mr. Joe Fox

Mr. Ivor Keatley

Mr. Pat Ward

Mr. Patrick Bowler

Ms. Maura Cassidy

Dr. Cepta Duffy

Mr. Joe Halvey

Mr. Ronan Keaskin (Commenced September 2015)

Mr. Denis Murphy - Secretary

Dr. Annette Clancy

Ms. Sharon McGrath

Ms. Pamela Kelly

Mr. Jason Aughney – Student President

Cllr. Michael O Donovan (Ceased February 2015)

Mr. Paul McEvoy (Commenced September 2015)

Ms. Elizabeth Kavanagh (Commenced September 2015, Ceased August 2016)

Ms. Sandra Firth (Ceased September 2015)

Cllr. Mary McCamley (Commenced February 2015)

Mr. Pauline Mulvaney (Commenced September 2015, Ceased August 2015)


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Governing Body Fees & Expenses

The Governing Body fees and expenses for the relevant years are listed below:

Senior Management Group

The Senior Management group is comprised of the President, the Registrar, the Heads of School and the Secretary/Financial Controller. Its functions as a management team are to:

• Agree and pursue strategic goals for core activities of the Institute.

• Make decisions and assign actions relating to resource management and communications.

• Review key performance dates.

• Report to the Governing Body and staff bodies as required.

The members for the period of this report were:

Dr. Mary Meaney (President) Dr. Diarmuid O Callaghan (TU4Dublin Support Team to July 2016; Registrar from July 2016)

Mr. Richard Gallery (Registrar February 2014 to July 2016)

Ms. Eileen Quinn (TU4Dublin Support Team)

Mr. Denis Murphy (Secretary Financial Controller)

Dr. Larry McNutt (TU4Dublin Support Team to July 2016; Head of School of Informatics & Engineering from July 2016)

Mr. Brian Nolan (Head of School of Informatics & Engineering to July 2016)

Mr. Pat O Connor (Head of School of Business & Humanities)


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Governing Body Fees & Expenses

Travel & Subsistence

Interview Honoraria

Other

Total

698 401

6,555 5,985

7,253 6,386

2014/15 €

2015/16 €

0 0

Academic Council

The Academic Council is constituted in accordance with Section 10 of the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992 and carries out the functions as outlined therein. The Academic Council is a statutory body responsible for academic matters within the Institute. It has the major task of formulating and implementing the Institute’s academic policies.

The Academic Council is responsible for the quality of all academic activities within the Institute and is comprised of 12 unelected ex officio members, 16 elected members of academic staff, 1 elected support staff member and 2 elected students. Each Academic Council is elected for a term of three years, except for the student members who are elected annually. This annual report period coincided with the expiry of one Academic Council term and the commencement of another.

Following is a list of the Academic Council members:

Dr. Mary Meaney (ex officio) Mr. Richard Gallery (ex officio)

Dr. Brian Nolan (ex officio) Mr. Pat O’Connor (ex officio)

Ms. Bronagh Elliott (ex officio) Ms. Fiona Malone (ex officio)

Mr. Michael Keane (ex officio) Dr. Anthony Keane (ex officio)

Ms. Aidín O’Sullivan (ex officio) Mr. Jason Aughney (ex officio)

Mr. Cormac Doran (ex officio) Mr. Philip Owende (ex officio)

The term for the following members expired on 28th February 2015

Dr. Catherine Deegan Mr Daniel McSweeney

Ms. Karen Feery Mr. Shaun Ferns

Ms. Marina Piquer Mr. Arnold Hensman

Mr. Liam Quirke Mr. Markus Hofmann

Mr. Luke Raeside Ms. Lavinia McLean

Mr. Brian Watters Ms. Naomi Dixon

Mr. David Griffin Ms. Emma Kitson

The term for the following members commenced on 1st March 2015

Mr. Kevin Farrell Ms. Ann Murphy

Dr. Matthew Smith Mr. David Murphy

Mr. Aidan Carthy Mr. Damien Cox

Ms. Fionnuala Darby Mr. Gerome Donnelly

Ms. Geraldine Gray Mr. Michael Hagan

Ms. Jennifer Cowman Mr. Barry Kirkpatrick

Ms. Georgina Lawlor Mr. Tom Nolan

Ms. Sandra Radcliffe Mr. Stephen Sheridan

Ms. Shauna Garry Ms. Sinead Dunne

Mr Daragh O’Connell Ms. Asmaa Ibrahim Abou Kanour


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Academic Activities

The Institute provides a broad range of academic programmes between level 6 & 9 on the Irish National Framework

of Qualifications (NFQ). These are designed to meet regional and national requirements with an emphasis on:

• Specialist higher education for leading-edge industries in the region

• Upgrading of specialist technical/technological skills

• Continuing education and meeting the needs of mature students.

• In-service courses, retraining and updating of skills

• Addressing learner special needs arising from educational disadvantage or disability

32 full-time programmes and 22 part-time programmes were offered for the academic years 2014/2015 and

2015/2016. In addition, over the course of the two years the Institute responded to the needs of the economy and

offered several up-skilling programmes to the unemployed under the Springboard+ upskilling initiative in higher

education. This initiative offers free courses at certificate, degree and masters level leading to qualifications

in areas where there are employment opportunities in the economy. Springboard+ is co-funded by the Irish

government and the European Social Fund as part of the ESF programme for employability, inclusion and learning

2014-2020.

The ladder system of progression between courses provides opportunities for students to progress from Higher Certificate to Ordinary Bachelor Degree and on to Honours Bachelor Degree and Postgraduate levels.To see the full-range of courses currently available in ITB, check out our web page at www.itb.ie.

Research Activities

The Institute is committed to enhancing its research profile and connecting our research with our community,

through enterprise and innovation. In particular, we aim to develop a vibrant research culture that will foster

and support research at doctoral level with the Joint Graduate School of DIT and our research partners. During

the period of this report we have broadened our research capacity and enhanced our research performance.

Additionally, we have embedded the integration of our research and scholarship into our academic programmes.

We provided programmes that lead to an award at doctoral degree level and supported the academics and students

of ITB in the conduct of research. ITB’s commitment to fostering a relevant research-led education is indicative of

our commitment to give our students the latest knowledge and ideas in their discipline areas, and the opportunity

to develop a broad range of skills by engaging in research while promoting their autonomy, analytical skills and

creative thinking.


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School of Business and Humanities

The School of Business and Humanities is made up of two departments:

• The Department of Business

• The Department of Humanities

In each academic year in the 2014-2016 there were over 1800 students each year partaking in programmes from

NFQ level 6 to NFQ level 9 supported by 75 staff.

During this period programmatic review took place. This review takes place every five years to review the academic

programmes and re-validate as required to ensure they are continuing to meet stakeholder needs. Programmatic

review also allowed us to introduce new programmes to meet market needs where appropriate. As we move

towards the transformation to a technological university the review also allowed us to review our programmes in

line with the vision of the technological university.

Department of Business

The department of business delivers programmes in:

• Business • Accounting and Finance • Business and Information Technology • Sports Management & Coaching

Through programmatic review the programmes were fully validated for a further five years. Enhancements were

made to ensure the programmes reflected changes in industry. Work placement was also added as a module within

the accounting and finance programme year three.

A new programme was also identified and validated in May 2016 ‘Bachelor of Arts in Digital Marketing’. This was

validated with a level 7 award (Ordinary Degree) and a level 8 (Honours Degree) with an exit award at level 6. The

development of this new programme allows students to develop skills and knowledge required to support and

develop businesses using digital technological to enhance their marketing and communication strategies.

Department of Humanities

The department of humanities delivers programmes in:

• Applied Social Studies (Social Care) • Early Childhood Care and Education • Community and Youth Development

All programmes were re-validated through programmatic review for a further 5 years.


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Engagement with the School of Business and Humanities

In this reporting period industry connections continued to be developed. Through these connections a new

programme was developed to support Citizen’s Information Board: ‘Higher Certificate in Arts in Information

Provision and Advocacy Practice,; a level 6 programme to support the development of information providers within

Citizen Information Services.

Collaboration with Fingal County Council has also increased significantly in the intervening years. The School is

actively involved in Fingal Age Friendly Alliance and with Fingal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC).

Activities continued between the department of humanities and the Engagement Office of the Learning Exchange

initiative within Fingal County Council and the Department of Social Protection.

The joint venture with the Daughters of Charity continued to be delivered, allowing for young people with

intellectual disabilities to experience learning opportunities. These will graduate in November 2017. This has been

an excellent initiative with benefits experienced by Daughters of Charity learners, all students involved and for all

staff at ITB involved.

The Sports Management and Coaching students and staff were involved with the community and local schools

in the promotion of health, fitness and wellbeing through projects including coaching and fitness classes and

Dublin’s fittest school. Both departments were involved with local schools through projects including tasters, sports

programmes, reading programmes.

To foster a love of reading in students the Early Childhood Care and Education students worked on the Story Sacks

Project. In this project the students are given a well-known children’s story e.g. ‘We are going on a Bear Hunt’

by Michael Rosen and then create a sack filled with props and games to bring the story to life for their young

audiences in local schools.

Student engagement was enhanced during this period through the introduction of Peer Mentoring which was first

piloted in the department of business and then rolled out across the Institute to all other departments. The Peer

Mentoring Programme to all incoming first years. This programme helps new students settle into life at ITB so

that they can fully enjoy and benefit from everything the college has to offer. Students meet with and learn from the

experiences of students in ITB who have once been in their shoes. Mentors apply from the student cohort already

here and it allows them to develop:

• Communication Skills • Strong teamwork • Leadership

• Organisational skills


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Research within in the School of Business & Humanities

There was an increase in research activity with many academics continuing their own research journey through

completion of their PhDs and the introduction of research methods into many of the undergraduate programmes.

The Masters in Business Studies continued to be developed. A new Masters in Arts for the Management of the Not-

For-Profit sector was also developed and validated in this period. Through consultation with the NPO sector it was

identified that this MA supported the development of skills of those working in the sector to lead the sector into

changing and challenging environment.

In this period twelve applications were approved for the School through the AIB Innovation Fund, enabling students

to work on these research projects over the Summer periods.

External funding was also received from Tusla, Fingal County Council and the FAI for academics to complete

specific research projects for these organisations.

In this period four students were recruited to complete either a Masters by research or a PhD; two of the students

graduated in the period with a masters by research while the other two students continued on their research

journey, the Masters student is expected to complete in 2017 and the PhD student is expected to complete by 2019.


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School of Informatics and Engineering

The School of Informatics & Engineering is made up of two main departments and each department has a number

of disciplines. The School has 80 lecturers and approximately 1,200 full-time students and 500 part-time students.

The School mission is to support and implement the Institute’s strategic plan and uphold the mission statement of

the college.

During the academic year of 2014/2015, the School conducted the 5-year periodic review and re-validation of all

academic programmes as required by legislation. This review was different to previous reviews as programmes

were revised with a focus on the philosophy of the proposed new Technologies University that we were committed to

becoming in the near future. The Programmatic Review is a time to reflect on the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of our taught

programmes and update and introduce new programmes where necessary. It is also a time to review the success

and failings of programmes and how well we succeed in carrying out our regional mandate as laid out in the college

mission statement. The Programmatic Review outcome was full validation for all courses from QQI for the next 5

years until 2020.

Department of Informatics

The department of informatics has three main disciplines; Computing, Cyber Security and Creative Digital Media.

Disciplines have undergraduate degrees and postgraduate taught degrees leading to Higher Diploma and Master of

Science qualifications. There is also a healthy number of research postgraduates studying for MSc and PhD awards

in a number of different research areas like Network and Cyber Security, Cyber Bullying, Linguistics and Natural

Language Technology, Teaching & Learning and Data Science & Analytics. There are currently 11 students doing

masters or PhD research in the department and 6 staff. Some of the subject areas that received direct investment

in equipment or software licenses were Biometrics, Parallel Computing, Network Security, Computer Architecture,

Networking, Web and Multimedia modules, Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery and Digital Forensics. A new

scholarship programme was established with Liberty IT to fund a first year student for 4 years in college and give

them work placement during the summer period.

Over the last two year, we have seen a significant increase in funding by the HEA Springboard initiative for several

programmes within the School, at NFQ levels 6, 8 and 9. There was the validation of a new type of apprentice-type

IT course called Higher Certificate in Networking Technologies that has two-thirds of the student’s time spent in

the work place and one-third spent in the classroom. The course received significant support and funding from ICT

Skillnet Ireland and numerous companies eager to recruit the students.

Three new NFQ level 9 programmes were introduced called MSc in Applied Cyber Security, (BN528), MSc in Data

Science & Analytics (BN529) and MSc in Multi-modal Human Language Technology (BN530). These new master

programmes are aimed at upskilling people in the industry sector and have a new structure where two-thirds of

work and assessment is thesis based and one-third is classroom based.


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There have been many seminars, showcases and public events hosted by the school some of which are the annual

Creative Digital Media showcase called Kaleidoscope that showcases the final year projects in digital media, file,

photo, interactive computer applications and other areas from the students. The annual Security Intelligence

forum was held in December for industry and sponsored this year by IBEC Skillsnet Ireland. Several Cyber Security

Challenges were held by various members of staff that catered to industry and an inter-Universities competition.

These competitions are sponsored by companies such as Integrity360 and IBM and have been a great showcase for

the Cyber Security courses and talented graduates from ITB. IBM have also signed an MOU and NDA agreements

to collaborate on cyber security research with ITB. Staff gave presentations at the Universal Design Conference in

Dublin Castle and a Drone Conference in Westport. Drone technology is an area of research and development within

the college and one that we hope to develop more in the coming years. Presentations were also delivered at the

HEAnet annual conference, the European Cyber Warfare and Security conference in London and the Cyber Startup

Summit in Trinity Science Gallery.

Department of Engineering & Trades

The department of engineering and trades has three main disciplines; Engineering, Trades and Horticulture.

Engineering is itself made up of sub-disciplines such as Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics and Computer

Engineering and these are delivered at undergraduate level and in 2016, a new MEng in the Internet of Things was

developed to offer a postgraduate qualification.

The successful completion of Programmatic Review 2015 saw the introduction and implementation of Industry

Placement for Engineering Programmes at Year 3 and Year 4. Implementation of student retention initiatives,

including enhancement of student support by modules and participation in peer-mentoring programmes under

first-year Experience Team. Integration of a robot building activity, dubbed “RoboSumo/RoboSlam” into the

undergraduate modules. In order to facilitate the rollout of Professional Development for Engineering staff,

a Robot building workshop was run in October, facilitated by academic staff from DIT Kevin Street who have

experience in running a train-the-trainer type workshop. The aim of integrating RoboSumo/RoboSlam into the

Professional Development for Engineers module is to provide learning experience that engage the 1st years to

enhance motivation. Activities are team-based, and the leaner deliverables include: evidence of teamwork and

communication skills, that are assessed through sequenced presentations and production of MS Word based

reports and MS Excel activities.


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Successful completion of Engineers Ireland Accreditation 2015, and subsequently, responding to Conditions

and Recommendations. Continuing in active participation in ongoing TU4Dublin merger activities related

to Engineering. Under Architecture Engineering & Construction Studies umbrella, the department actively

participated in six Thematic Groups addressing; Masters/Postgrad Programmes; Internationalisation; Working

at Programme Level; Industry & Professional Engagement; Enterprise & Innovation--- new opportunities, and;

Research. Career Development & Industry Liaison Activities — the department, supported by the ITB Careers

Development Manager arranged for Collins McNicholas and Xelvin Ltd (October 21, 2015) to speak to Award Year

Engineering students on various aspect of job opportunities and career pathways.

• Continuing establishment of the student Engineering Society & the fostering of proactive leadership

engagement— provides a peer-to-peer platform for encouraging retention in Engineering. Organised

a first trip to Tyndall Institute, cork, as part of planned academic motivation visits (ca. 30 students

made the trip). Hosted a Roadshow at ITB, organised by our industry partners, Hanley Control Ltd &

Weidmuller for local industries applying Automation and Process Instrumentation principles.

• Development of research links with the Marine Institute, Galway as part of ongoing PhD work and

collaborative research efforts. Focus on practical solutions to implementing “Born Semantic” Data

Systems, the first outcome of this collaboration was a joint publication with Dr. Adam Ledbetter,

presented at the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. Arising from this collaboration ITB

will provide an academic supervisor on a Masters Research project. The Marine Institute requires an

awarding institute for Masters students, and in this instance Dr. Ledbetter expressed interest in having

ITB as the academic partner. The project has already been awarded a Cullen Fellowship and so is

fully funded. Participated in the 2015 IEEE Young Professional Conference on Remote Sensing in

Barcelona. Presented paper on, “Applying two-level modelling to remote sensor system design to

enable future knowledge generation”. Hosted Prof Helen McNally, (Associate Professor) Electrical

and Computer Engineering Technology, Purdue University, for Lunchtime Seminar, incorporating

ITTDublin, participants December, 2015. Participated in the invitational Intel Information Sharing Event,

courtesy of Kathryn Howard, Intel European Talent Acquisition Recruiter, & Ann-Marie Brooke, Industry

Liaison at Intel. Team tour conducted by Thomas Maher, ITB graduate and currently PT Lecturer in

ITB Programme BN306 BEng in Mechatronic Engineering. ITB Engineering Society Events: Participated

in Young Engineers Society Table Quiz at Engineers Ireland, Clyde Road. Hosted the ITB Engineering

Society & Engineers Ireland’s Young Engineers Committee.

• The Eng-Society attended the Intel Information Sharing Event at Intel Leixlip. Hosting of Engineering

Week events and Taster Programmes in March, 2016 at ITB. Participated in Code4Health workshop

in the Royal College of Physicians Dublin, which was a hands-on workshop delivered by a UK software

standards consortium (openEHR) demonstrating systems development techniques which includes

domain experts (health professionals in this case). Interest is in adoption of the same novel techniques

to Remote Sensor Systems design for Earth Science studies.


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Learning and Innovation Centre (LINC)

The LINC Centre at ITB continues to “link” the academic community and the business community. This is achieved by supporting and partnering with:

• Technology start-ups through enterprise supports and incubation facilities

• Industry by facilitating access to the academic community for applied research, consultancy and industry training

• The Academic Schools by providing access to supports for applied research

Major achievements in the LINC in this reporting period are listed below under the three areas of enterprise,

research and industry training. More information on the LINC Centre can be found at http://www.itb.ie/

IndustryInnovation/index.html or at the LINC blog https://thelincblog.wordpress.com/ of follow the LINC on Twitter

@theLINCDublin.

Achievements in the Enterprise Space

• Funding secured for the New Frontiers Enterprise Platform Programme to the value of €825,000 over a five year period. More details on the programme can be found at http://www.newfrontiersprogramme com/index.html

• Completion of two New Frontiers Programmes in partnership with IT Tallaght:

1. 48 companies supported through the Phase 1 6 week part-time programme to identify and develop opportunity

2. 25 companies supported through the full-time programme bringing these companies from concept to either trading or investment ready

3. Over 100 jobs created through these companies


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New Frontiers Phase II Graduation

Class 2016

• JumpStart, the annual enterprise competition, received over 50 applications each year. The competition received funding from Alexion, AIB and Fingal Local Enterprise Office. In this period judges included Bobby Kerr, Entrepreneur and CEO Insomnia, Allen Cully from Cully and Scully, Shane Ward from Alexion, AIB, Enterprise Ireland and the Fingal Local Enterprise Office. Overall winners included Groopeze and Invizbox with category winners Bia Nua for Food and RewardSynch for Women in Technology.

• Occupancy hit 100% with over 20 companies located on site and over 150 supported through incubation space, clinics, mentoring and networking events; 16 ITB students also worked with companies on site through projects and work placements.

• 11 companies received investor funding, 5 companies received Competitive Start Funding and 6 received LEO funding.

• Industry seminars were held including the areas of:

• Grow Your Exports to the UK Market • Managing and Commercializing Intellectual Property • Introduction to Wolfram Technologies • Cyber Security Intelligence Seminar • Pitch for a Pitch - Live Pitching at the LINC • Crowdfunding • Information Session on the Information Advice and Advocacy Programme with Citizens Information Board and Services

• In this period the institute worked with 9 companies through the Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher scheme http://www.itb.ie/IndustryInnovation/voucher.html. Some of the projects worked on were:

• An online app for financial health checks • Virtual learning app to enable companies to review and change their banking provider • Mobile enable virtual learning environment • Production of test examples from real life crash scenarios

JumpStart Launch 2016


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JumpStart Winners 2016 Invizbox

• The Enterprise Garage, ITB’s student business accelerator programme, was launched in this period. This programme gives ITB students an opportunity to work on their business ideas under the expert guidance of a panel of mentors, industry experts and entrepreneurs at the LINC. http://www.itb.

ie/IndustryInnovation/enterprisegarage.html

Achievements in the Research Space

• Funding awarded for research projects in this period included:


1. Following a feasibility award from Enterprise Ireland the Magnetics and Machine group also received

over €200,000 funding from Enterprise Ireland for a commercialisation fund which allowing them to

design a generator and develop a commercialisation plan for technology transfer.

2. The Cloud Computing group were awarded commercialisation funding of €188,000 to develop a solution

using Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts to monitor and adapt a VOIP service and associated

networks. The outcome of this project should be a unique solution to a growing problem of quality in

VoIP systems which should allow a commercialisation of the solution to either a spin-pout company or

an existing company. The project is a collaboration with UCD.

3. 13 students were awarded funding under the IRC scholarship programmes, IRC enterprise based

programme and the ITB Post-Graduate Research Fund;.

4. Through the competitive call of the AIB Innovation Fund 21 projects received funding to enhance

research capability in the Institute. These projects then allowed 24 students to work on the projects

over the summer periods.

• In this period the technology transfer activity increased with X assignments and X IDFs. Funding for

ITB to the value of was also received in partnership with the DRIC consortium (DIT, IT Tallaght, NCI,

IADT) http://www.itb.ie/IndustryInnovation/technologytransfer.html.

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http://www.itb.ie/IndustryInnovation/enterprisegarage.html

Achievements in Industry Training

During this period, ITB through partnerships between the LINC and academic schools, developed programmes in

partnership with industry to meet specific needs:

• Having responded in 2014 to a tender for Citizens Information Board for the delivery of their Information,

Advice and Advocacy Programme, 60 students completed year 2 of this programme, delivered over three

sites (Dublin, Athlone and Cork).

• With the School of Humanities the LINC responded to and successfully won a tender for the development

and delivery of the Higher Certificate in Arts in Information Provision and Advocacy Practice to Citizens

Information Board [National Framework of Qualifications Level 6 programme, 120 credits, ITB Award

This programme was validated in 2016 and is now being delivered to 75 information providers nationally

It is a blended learning programme with 3 tutorial centres, Dublin, Athlone and Cork

http://www.itb.ie/IndustryInnovation/ipap.html.

• The Certificate in Water Mains & Supply, developed and delivered for Fingal County Council through the

Department of Engineering, continues to be delivered at ITB for Local Authority Services National

Training Group Council and other neighbouring councils (including Kildare, Meath, Louth, Laois and

Dublin City).

• The LINC Centre and the Department of Engineering secured EU funding for the QualiBuild project. This

was an EU project involving a partnership with LIT and DIT with a value of €274,3974.53 (budget was

transferred to ITB from other project partners on the basis of additional work completed) to ITB for

the upskilling of construction workers on low energy buildings. This project led to the development,

validation and piloting of a Train the Trainer programme and a Foundation Energy Skills (FES) course

for construction workers (see www.qualibuild.ie). An agreement was reached with LIT to continue to

offer the FES training post-project (project ended 31/07/2016) as a paid programme with ITB offering

courses in the Leinster region.


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IAAP Graduation 2015

• In June 2016 ITB were successful in tendering for Sustainability Skillnet funding to support delivery of

QualiBuild FES training beyond the lifetime of the EU project. While no training was offered in 2016, the

Skillnet funding was extended into 2017 with 2 courses scheduled for delivery at ITB.

• Phase IV, a Leonardo da Vinci Mobility project was funded by Léargas to send 80 participants from the

Irish construction industry to Germany for upskilling on low energy timber frame construction. This

project was funded by €178,315. Project duration 01/06/2013 to 31/07/2015.

• In October 2016, ITB delivered a course on Process Instrumentation & Control for 8 staff of Bristol Myers

Squibb Cruiserath. BMS have indicated that they will require further deliveries of this training as they

recruit new staff in 2016/2017.

• Through a tendering process with ICT Ireland Skillnet over €200k funding was secured for the

development and delivery of an MSC in Applied Cyber Security and an MSc in Big Data Analytics.

• Having previously validated a new apprentice style model of education “Learn and Work” the LICN

Centre with the Department of Informatics successfully launched the Higher Certificate in Science in

Computing in Networking Technologies for 25 students. In this programme students spend over 56% of

their time in companies working on project to assist their learning. More information can be found on

this model at http://www.itb.ie/industryinnovation/learnwork.html.

Throughout this period the staff at the LINC have worked with local agencies and boards to enhance the industry

network and also the supports to local industry. This has involved a close working relationship with Enterprise

Ireland, the Local Enterprise Offices, the County Councils (Fingal and Dublin City) and Fingal Dublin Chamber

of Commerce. Staff at the LINC also sit on the boards of the Drinan Enterprise Centre in Swords and the BASE

Enterprise Centre in Mulhuddart. Networks are also maintained through the IOTI with the industry liaison

managers, the incubation centre managers and the research managers of the other Institutes of Technology.


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Qualibuild partners with

Minister Damian English

Campus Development

Over the past number of years there has been significant development on the ITB campus. In September 2014 the

Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton officially launched the new Horticulture facilities. Due to

ITB’s unique location set in circa 22.5 hectares of land on the fringes of the fastest growing city in Europe, ITB had

an opportunity to develop facilities that other colleges simply do not have. ITB invested €1.25m in building state of

the art horticulture facilities which includes; glasshouses, poly-tunnels, workshops and welfare facilities as well as

a range of outdoor practical work areas for fruit and vegetable production and sports turf management.

Also in 2014, several former Apprentice Workshops in Block D were converted for use as practical teaching spaces

for Sports Management and Early Childhood Care and the Students Common room in Block C was refurbished. In

2015 a new Lecturer Theatre, additional toilets and a breakout space were completed. ITB sees all of its facilities as

a resource to be shared with and used by the local community.

Sports and fitness have always been priorities at ITB and further to the completion of top quality all-weather &

grass pitches, a modern Sports facility was officially opened by Minister for Health Leo Varadkar. In the words of

Minister Varadkar “This is a really impressive sports facility and I’m delighted to be asked to the formal opening.

ITB has taken a pioneering record on the health and fitness of its students, and I congratulate everyone involved

in this project. I also commend the Institute for making these facilities available to the local community. The new

facility includes a fully equipped gym as well as indoor and outdoor changing facilities. These new developments,

together with the existing Sports Hall and Activities Room mean that students, staff and the community have access

to top of the range resources on Campus.

There are plans to add floodlighting to its GAA pitch, thanks to the 2014 Sports Capital Programme administered

by the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport, which will further enhance the facilities on Campus. This

investment will complement ITB’s innovative purpose-built campus with cycling and car-parking facilities as well

as a shuttle bus service linking the college with the wider Blanchardstown area.

You don’t have to be a Sports or Fitness fanatic to avail of the campus facilities. The Institute has recently completed

a “campus walk” which is the first stage in the fulfilment of an Activity-based Landscape Masterplan. The main

themes in this Masterplan are fitness, sensory engagement and food production. In the years to come, ITB plans

to leverage its expertise in areas such as Horticulture, Sports Management and Social & Community Development

to see this masterplan realized. ITB’s open and unique Campus will continue to be a significant asset for our

neighbours and friends in Dublin 15 and beyond.


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Technological University for Dublin

The development of the Technological University for Dublin is not only important for the three institutions involved

(Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Institute of Technology Tallaght and Dublin Institute of Technology) but will

also be transformative in terms of higher education in Ireland and in what it will achieve for the overall social and

economic development of the Greater Dublin Region.

Following on since the TU4Dublin Alliance submitted the Implementation Plan to the Higher Education Authority in

May 2014 the plan was accepted which meant successful completion of Stage 2 in the process.

An expert international panel, appointed by the HEA, was convened to assess this Implementation Plan. The panel

submitted their report to the HEA and their recommendation states that the implementation plan is a ‘credible and

realisable proposal’. The Minister for Education welcomes the report and the Alliance successfully moves from

Stage 3 to Stage 4, the final stage of the process toward designation as a Technological University.

The next step for TU4Dublin will be for the three institutions to formally merge as one. This is a pre-requisite to

submitting an application for TU designation, and it can only take place once the Technological Universities Bill is

passed.

In December 2015, The Technological University Bill, was considered by Cabinet and approved for publication. While

we don’t yet know by what date the legislation will be enacted we continue to accelerate our preparations to ensure

that we are ready with a comprehensive submission that meets all the criteria for TU designation. It is important

that the future shape of the new institution builds on what we now do well as three separate institutions, and

adds a further dimension making it identifiable as the kind of institution students would aspire to attend; in which

colleagues are proud to serve; and which will earn the loyalty of our respective graduates.

This is a unique opportunity to build on the collective history and expertise of our three Institutes, so that jointly we

create, in all respects, an excellent new Technological University for Dublin.

For further information please visit the re-designed TU4Dublin website; http://www.tu4dublin.ie/


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Student and Staff Profile

Student Profile

A brief overview of the main student statistics is presented below.

Total Student numbers for 2014 – 2016

The Institute has maintained student numbers over the period of 2014 - 2016, with full-time student numbers

reaching 2,583. These numbers combined show a growth in the full-time equivalent figure from 3,278 to 3,296.

New Entrants

There were 780 new entrants (full-time undergraduate) for the 2014/15 academic year and 765 for the 2015/16

academic year. Most first year students are from the immediate locality, with 70% of full-time students coming from

Dublin. Since 2008, ITB has recruited more school leavers from Dublin 15 than any other third level institution (Irish

Times Feeder Schools). A break-down of new entrants by discipline is given below.


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% New Entrants by Discipline

Social Science, Business & Law

Science, Mathematics & Computing

Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction

Agriculture

Health & Welfare

Services

24%

24%

13%

2%

27%

10%

20%

13%

2%

30%

8%

2014/15 2015/16

27%

Total Student Numbers for 2014-2015, 2015-2016

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

2583

700

198

3292

2536

752

211

3296

Full-Time Part-Time Remote Total (FTE)

2014-2015 2015-2016

Postgraduates

In the academic year 2014/15, at postgraduate level, there were a total of 204 students of which 43% were pursuing

a postgraduate higher diploma, 48% were pursuing a level 9 taught masters, 6% were pursuing a level 9 research

masters, and 3% were undertaking a doctorate.

In the academic year 2015/16, at postgraduate level, there were a total of 179 students of which 33% were pursuing

a postgraduate higher diploma, 53% were pursuing a level 9 taught masters, 11% were pursuing a level 9 research

masters, and 4% were undertaking a doctorate.

Undergraduates

Of the undergraduate population of 3,229 in the 2014/15 academic year, 9% were pursuing level 6 courses, and 38%

were pursuing level 7 courses and 44% were pursuing level 8 courses.

Of the undergraduate population of 3,268 in the 2015/16 academic year, 9% were pursuing level 6 courses, and 37%

were pursuing level 7 courses and 44% were pursuing level 8 courses.

An average of 26% of the total student population were on flexible learning programmes i.e. part-time, distance

learning, E-learning and In-service courses. The international student numbers continues to grow from 70 in

2013/14 to 80 in 2014/15.


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% Postgraduates by course level

Postgraduate Cert/Diploma

Masters (Taught) level 9

Masters (Research) level 9

PhD level 10

Total Students

36% 33%

48% 53%

13% 11%

3% 4%

204 179

2014/15 2015/16

% Undergraduates by course level

Cert/Diploma level 6

Ordinary Degree level 7

Honours Degree level 8

Occasional

Total Students

9%

38%

44%

9%

3,229

37%

44%

9%

3,268

2014/15 2015/16

9%

Conferred Awards

A total of 947 students graduated on 07th November 2014 in a conferring ceremony held in Block C.

A total of 941 students graduated on 06th November 2015 in a conferring ceremony held in Block C.


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Award

School of Business

School of Humanities

School of Informatics

School of Engineering

Total

198 72

665 282

270 28

214

94

159

39

56

115

253

150

274

947

27

16

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Number of Full-Time Students

Number of Part-Time Students

Total % Total

Award

School of Business

School of Humanities

School of Informatics

School of Engineering

Total

227 55

693 248

282 30

224

81

161

26

51

116

250

132

277

941

27

14

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Number of Full-Time Students

Number of Part-Time Students

Total % Total

Staff Profile

An average of 258 staff were employed by the Institute over the period of this report, with a 60:40 ratio of academic

to support staff. An average staff age profile is given below.

Pursuant to the HEA criteria that 45% of full-time Higher education academic staff have a level 10 qualification

or equivalent and that 90% of full-time higher education academic staff have at least a level 9, 23% of ITB full-

time academic staff have a level 10 qualification and 83% of full-time academic staff have a level 9 or higher

qualification.


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Aged - 55 and Over

Aged - 20-39

Aged - 40-54

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Academic Staff Qualifications

Level 10 Level 9

Level 10

Level 9

18%

27%

55%


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Diversity

All public bodies in Ireland have responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human

rights of their employees, customers, service users and everyone affected by their policies and plans. This is a legal

obligation, called the Public Sector Duty, and it originated in Section 42 of our founding legislation, the Irish Human

Rights and Equality Act 2014.

ITB has always done its utmost to promote equality and prevent discrimination with all staff and students and have

an active working group tasked with overseeing this. The working group been engaged in various activities between

September 2014 – August 2016.

Between September and December 2014 the Diversity and Equality working group oversaw the transformation of

C106, the former Oratory, into Ciúnas, the Quiet space for people of all and no faith. The group ran a competition to

rename the space, drew up and circulated guidelines for usage of the space and agreed on a process to make once

off bookings.

Members of the group attended a play about the experiences of racism performed by a local migrant group Cultúr

based in Navan. The Diversity and Equality group arranged for some of the performers to come and talk to students

at ITB in November 2014.

In early 2015 Colette Murray presented the findings of the equality audit that she had conducted on policies at ITB

to the Diversity and Equality working group. Some of the main findings included the fact that there are separate

policies for staff and students and some of the student policies in particular require updating. The need for an anti-

racism policy was also identified. It was later agreed that there is a need to develop a broader anti-discriminatory

policy to cover both staff and students.

In October 2015 Umar al Kadri from the Islamic Centre in Coolmine came to address the group and discussed the

transformation of Ciúnas as well as answering questions around the needs of Muslim students.

In December 2015 the Diversity and Equality working group ran an event on International Human Rights Day to

raise awareness around diversity and equality issues at ITB. Guest speakers included the poet, writer and facilitator

Mr. Colm Keegan who delivered a workshop and Mr. Ken McCue from SARI (Sports against Racism Ireland) who

made a presentation to students. The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission had supplied documentation

around their work and various human rights and equality issues. Information on these was distributed to staff and

students throughout the day.

The next steps following on from the signing these Charters will be to conduct an assessment on our current

practice and policies regarding equality and diversity. (i.e. what are we doing at present in relation to promoting

equality and diversity for students, the workplace and the community?), Review our policies that relate to Equality,

Diversity, Human Rights and Start reporting on how we include positive approach to equality and diversity in ITB.


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Energy Efficiency Progress and Overview of Energy Usage 2014-2016

ITB has continued to make significant progress in its energy efficiency performance with 60.2% improvement in

2015 over its baseline figure.

Actions Undertaken 2014 - 2016

From 2014 to 2016 the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown undertook a range of initiatives to improve our

energy performance, including:

• All high level lighting in Block C has been converted to LED

• Energy saving initiatives (LED, absence detection, waterless urinals ect.) were incorporated into capital

works projects;

• Energy awareness initiatives were highlighted through the Green Campus Committee.

Actions Planned to improve energy performance

The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown intends to further improve our energy performance by undertaking the

following initiatives:

• Additional meters have been installed (OPW’s Optimising Power @ Work Programme) to monitor energy

consumption in different buildings on campus. This will be used to identify areas for further reductions in

energy consumption.

External Consultancy Firms

For the period of 2014/15 and 2015/16, ITB did not engage with any external consultancy firms to carry out

investigations and/or enquiries on internal matters.


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1,780 mWh of electricity

3,341 mWh (Gross) of fossil fuels

Energy Usage

1,784 mWh of electricity

3,302 mWh (Gross) of fossil fuels

2014 2015

Selection of Notable Highlights

This Annual Report contains a wide variety of achievements from both staff and students. From silver medals at

Bloom to ITB being crowned CFAI League Champions. These achievements showcase the talent and success of our

various departments and their staff and students.

With innovative programmes such as Young Women in Technology, raising over €4,000 for Pieta House and hosting

ITB’s Fun with Literacy Day at Ladyswell Primary School, ITB continues to developing strong links in our local

community.

By sharing our success stories in the media, over social media and with our stakeholders we will continue to

celebrate and highlight the achievements of our staff and students


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04/09/2014 ITB's Teaching Heros announced http://www.itb.ie/NewsEvents/newsdetail.asp?Item=16653

15/09/2014 ITB Humanities Lecturer receives Graduate Scholar Award

http://www.itb.ie/NewsEvents/newsdetail.asp?Item=16655

Date Title URL

22/09/2014 Tanaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., launches ITB's new Horticulture facilities


24/10/2014 Community Development Students in partnership with Action from Ireland to host 2014 Afri Hedge School


24/11/2014 ITB Digital Forensics and Cyber Security students bag top honours at Ireland's premier Cyber Security Challenge


16/12/2014 ITB awards Annual Sports Scholarships


14/01/2015 ITB to host the 23rd international Reconceptualising Early Childhood Education (RECE) conference


18/02/2015 ITB crowned CFAI League Champions


03/03/2015 Canada-Ireland International Symposium - Higher Education in Transformation


02/04/2015 ITB Department of Informatics hold ZeroDays CTF, Ireland’s Biggest Cyber Security Challenge



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02/04/2015 ITB receives Smarter Travel Award http://www.itb.ie/NewsEvents/newsdetail.asp?Item=16684

11/05/2015 FitStyle Week raises over €4,000 for Pieta House


28/05/2015 ITB & Fingal County Council win Silver Gilt Medal and Best in Show award at Bloom 2015


02/06/2015 ITB students finalists in inaugural Intel Galileo Competition


17/09/2015 ITB wins Gold at Bloom and Launches Plans for New Horticulture Facility


24/09/2015 CISCO awards Premier Partner status to ITB's Networking Academy


06/11/2015 Highest Number of ITB Graduates honoured at Annual Conferring Ceremony


21/12/2015 ITB Lecturer and student co-edit new book on Text Mining & Visualization


18/02/2016 ITB Humanities lecturer among keynote speakers at Social Care Ireland Annual Conference 2016


01/04/2016 ITB Informatics Head of Department among panel speakers at the Cyber Startup Summit 2016


05/04/2016 ITB Department of Informatics hold ZeroDays CTF, Ireland's Biggest Cyber Security Challenge


15/04/2016 ITB lecturer authors new book on Emotionally Intelligent Colleges


28/04/2016 ITB Fun With Literacy Day at Ladyswell Primary School


27/05/2016 ITB's Young Women in Technology Project 2016


31/05/2016 ITB & Fingal County Council win Silver Gilt at Bloom 2016


03/08/2016 ITB Lecturers contribute to publication on importance of non-cognitive skills in education


Selection of Staff Publications

Books

Hofmann, M. and Muntean, G. Eds. (2014) Towards the Internet of Things: Issues, Challenges and Approaches:

Proceedings of the 13th Information Technology and Telecommunication Conference. Dublin: IT&T.

Hofmann, M. and Chisholm, A. Eds. (2015) Text Mining and Visualisation: Case Studies using Open-Source Tools.

Florida: CRC Press.

Mc Nutt, L., Craddock, G. and Rice, D. Eds. (2015) Proceedings of the Universal Design in Education Conference.

Dublin: Technological University for Dublin.

Ní Chonaill, B. and Buczkowska, T. (2016) Taking Racism Seriously: Experiences of Racism and Racially Motivated

Anti-Social Behaviour in Housing. Dublin: Immigrant Council of Ireland.

Nolan, B. and Periñán, C. Eds. (2014) Language Processing and Grammars: the Role of Functionally Oriented

Computational Models. Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Nolan, B., Rawoens, G. and Diedrichsen, E. (2015) Causation, Permission and Transfer: Argument Realisation in GET,

TAKE, PUT, GIVE and LET Verbs. Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Smith, M. and Queiroz, C. (2015) Unity 5.x Cookbook. London ,UK: Packt Publishers.

Book Chapters

Foley, L. (2016) ‘The Botanical Legacy of Bective Abbey’ In Stout, G. and Stout, M. Eds., The Bective Abbey Project:

Excavations 2009-2012. Wordwell Ltd. pp. 202-213.

Gray, G., McGuinness, C. and Owende, P. (2016) ‘Non-cognitive Factors of Learning as Early Indicators of Students

At-Risk of Failing in Tertiary Education’ In Khine, M.S. and Areepattamannil, S. Eds., Non-cognitive Skills and Factors

in Educational Attainment. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. pp. 199-238.

Ní Chonaill, B. (2014) ‘The Linguistic Challenges of Immigration: the Irish Higher Education Sector’s Response’

In Little, D., Leung, C. and Van Avermaet, P. Eds. Managing Diversity in Education Languages, Policies, Pedagogies.

Bristol: Multilingual Matters. pp. 97-108.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Introduction: Language Processing and Grammars’ In Nolan, B. and Periñán, C. Eds., Language

Processing and Grammars: The Role of Functionally Oriented Computational Models. Amsterdam and New York: John

Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 1-12.


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Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Extending a Lexicalist Functional Grammar Through Speech Acts, Constructions and

Conversational Software Agents’ In Nolan, B. and Periñán, C. Eds., Language Processing and Grammars: The Role

of Functionally Oriented Computational Models. Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp.

143-164.

Nolan, B. (2015) ‘Encoding Transfer, let/allow and Permission in Modern Irish: Interaction of Causation, Event

Chaining, Argument Realisation and Syntactic Variation’ In Nolan, B., Rawoens, G. and Diedrichsen, E. Eds.,

Causation, Permission and Transfer: Argument Realisation in GET, TAKE, PUT, GIVE and LET Verbs. Amsterdam and

New York: John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 13-51.

Nolan, B. (2016) ‘Causal Relata and Event Chains in the Concepts Transfer, Let/Allow and Permission in Modern

Irish’ In Periñán-Pascual, C. and Mestre-Mestre, E.M. Eds., Understanding Meaning and Knowledge Representation:

From Theoretical and Cognitive Linguistics to Natural Language Processing. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp.

3-21.

Nolan, B. (2016) ‘What can Theoretical Linguistics do for Natural Language Processing Research?’ In Periñán-

Pascual, C. and Mestre-Mestre, E.M. Eds., Understanding Meaning and Knowledge Representation: From Theoretical

and Cognitive Linguistics to Natural Language Processing. UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 235-247.

Peer-reviewed Refereed Journal Publications

Bhatnagar, V. and Owende, P. (2015) ‘Energy Harvesting for Assistive and Mobile Applications’. Energy Science and

Engineering, 3 (3), pp. 153–173.

Briassoulis, D., Gallego, E., Pantaleo, A.M., Holden, N., Owende, P., Ting, K.C. and Mallikarjunan, K. (2014) ‘The

“Threads” of Biosystems Engineering’. Transactions of the ASABE 57 (1), pp. 307-330.

Brogan, M., Kaneswaran, D., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2014) ‘Automatic Generation and

Population of a Graphics-Based Driving Simulator: Use of Mobile Mapping Data for Behavioral Testing of Drivers’.

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2434, pp. 95-102.

Brogan, M., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2015) ‘Steering in Video-Based Driving Simulation with

Stereo Depth Maps’. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2518, pp. 104-

112.

Brogan, M., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2016) ‘Changing Lanes: Generating Steerable Environments

in Video-based Driving Simulation’. Simulation, 92 (5), pp. 407-415.

Daly, N., Brogan, M., Kaneswaran, D., Deegan, C., Markham, C. and Commins, S. (2014) ‘An Exploratory Study of

the Role Played by Sustained Attention Along a Rural Irish Route Using a Video-playback System’. Transportation

Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 26, pp. 138–150.


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Darby, F. (2017) ‘Are You Listening to How I Look? Reflections on the Role of Emotional and Aesthetic Labour in

Higher Education’. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education AISHE-J, 9 (1), pp. 2821-2827.

Foley, L. (2016) ‘Wildlife Friendly Gardening’. The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, 25 (2), pp. 14-15.

Freeman, M.R. (2016) ‘Horticulture for Human Health’. Horticulture Connected, (Summer), pp. 43-45.

Freeman, M.R. (2016) ‘Education, Communities and the Role of Horticulture in Ireland’. Horticulture Connected,

(Autumn/Winter), pp. 41-42.

Gray, G., McGuinness, C., Owende, P. and Carthy, A. (2014) ‘A Review of Psychometric Data Analysis and

Applications in Modelling of Academic Achievement in Tertiary Education’. Journal of Learning Analytics, 1 (1), pp.

75-106.

Gray, G., McGuinness, C., Owende, P. and Hofmann, M. (2016) ‘Learning Factor Models of Students at Risk of

Failing in the Early Stage of Tertiary Education’. Journal of Learning Analytics, 3 (2), pp. 330–372.

McGeough, F. (2014) ‘Performance Information in the Irish Public Sector: a Comparison with the UK’. Public Money

and Management, 34 (3), pp. 197-204.

McGeough, F. (2015) ‘Performance Reporting in Ireland: the Ongoing Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality’.

International Journal of Public Sector Management, 28 (1), pp.2-10.

McGeough, F. (2015) ‘Governance in Irish Charities’. Accountancy Ireland, 47 (1), pp. 34-35.

McGeough, F. (2015) ‘Prove Your Worth: Non-profit Organisations Face Significant Challenges When It Comes to

Assessing Their Performance, But It Can Be Done’. Accountancy Ireland, 47 (4), pp. 46-47.

McNutt, L. (2015) ‘Reframing Higher Education the Wild Atlantic Way: A Personal Reflection”. AISHE-J, 7 (1), pp.

2241-2249.

Ní Chonaill, B. and Byrne, M. (2014) ‘”Ghettos of the Mind”: Realities and Myths in the Construction of the Social

Identity of a Dublin Suburb’. Sociological Research Online, 19 (3), p. 17.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘The Theoretical and Computational Considerations of Linking Constructions in a Functional

Grammar’. Review of Cognitive Linguistics, 12 (2), pp. 410-442.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Complex Predicates and Light Verb Constructions in Modern Irish’. Revista Española de Lingüística

Aplicada/Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, 27 (1), pp. 140–167.

Nolan, B. (2016) ‘Dynamicity in the Construal of Complex Events in Irish English and Modern Irish’. English Text

Construction, 9 (1), pp. 165–189.


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Sheridan, S. and Keane, A. (2016) ‘Detection of DNS-Based Covert Channel Beacon Signals’. Journal of Information

Warfare, 14 (4).

Conference Proceedings

Brogan, M., Kaneswaran, D., Commins, S., Markham, C. and Deegan, C. (2014) ‘Automatic Generation and

Population of Graphics-based Driving Simulator Using Mobile Mapping Data for the Purpose of Behavioural Testing

of Drivers’, In Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington DC. pp. 95-102.

Brogan, M., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2014) ‘Steerable Video: Generating Video-based

Environments for Driving Simulation’, In The Driving Simulation Conference Europe (DSC), Paris, France. pp 09.1-09.6.

Brogan, M., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2014) ‘Comparison of Bit-depth and Resolution Sampling

Effects in Video-based Driving Simulation’, In Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing (IMVIP), Derry, Ireland.

Brogan, M., Markham, C., Commins, S. and Deegan, C. (2015) ‘Dynamic Perspective Corrections for Steering

in Video-based Driving Simulation using Stereo Depth Maps’, In The 94th Annual Meeting of the Transportation

Research Board, Washington DC. pp. 104-112.

Campbell, N., Egan, T. and Deegan, C. (2017) ‘The Application of Digital Accelerometers for Wired and Non-wired

Mechanomyography’, In The Irish Signals and Systems Conference (IEEE), Tralee, Ireland. pp. 1-6.

Carter, B. and Hofmann, M. (2014) ‘An Analysis into Using Unstructured Non-expert Text in the Illicit Drug Domain’,

In Proceedings of 4th IEEE International Advance Computing Conference, New Delhi, India. pp. 651-657.

Causer S. and Hofmann, M. (2014) ‘Comparison of Video Game Classification Schemes Utilising Web Mining

Techniques’, In The 13th International Information Technology and Telecommunication Conference, Dublin, Ireland. pp.

37-46.

Clifford, W., Deegan, C. and Markham, C. (2017) ‘Smart Detection of Driver Distraction Events’, In The 19th European

Conference on Eye Movements, Wuppertal, Germany.

Clifford, W., Deegan, C. and Markham, C. (2017) ‘High Speed Reconstruction of a Scene Implemented Through

Projective Texture Mapping’, In Irish Machine Vision and Image Processing 2017, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare,

Ireland.

Colton D. and Hofmann, M. (2014) ‘Automated Detection of Cyberbullying’, In The 13th International Information

Technology and Telecommunication Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Davelouis, F. and Gray, G. (2015) ‘Travel Time as a Proximity Measure for Geo-Spatial K-Means Clustering’, In The

14th IT&T Annual Conference, National College of Ireland, Ireland. p. 44-51.


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Gray, G., McGuinness, C. and Owende, P. (2014) ‘An Application of Classification Models to Predict Learner

Progression in Tertiary Education’, In The 4th IEEE International Advanced Computing Conference, Gurguan, India. pp.

549-554.

Gray, G., McGuinness, C. and Owende, P. (2014) ‘An Application of Classification Models to Predict Learner

Progression in Tertiary Education’, In The Advance Computing Conference (IACC) 2014 IEEE International. pp. 549–554.

Gray, G., McGuinness, C. and Owende, P. (2014) ‘Non-cognitive Factors of Learning as Predictors of Academic

Performance in Tertiary Education’, In The 7th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2014),

London, England. pp. 107-114.

Hanratty, J., Deegan, C., Walsh, M. and Kirkpatrick, B. (2016) ‘Analysis of Glottal Source Parameters in

Parkinsonian Speech’, In The 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Society (EMBC). pp. 3666-3669.

Keane, M. and Hofmann, M. (2017) ‘An Investigation into Third Level Module Similarities and Link Analysis’, In The

3rd International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’17), Valencia, Spain. pp. 1121-1129.

Martin, D., Swanton, A., Bradley, J. and McGrath, D. (2016) ‘The Use, Integration and Value of Performance Analysis

to GAA Coaches’, In The International Society of Performance Analysis in Sport International Workshop, Carlow, Ireland.

Meaney, M., McTiernan, T. and McNutt, L. (2015) ‘Introduction to the Higher Education in Transformation

Conference, 2015’, In The Higher Education in Transformation Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.

McGeough, F. (2015) ‘Performance Measurement in Irish Charities’, In The Irish Accounting and Finance Association

Annual Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.

McGeough, F. (2015) ‘Governance Practices in Irish Charities’, In The British Accounting and Finance Association

Annual Conference, University of Manchester, England.

McGeough, F. (2016) ‘Legitimising Governance Activities in Irish NPOs: the Annual Report as a Disclosure Tool’, In

The Irish Accounting and Finance Association Annual Conference, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland.

McGeough, F. (2016) ‘Building Public Policy on Shifting Sands: the Case of NAMA’, In The Irish Accounting and

Finance Association Annual Conference, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.

McGeough, F. (2016) ‘Rituals of Legitimisation: Performance Reporting by Irish Charities’, In The British Accounting

and Finance Association Annual Conference, University of Bath, England.

McNutt, L. (2016) ‘Taking Stock: Universal Design for Learning: Keynote Presentation’ In The AHEAD Symposium

2016, Dublin City University, Ireland.


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McSweeney, D., Hoffmann, M., Gray, G. and Keyes, L. (2015) ‘Lessons Learned from Teaching Data Analytics in a

Fully Online Mode at Postgraduate Level’, In The Higher Education in Transformation Symposium, Dublin, Ireland. pp.

265-272.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Motivating a Model of Conversational Software Agents, Speech Acts, Language Constructions and

an Emergent Common Ground’, In Beyond Words: New Developments in Pragmatics Conference, Leipzig University,

Germany.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Argument Realisation of the Concepts Transfer, let/allow and Permission in Modern Irish: the

Interaction of Causation, Event Chaining and Syntactic Variation’, In The 3rd International Conference on Meaning and

Knowledge Representation, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain.

Nolan, B. (2014) ‘Complex Sentences and Nexus Juncture Relations in Modern Irish’, In The University of Cardiff

Roundtable on Dynamicity Above the Clause.

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INSTI

TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2015

�itb lnsli/u/e of Technology Blanchardstown

lnstiliuid Teicneolofochla Baile Bhlainseir

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

Table of Contents

Statement of Institute Responsibilities 1

Statement on Internal Control 2-3

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General 4

Statement of Accounting Policies 5-8

Income and Expenditure Account 9

Balance Sheet 10

Cash Flow Statement 11

Notes to Financial Statements 12-20



INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCI-IARDSTOWN

STATEMENT OF INSTITUTE RESPONSIBILITIES

TI1e. Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 require the Institute to prepare financial statements ih such form as may be approved by the Higher Education Authority and to submit them for audit to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

In prepming these fu1micial statements the Institute is required to:

- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless that basis isinappropriate,

Disclose and explain any material depaitures from applicable Accounting Standards.

The Institute is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with

reasonable accuracy at any time the :financial position of the Institute m1d which enable it to

ensure that the financial statements comply with Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006.

The Institute is also responsible for safeguarding its assets and for taking reasonable steps for

the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Signed by:

� - � A 7 "0 *2 Signed:� \...) V<:1!.rv� r,,,,._.

President; Dr. IDiarmuid 0' allaghan

Signed: <--r� "--/� �Chafrman; JProf Thomas Collins

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INSTffUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

Statement on Internal Control For the year ended 31 August 2015

Responsibility for the Statement on Internal Control

TI1e Governing Body of the Institute ofTeclmology B1anchardstown aclrnowledges its responsibility for ensudng that an effective system of internal control is maintained and operated. The system of internal controls consists of those processes used to identify, evaluate and manage significant risks faced by the Institute in the management of its affairs.

The system can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions are authorised and properly recorded, and that material errors or irregularities are either prevented or would be detected on a timely basis.

Code of Governance of Irish Institutes of Techi10logy

The Code of Governance ofirish Institutes of Technology as amended to reflect the 2009 Code of Governance for State Bodies was adopted by the Governing Body on the 22nd

Febrnary 2013.

Key Control Procedures

The Institute has taken steps to ensure an appropriate control environment including:

o Financial procedures and regulations are cmTently documented and implemented.

0 Regular reviews by the Governing Body of periodic and annual :financial reports, which include financial performance against budgets.

0 Comprehensive Budgeting system with an annual budget which is reviewed and approved by Governing Body

0 Clearly defined capital investment control guidelines.

o The establishment of an Audit Committee with a defined audit charter and with cleartcnns of reference which deal with significant control issues and receives the reportsof the internal and external auditors

a The Institute's internal audit function has been out-somced and operates inaccordance with the code of Governance of Irish Institutes of Technology. Theannual internal audit plan is approved by the Audit Committee and the liitemal Auditfunction reports to this committee regularly.

o Procurement procedures which have been communicated to all staff

The system of internal conlrnl operated in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is based on:

o Detailed administrative procedures incorporating internal check

o Defined Management roles and segregation of duties

o Specific authorisations

o Management review of monthly repoits outlining actual anq budgeted resultsfor key programmes

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INSTrI'UTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

Statement on Internal Control (cont.) Governing Body's monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the system of internal controls is infonned by:

o the work of the Audit Committee, which oversees the work of Internal A11dit, andmeets with the Internal Audit team on a regular basis to review their work

0 Internal Audit which is based on 1isk considerations in deciding on the annualaudit tasks included in the Internal Audit Plan

o the President and managers within the Institute, who have responsibility for thedevelopment and maintenance of the control framework,

o the recommendations made by the Comptroller and Auditor General in hismanagement letter and other reports

0 and the risk management process in operation in the Institute

The Governing Body met seven times in the twelve month pe1iocl to August 2015 and the Audit Committee met four times in the same period.

Risk Management The Institutes Risk Register was last presented to the Audit Committee in January 2013 and no review was undertaken in year ended 31 st August 2015. This review has now beenundertaken with an updated Risk Register presented to the Audit Committee on 28th July 2016. Individual risk areas were reviewed by 1isk holders during the year with the following actions being undertaken in 2014/15:

o Programmatic review across all academic departments in the Instih1teo Adoption of a revised Code of Conduct for Employees0 Adopted an Institute Corporate Procurement Plano Adopted a revised Credit Card Policy and Procedureo Adopted an Institute Confidential Disclosure Policy

Annual Review of Controls

We confum that for the year ended 31 August 2015, reviews of the effectiveness of the system of Internal Controls and Internal Financial Conttols were carried out and approved by the Governing Body on the 9th September 2016. Recommendations adopted and implemented as a result of this review include the introduction of A C1itical Incident and Business Continuity Plan, Student Fee and Income Interface reconciliation, a review of all Institute Policies and the formal adoption of the IOT Internal Control Framework. As part of the Internal Audit Plan, a review of the operation of the Human Resomces activities at the Institute was carried out during the year. This report was presented to, and adopted by, the Audit Committee on 1 st December 2015.

Signe<\: '-e_ 0--Chah-man; Prof Thomas Collins

Signed: ��-� ��()Sh\•1-k President; Dr. Diarnmid �Callaghan

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Date: ')....'-�Q ·:c;ec. ·, . .o \ G

Comptroller and Auditor General

Report for presentation to the Houses of the Oireachtas


I have audited the financial statements of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown for the year ended 31 August 2015 under the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. The financial statements comprise the statement of accounting policies, the income and expenditure account, the balance sheet, the cash flow statement and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and generally accepted accounting practice.

Responsibilities of the Institute

The Institute Is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, for ensuring that they give a true and fair view and for ensuring lhe regularity of transactions.

Responsibilities of the Comptroller and Auditor General

My responsibility is to audit the financial statements and report on them In accordance with applicable law. My audit is conducted by reference to the special considerations which allach to bodies in receipt of substantial funding from the State in relation to their management and operation.

My audit Is carried out in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and In compliance with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of audit of the financial statements

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, suffici_ent to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of o whether lhe accounting policies are appropriate to the

lnstituie's circumstances, and have been consistently applied and adequately disclosed

o the reasonablenes.s of significant accounting estimatesmade in the preparation of the financial statements, and

o the overall presentation of the financial statements.I also seel< to obtain evidence about the regularity of financial transactions In the course of audit.

Opinion on the financial statements In my opinion, the financial statements: o give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and

financial position of the Institute as at 31 August 2015and of its income and expenditure for the year thenended; and

o have been properly prepared in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting practice.

In my opinion, the accounting records of the Institute were sufficient to permit the financial statements to be readily and properly audited. The financial statements are in agreement with the accounting records.

Matters on which I report by exception

I report by exception if I have not received all the information and explanations I required for my audit, or if I find o any material instance where money has not been

applied for the purposes intended or where thetransactions did not conform to the authoritiesgoverning them, or

0 the statement on internal control does not reflect thelnstitute's compliance with the Code of Governance ofIrish Institutes of Technology, or

0 there are other material matters relating to the mannerin which public business has been conducted.

have nothing to report in regard to those matters upon which reporting Is by exception.

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.v };y?; ) l , '/ , . ) ((i?'t(:l-:, /f!/i:t-ll. �Colette Drinan For and on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General / /.December 2016


STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIBS

The significant accounting policies adopted by The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown are as follows:

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally acceptedaccounting principles in Ireland and the United Kingdom under the historical costconvention ( except for certain assets which are included at valuation) and with therequirements of the Higher Education Authority.

2. RECOGNiTION OF INCOME

State Grants:Recmrnnt grants :from the Higher Education Authority and other bodies arerecognised in the period in which they are receivable.

Non-recurrent grants from the Higher Education Authority or other bodies receivedin respect of the acquisition or constrnction of fixed assets are h·eated as defeiredcapital grants and amortised in line with depreciation over the life of the assets.

Devolved Grants:The Minister for Education and Skills introduced a scheme to devolve responsibilityto the Institute for summer and other Capital Works. Where devolved grant monies,in respect of this scheme

> have not been expended they are treated as defeired

income, provided the projects to which they are committed have been approved bythe Governing Body, are fully defined, time:; phased and with estimates of costs.

In all other cases devolved grant funding is recog11ised in the period received.

Research Grants and Contracts:Income from Research Grants and Contracts is matched to expenditure and isincluded in the income of the year in which the related expenditure has been incurred.

All research income and expenditure is shown under the headings 'Research Grantsand Contracts'. Full provision is made for foreseeable losses.

Fee Income:Fee Income is accounted for on an accruals basis. All fee income is now includedunder this heading including Life Long Learning and Other Fees.

Interest Income:All income :from short term deposits is credited to the income and expenditureaccount in the period in which it is earned.

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3. STOCKS

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTO\VN

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIBS (cont.)

Expenditure on books and consumable stocks is charged to the Income andExpenditure Account as incu1Ted.

4. FIXED ASSETS AND DEPRECIATION

Fixed assets, with fhe exception of land, are stated at historical cost or valuation lessaccumulated depreciation. Land is stated at historical cost or valuatioh.

(a) COST OR VALUATION

Fixed assets in existence on 1 January 1993 (date of commencement order) are stated at valuation. The basis of valuation of land and buildings is set out at note 14. Subsequent additions are stated at cost.

Buildings under conshuction are accounted for at cost based on the value of the architect's certificates and other direct costs incurred to the financial year end. They are not depreciated until they are bro1+ght into use.

(b) EQUIPMENT

From 1 September 2008, equipment costing less than €3,000 per individual item is wri t:ten off to the income and expenditure account in the year of acquisition. Where individual items of equipment purchased are below the capitalisation limit (€3,000) and the total purchase invoice is in excess of the li.J.nit, these items are individually capitalised in the normal way.

(c) DEPRECIATION

Depreciation is provided on fixed assets, excluding land, on a sh·aight line basis so as to write off their historical costs or valuations over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings Fixtures and Fittings including Prefabs Computer equipment Plant and Machinery Equipment Motor Vehicles

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Years 50 10 3

10 5 5

INSTITUTE OP TECI-INOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES (cont.)

All equipment fun4ed from Research Grants and Contracts is depreciated over the life of the asset in line with the policy for all other Fixed Assets.

Leased Land and Buildings are depreciated over the life of the lease.

5. FOREIGN CURRENCIESTransactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into fau·oand recorded at the rates of exchange ruling at the dates of the h'ansactions.Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign cmrencies are translated intoEuro at the rates of exchange rnling at the balance sheet date.

6. PENSIONSThe Single Public Service Pension Scheme (Single Scheme) is the defined benefitpension scheme for pensionable public servants appointed on or after 1 January 2013in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and OtherProvisions) Act 2012. Deductions made from employees under the Single Scheme areremitted by the Institute to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

The Institute is prescribed in S.I. No 581 of 2012 as a relevant authodty for the purposes of the Single Scheme. The Institute had 46 members of the Single Scheme at 31 August 2015. Future benefits accruing to Scheme members have not been provided for in these financial statements. It is the Institute's opinion (in accordance with Section 44 of the 2012 Act) that any liability in respect of the Single Scheme would be offset by an equivalent asset in respect of future State funding.

The Depmtment of Public Expenditure and Reform is assessing the cm-rent arrangements in respect of the Single Scheme and is considering a number of options in relation to the futme payment of benefits and financing of those benefits.

All other pension entitlements of staff are conferred under a defined benefit scheme established under the Education Sector Superannuation Scheme 2015 and pension obligations are met by the Exchequer as they a1ise. This superannuation scheme is operated on a Pay As You Go basis and therefore superalllluation deductions made from employees are retained. by the Instih1te, as an agreed part of its funding. The Institute does not make contributions towards the scheme and has no obligations in respect of entitlements.

7. DEFERRED CAPITAL GRANTSDeferred Capital Grants represent the unamortised value of accumulated fundsallocated for fixed assets.

8. CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT RESERVEThe Capital Development Reserve represents funds set aside by the Instih1te forspecified capital development purposes. Such funds arise from Sl11dent RegistrationFees, non-State capital donations, banking facility fees and transfers from RevenueReserves, in the latter case, which have had the p1ior approval of the HigherEducation Authority, together with bank interest earned on these monies. Such fundsshall be retained in the Capital Development Rese1ve Account provided the definedprojects to which they are c01mnitted are in line with the Instih1te's Capital

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Development Plan, have been approved by the Governing Body, time phased and with estimates of costs.

9. LEASED ASSETSRentals under operating leases are charged to the Income and Expenditure accmmt inthe period in which the expenditure is incurred.

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Income And Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 31 August 2015

INCOME

State Grant Student Fees Amortisation of Defen-ed Capital GrantsResearch Grants and ContractsOther Income Student Support Funding Income recognisedInterest Income

EXPENDITURE

Academic DepartmentsAcademic ServicesFacilities Costs Central Administration and ServicesGeneral Educational ExpensesStudent Services Research Grants and Contracts

NOTE

1

2

17

3

5

4

G

7

8

9

10

11

3

4

2015 2014€'000s €'000s

8,626 8,501

10,696 10,234

1,853 1,620

836 662

2,049 2,843

252 293

88 184

24,400 24,337

12,467 11,355

1,231 1,317

1,666 1,599

3,649 3,168

173 150

878 997

836 662

263 401 Student Supp<;nt Funding Income appliedDepreciation 14 ___ ___::_:,::__::_c:.._ ___ _:_,_::..::...:._

1,853 1,620

OPERATING SURPLUS

TRANSJ?ER TO CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT RESERVE

GAIN ON SALE OF FIXED ASSETS

ACCUMULATED SURPLUS AT 1st September

ACCUMULATED SURPLUS AT 31st August

20

The Institute had no gains or losses in the financial year or the preceding year other than thosedealt with in the Income and Expenditure Accow1t.

23,016

1,384

(2,617)

7

(1,226)

5,605

4,379

The Statement of Accounting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes I to 25 form part of the financialstatements.

Signed on behalf of the Governing Budy :

President: �:.$-� �QJl,"wK\-e ____ ... __ _ Dr. ffm-1 uid O'Callaghan \J

i1, � Chaitman: _--\-�i"--''--"-=,,,__v�•--------,="'-----___ _Prof. homas Collins

Date:

Date:

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21,269

3,068

(177)

124

3,015

2,590

5,605

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lNSTITIJTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

Balance Sheet As At 31 August 2015

FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors and Prepayments Cash at bank and in hand

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Creditors and Accrued Expenses -Amounts foiling due within one year

NET CURRENT ASSETS

NET ASSETS

Represented by :

DefeJTed Capital Grants Income and Expenditure Account Capital Development Reserve

NOTE

14

15

16

17

20

2015 €'000s

59,271

59,271

l,037

7,820

8,857

2,579

6,278

65,549

59,2?1

4,379

1,899

2014 €'000s

59,204

59,204

486

7,844

8,330

2,361

S,969

65,173

59,204

5,605

364

65,549 65,173

The Statement of Acemmting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes 1 to 25 fom1 part of the financial statements.

Signed on behnlf of the Governing Body

P ·ct � �� 00 fl rest ent: �-'VV\! '\....) '-4'�..,w,, ...,.,..,D

�

,id O'CaUagh,m (J

Chainnau: · · ��Q� Pro . homas Collins

Date:

Date:

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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DLANCHARDSTOWN

Cash Flow Statement for the yenr ended 31 August 2015

Recoucilialion of operating surplus to net c11sh inflow frow operating ae(ivities

Operating Smplus Interest Income Deprecintion A11101tisiation in line witu asset deprecia!ion (Increasc)/Dccrease in Debtors (Decrcase)/Incre�se in Creditors

Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities

Cash Flow Statement

Net Cash Inflow from Opernting Activities

Interest Received

Capital Expenditure Payme11ts to acquire Fixed Assets Proceeds from the Disposal of Fixed Assets Net Cash Outflow for capital axpa11dit11re

Financing State Recurrent Grants Spent on Fixed Assets Other Funds Spent on Fixed Assets Net Cash Inflow from Fi11a11ci11g

(Decreasc)/lllcrease in Cash

Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net fw1ds

(Decrense)/Incl'casc in cash Opening net funds Net Funds at 31 Augusl 2015

2015 €'000

1,384 (88)

1,853 (1,853)

(626) 218

888

888

163

(1,920) 7

(1,913)

265 573 838

(24)

(24) 7,844 7,820

2014 €'000

3,068 (116)

1,620 (1,620)

123 (952)

2123

2,123

184

(3,065) 124

(2,941)

162 10

172

(462)

(462) 8,306 7,844

The Statement of Accounting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes I to 25 form part of the fiunncial statements.

Signed on behalfofthe Governing Body:

··&--��

Prof. Thomas Collins

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Date:

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INSTITUTE OF TECI INOLOGY 81.1\NCHARDSTOWN

Notes To The Financial .Stale,itenls

l. STATE GRANTS Allocatecl for Allocated for

2.

ltccurrcnl Cnpltnl Expenditure Expenditure

Stntc Grant for Rccmrnnt Expenditure - Higher Education Authority State Grant for Minor Capilal Expenditure -Higher E<lucatio.n Autl101ity

Totnl-2015

Totnl -2014

<l'000's

8,592 34

8,626

8,501

11,e total cost of cerlain Higher Cc11ificatc and Ordinary Degree courses is subvcntcd by the European Social Fund (ESF) at national level. State Grants for RecurreniExpcndihirc are partly funded from this EU assistance.

STUDENT FEES 2015 Student No.

(WTE)

Fees Paid by Slate 2130 Non-EU Fees 64 Fees paid by students or on behalf of stude11ts 383 Life Long Leaming and Other Fees 670 Student Contribution Income

3247

e'000's

265 556

821

162

2015 €000's

1,529 602 266

1,539 6,760

10,696

The Higher Education Authority paid Lui lion fees in the ycnr ofel,352,039 for full time degree courses and e177 ,368 for higher certificate and ordinary degree courses the tom! costs ofwl,ieh are part funded by !he ESF. The nrumal Studeut Contribution rate for full time studcnls for 2015 was E2,750, (2014 €2,50!)). Sh1dcnt numbers are staled as wholetimc cq11ivalents, based on enrolled credits.

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2015 201,1 €'000's €'000'�

8,857 8,663 590 0

9,147 8 663

8,663

2014 2014 Student No. €'000s

(WTE)

2213 2,075 47 403

379 423 554 1,428

5,905

3[93 10234


3 . RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Jucome

Research Grants and Contracts

Expenditure

l'ay Costs Non-Pay Costs

Total Costs

Net Outcome

Included in the Researnl1 Grant and Contract Income is an amm,mt of€11,899 in respect of overhead recove1y. The balance represents direct costs recovered for research work undertaken as outlined under Expenditure headings above.

2015 €'000s

836

551

285

836

Research h·ansactions from the LINC and Educational Projects which have previously being recorded under Other Income (Note 5) and Academic Departments (Note 6) are recorded above as Research Income and Expenditure. €471k (2014- 277) is included under 2015.

4. STUDENT SUPPORT FUNDING

Balance at I September 2014

Receipts

Higher Education Authority

Amounts Applied

Cunyover Balance HEA

Balance at 3 I August 20 I 5

Disabilities €'000s

�99)

199

(109)

(8\l)

(98)

Student Assistance

€'000s

(9)

142

(154)

(21)

2015 €'000s

(108)

341

(263)

(89)

(119)

Funding is provided by the Higher Education Authoiity under the National Development Plan and is part funded by the European Social Fund. 1TB fonded amounts of €99k for Students witl1 Disabilities and €9k for the Stqdent Assistance fund in 2013/2014 as HEA fundiug was unavailable. In 2014/2015 fimding for Students with Disabilities was fully covered by the HEA with a credit balance of€89k brought forward to 2015/2016. The Student Assistance Fund was not fully covered by the HEA, an amount ofel lk was fi.mcled by 1TB in 2014/2015.

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2014 €'000s

662

477 185

662

2014 €'000s

52

257

(401)

(16)

(108)

5.

6.

7.

lNSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN

OTHER INCOME

2015 2014

€'000s €'000s

Superannuation Deductions Retained 840 846

Rental of Facilities 293 251

Photocopying Services 28 30

Funding for Springboard courses 374 596

LINC Income 123 329

Education Projects 112 204

TU4D 278

Sundr y Income 199 227

Parking Income 80 82

2,049 2,843

Research income from the LINC and Education Projects which has previously been

recorded in Other I ncome (Note 5) is now included under Research (Note 3).

Line income in 2015 has been reduced by €518k, of which €4 l 7k (2014 -277) is

included in Note 3 and €101 k (2014 -0) is deferred under Note 16.

Education Projects Income in 20 I 5 has been reduced by €54k (2014 -0), this

amount is included in Note 3.

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

2015

€'000s

Pay Costs 11,550

Non-Pay Costs 917

Total Costs 12,467

Research expenditure from the LINC and Education Projects which has previously

been recorded under Academic Departments is now included under Research

(Note3). LINC Pay Costs in 2015 of€31 lk(2014 -€193k) and Non-Pay Costs of

€106k (2014 - €84k) are now included in Note 3 Research.

Education Projects Pay Costs in 2015 of€44k (2014- €0) and Non-Pay Costs of

€10k (2014 -€0) are now included in Note 3 Research.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

2015

€'000s

Pay Costs 940

Non-Pay Costs 291

Total Costs 1,231

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2014

€'000s

10,582

773

11,355

2014

€'000s

928

389

1,317


8. FACIUTIBS COSTS

2015 2014

€'000s €'000s

Pay Costs 350 376

Non-Pay Costs 1,316 1,223

Total Costs 1,666 1,599

9. CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES2015 2014

€'000s e•ooos

Pay Costs 2,421 2,077

Non-Pay Costs 1,228 1,091

Total Costs 3,649 3,168

10. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES

2015 2014

€'000s €'000s

Pay Costs 42 38

Non-Pay Costs 131 112

Total Costs 173 150

11. STUDENT SERVICES2015 2014

Pay Non-Pay Total Total

€'000s €'000s €'000s €'000s

Subvention to Clubs, Societies and Student Union 214 214 249

Student Services 149 155 304 343

Careers Advismy Services 93 15 108 121

Sports and Recreation 53 48 101 102

Health and Counselling 131 20 151 182

TOTAL 426 452 878 997

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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BLANCHI\RDSTOWN

12. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE

Other Staff Operating Costs Depreciation Expenses 2015 2014

€'000s € 1000s €1000s €'000s €'000s

Research Grants and Contracts 551 285 836 385 Academic Departments 11,550 917 12,467 11,632 Academic.: Setvices 940 291 1,231 1,317 Facilities Costs 350 1,316 1,666 1,599 Centrnl Adminisb·ation and Services 2,421 1,228 3,649 3,168

General Education Expenses 42 131 173 150 Student Services & Amenities 426 452 878 997 Student Support Funding Income applied 263 263 401 Depreciation 1,853 1,853 1,620 2015 Total 16,280 1,853 4,883 23,016 21,269

2014 Total 14,988 1,620 4,661 21,269

2015 2014

€'000s €'000s Analysis of Other Operating Expenditure

Materials and Other Consumables 247 345 Light, Heat & Power 447 441 Repairs and Maintenance Costs 374 305 Printed Material, Books and Periodicals 13 20 Libra1y Databases and Equipment 64 101 Computer Licenses, Sofhvare and Consum·ables 186 Ill Student Support Expenses 271 403 Student Services and Exam Expenses 484 524 Research Materials and Expenses 285 IOI Security 161 159 Cleaning Contract and Matetials 182 159 Grounds Maintenance and other Estates Costs 156 134 Hospitalicy 86 55 Subscl'iptions and Membersl1ip Fees 46 37 A.dvettising and Publicity 276 212 Travel & Subsistence 135 115 Printing, Stationary, Postage a1td other Office Expenses 164 136 Reul, Rates and Insurance Costs 69 61

Rec'rnihnent, Training etc. 266 120 Extemal A11dit Fees 28 28 Consultancy Costs 179 284 Equipment (Non Capitalised) Purchases and Maintenanc.:e 152 125 Transport - 1TB Shuttle Bus 118 130 Bad Debts W/0 196 11 Professional Fees 47 171 Other Expeuses 251 373

Total 4,883 4,661

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INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DLANCHARDSTOWN

13. TAXATION

Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is exempt from Corporation Tax under a charitable status order.

14. FIXED ASSETSBuildings Fixtures &

in course of Fittings incl. Computer Plant&

Total Buildings construction Prefabs Equipment Machinery Equipment

€'000s €'000s €'000s €'000s €'000s €'000s €'000s

Cost or Valuation

At 1 September 2014 89,767 77,335 424 1,634 5,723 1,483 3,168

Additions 1,920 1,025 107 508 51 229

Disposal (33) (5) I) (27)

91,654 78,355 424 1,741 6,230 1,507 3,397

Depreciation

At l September 2014 30,563 19,196 1,462 5,522 1,375 3,008

Charge for year 1,853 1,374 33 303 35 108

Disposal (33) (5) (!) (27)

32,383 20,565 1,495 5,824 1,383 3,116

Net Book Value

At 31 August 2014 59,204 58,139 424 172 201 108 160

Net Book Value

At 31 August 2015 59,271 57,790 424 246 406 124 281

Cost or Valuation: The Institute's computer system in relation to student registration, payroll, finance and library was developed by a consortium acting on behalf of the Department

of Education and Skills. The system was provided to the Institute through this consortium. Only the capital costs borne by the Institute itself for this computer

system have been included in the balance sheet.

15. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS2015 2014

€'000s €'000s

State Grants 92 58

Prepayments and Accrned Income 199 271

Trade Debtors 442 145

Other Debtors 304 12

Total 1,037 486

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16. CREDITORS AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

2015 2014

€'000s €'000s

AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Payments Received in Advance:

Research Grants and Contracts 374 438

Defe1Ted income Student Support Funding 89 16

Student Fees Tn Advance 303 721

766 1,175

Trade Creditors and Accruals 1,217 1,186

Other Creditors 189

Accruals and DefcJTed Jncome 407

1,813 1,186

2,579 2,361

17. DEFERRED CAPITAL GRANTS

2,015 2014

€'000s €'000s

Opening Balance 59,204 57,759

Allocated from State RecurTent Grant - HEA 265 162

Other Capital Grants/Funding 573 10

Transfer from Capital Development Keserve 1,082 2,893

1,920 3,065

Releose to income

Ammtisation in Line with Asset Depreciation (1,853) (1,620)

Closing Balance 59,271 59,204

18. CAPITAL COMMlTMENTS CONTRACTED FOR BUT NOT PROVIDED

Capital commitments of€876, 135 existed al the encl of the period (2014 - €632,574)

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19. STUDENT MAINTENANCE GRANTS

Receipts from Dcprutment of Education and Skills (CoUcges Section) Receipts from Deprutment of Education and Skills (Student Suppmt Unit) Payments to students Payments to students (top ups)

Net Cash Outflow

Opening Balance

Closing Balance

from 2012 responsibility for the payment of Third Level Training and Top up Grants was allocated lo SUSI (Student Universal Supp011 Ireland). For students that had commenced study prior to this date, the payment of the Third Level Training Grant continues to be processed by the Institute. The level of grants processed by the Institute is therefore reducing in each period until such time as students who had commenced study

prior lo this date have completed their studies.

20. CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT RESERVE

Balance as at 1st September 2014

Transfer from Income & Expenditure - Capital Development Reserve Transfer from Income & Expenditure - Student Capital Development Reserve Transfer to Capital Account

Closing Balance as at 31st August 2015

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2015 €'000s

36 2

(I 3)

25

(25)

0

2015 €'000s

364

2,462 155

(1,082)

1,899

2014 €'000s

104 42

(104) (42)

(25)

(25)

2014 €'000s

3,080

0 [77

(2,893)

364

INSTITUTE Of TECHNOLOGY BLANCIIARDSTOWN

21. CONTINGENCIES

There were no contingencies existing at the 31 st August 2015.

22. DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS - GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS

In the normal course of business the Institute may enter into contractual a1rnngements with undertakings in which the

lnstitute's Governing Body members are employed or othe1wise interested. The Institute has adopted procedures in

accordance with the Code of Governance ofirish Institutes of Technology in relation to the disclosure of interests

by members of the Board and the Iiistitute has complied with these procedures dudng the year.

23. EMPLOYEES

The average number of employees (whole-time equivalents) dm·ing the year was 237 (2014 - 229) .

2015 2014

Staff No. Staff No.

(WTE) (WfE)

State Funded 192 195

State Funded Research 0 0

Other Posts 45 34

237 229

24. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements were approved by the Governing Body on 2nd December 2016.

25. PROPOSED MERGER WITH DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY TALLAGHT

The National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 was published in January 2011 and provides a framework

for reform within the Irish Higher Education landscape, including provision for the establishment of a new type

of entity, a 'Technological University'. In this context three institutions in the Dublin region; Dublin Institute of

Technology, Institute of Technology Blanchardstown and Institute of Technology Tallaght have come together

as a working group, under the title of'TU4Dublin', to explore the benefits of structured cooperation and

collaboration and to jointly seek designation as a new, unitary Technological University, providing educational

opp01tunities that are practice based and research infonned. TU4Dublin has successfully completed stages one

to three of the four stage designation process, as prescribed by the Higher Education Authority, for the

establishment of a Technological University. Legislation enabling the designation process, and merger of the

three Institutes has been before the Oireachtas in 2016 and is expected to be passed by the Oircachtas in the

coming year. The total direct spend of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown in relation to the TU4D

alliance in 2014/2015 was €86,722.

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lnstiliuid Teicneolofochla Baile Bhlainseir



INSTITUTE OF TECHN

OLOGY BLANCHARDSTOWN



Table of Contents Page

Statement of Responsibility of the Institute 1

Statement of Internal Control 2-3

Rep01t of the Auditor 4

Statement of Income and Expenditure 5

Statement of Changes in Reserves and Capital Account 6

Statement of Financial Position 7

Statement of Cash Flows 8

Notes to Financial Statements 9-28

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STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INSTITUTE

The Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 require the Institute to prepare Financial Statements in such form as may be approved by the Higher Education Authority and to submit them for audit to the Comptroller and Auditor General. In preparing these Financial Statements the Institute is required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.

• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prndent.

• prepare Financial Statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriateto presume that the Instih1te will continue in operation.

• disclose and explain any material clepa1tures from applicable accounting standards.

The Instih1te is responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Institute and which enable it to ensure that the Financial Statements comply with Institutes ofTeclmology Acts 1992 to 2006. The Institute is also responsible for safeguarding its assets and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

ChaiJ:man: Date:

President: Date:

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STATEMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL

Responsibility for the System of Internal Control

The Governing Body of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown acknowledges its responsibility for ensuring that an effective system of internal control is maintained and operated. The system of internal conh·ols consists of those processes used to identify, evaluate and manage significant risks faced by the Institute in the management of its affairs.

The system can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions are authorised and properly recorded, and that material errors or i1Tegularities are either prevented or would be detected on a timely basis.

Code of Governance oflrish Institutes of Technology

The Code of Governance of Irish Institutes of Technology as amended to reflect the 2009

Code of Governance for State Bodies was adopted by the Governing Body on the 22

February 2013.

Key Control Procedures

The Governing Body has taken steps to ensure an approp1iate control environment including:

• Financial procedures and regulations are currently documented, implemented and upto date.

• Regular reviews by the Governing Body of pe1iodic and annual financial rep01ts,which include financial performance against budgets.

• Comprehensive Budgeting system with an annual budget which is reviewed andapproved by Governing Body.

• Clearly defined capital investment control guidelines in accordance with Governmentpolicy and procedures.

v The establishment of an Audit Co1mnittee with a defined audit charter and with clear terms ofreference which deal with significant control issues and receives the reports of the internal and external auditors.

o The Institute's internal audit function has been out-sourced and operates inaccordance with the code of Governance oflrish Institutes of Technology. Theannual internal audit plan is approved by the Audit Committee and the Internal Auditfunction repo1ts to this committee regularly.

e Procurement procedures which have been communicated to all staff

The system of internal control operated in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is based on:

o detailed administrative procedures i11c011Jorating internal check

o detailed management roles and segregation of duties,

• specific authorisations,

0 management review of monthly reports outlining actual and budgeted results for keyprogrammes.

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STATEMENT OF INTERNAL CONTROL (CONT.)

The Governing Body's monitoring and review of the effectiveness of the system of internal controls is informed by:

• the work of the Audit Co1mnittee, which oversees the work of Internal Audit, andmeets with the Internal Audit team on a regular basis to review their work.

• the activities of the Internal Audit function arc based on risk considerations indeciding on the annual audit tasks included in the internal audit plan.

• the President and managers within the Institute, who have responsibility for thedevelopment and maintenance of the control framework.

• the recommendations made by the Comph·oller and Auditor General in hismanagement letter and other reports.

• the risk management process in operation in the Institute.

The Governing Body met on eight occasions during the 2015/2016 academic year and the Audit Cmmnittee met on five occasions during the same period.

Risk Management

A review of the Institute's Risk Register took place du1ing the year ended 31 August 2016 and an updated Risk Register was presented to the Audit Committee on 28 July 2016. A risk workshop held in January 2017 was facilitated by the Institute's Internal Auditors. Individual risk areas were reviewed by risk holders. Nine significant risks were developed and action plans to address these, as follows:

• assignment of risk and action owners to each of the key risks identified.

• identification of steps required to address the risk both immediately and over thelonger term.

• formal monitoiing and review by Senior Management of the risk register and process.

Annual Review of Controls

We confirm that for the year ended 31 August 2016, reviews of the effectiveness of the system of internal controls and internal financial controls were carried out and approved by the Governing Body on the 27 October 2017. Recoimnendations adopted and implemented as a result of this review include update of IBB to reflect current bank mandate signatories, the implementation of formal sign off on reviews of bank reconciliations, supplier statements and the Core to Agresso interface.

Chairman: ��

Prof Thomas Collins

Director: �"" �� (S< . .,Q.O..Dr. Diarmuid O'Calla

Date:

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Report for presentation to the Houses of the Oireachtas


I have audited the financial statements of the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown for the year ended 31 August 2016 under the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. The financial statements comprise the statement of income and expenditure, the statement of changes in reserves and

capital account, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006 and generally accepted accounting practice.

Responsibilities of the Institute

The Institute is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, for ensuring that they give a true and fair view and for ensuring the regularity of transactions.

Responsibilities of the Comptroller and Auditor General

My responsibility Is to audit the financial statements and

report on them in accordance with applicable law.

My audit is conducted by reference to the special considerations which attach to bodies in receipt of substantial funding from the Stale in relation lo their management and operation.

My audit is carried out In accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and In compliance with the Auditing Practices Board's Ethical Standards for Auditors.

Scope of audit of the financial statements

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, sufficient to give

reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error. This includes an assessment of

• whether the accounting policies are appropriate to thelnstitute's circumstances, and have been consistentlyapplied and adequately disclosed

o the reasonableness of significant accounting estimatesmade in the preparation of the financial statements, and

o the overall presentation of the financial statements.

I also seal< to obtain evidence about the regularity of financial transactions in the course of audit.

Opinion on the financial statements

In my opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities andfinancial position of the Institute as at 31 August 2016

and of its income and expenditure for the year then ended;and

• have been properly prepared in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting practice.

In my opinion, the accounting records of the Institute were sufficient to permit the financial statements lo be readily and properly audited. The financial statements are in agreement

with the accounting records.

Emphasis of matter - future pension arrangements

Without qualifying my opinion on the financial statements, I draw attention lo Note 1f Employee Benefits.

Employees of the Institute are members of two defined benefit pension schemes: the Single Public Service Pension Scheme and the Education Sector Superannuation Scheme 2015. The Institute has not provided in these financial statements for the cost of future benefits that have accrued to staff members under the schemes.

The Single Scheme applies lo Institute staff that joined the public sector as new entrants on or after 1 January 2013.

The Institute is prescribed In legislation as a relevant authority for the purposes of the Scheme, and is liable to meet future pension payments. The Scheme states that Oireachtas funding will be provided to meet such obligations.

Employees recruited to the Institute before 1 January 2013 became members of the Education Sector Superannuation Scheme 2015. This provides that the payment of Scheme benefits Is a function of the Institute. In reality, however, the payment and funding mechanisms have remained unchanged since the introduction of the Scheme i.e. pension payments continue to be funded directly under Vote 26 Education and Skills and are paid on the Department's

behalf by the Payroll Shared Services Centre, on an agency basis.

The Department of Education and Sl<ills is seeking legal advice in relation to where the responsibility lies for pension liabilities under the 2015 Scheme.

Report of Comptroller and Auditor General (ctd)

Matters on which I report by exception

I report by exception If I have not received all the information

and explanations I required for my audit, or if I find

• any material instance where money has not been

applied for the purposes intended or where the

transactions did not conform to the authorities

governing them, or

• the statement on internal control does not reflect thelnstitute's compliance with the Code of Governance of

Irish Institutes of Technology, or

• there are other material matters relating to the manner

in which public business has been conducted.

have nothing to report in regard to those matters upon

which reporting is by exception.

/J1!!/b #t11o__ Colette Drinan

For and on behalf of the


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Justitnte of Tcclmology lllanchardstown

Statement of Income and Expenditure For the year cmlcd 31 August 2016

Income Note

State Grant 3

Tuition fees and student conttibution 4 Amortisation ofDeferrecl Capital Grants 15

Research Grants and Contracts 5 Other Income 8 Student Suppo1t Funding 7 Interest Income

Total income

Expenditure

Staff costs 9 Other operating expenses 10

Depreciation 11

Total Expenditure

Surplus before other gaius/(losses)

Gain on sale of fixed assets

Surplus for the year before appropriations

Transfer to Capital Development Reserve 16

Surplns/(Deficit) for the year after apprnpriations

The Institute had no gains or losses in the financial year or the preceding year other than those dealt with in the Income and Expenditure Account.

2016 €'000

8,977 I0,771 1,811

718 2,327

314 44

24,962

16,843 5,112 1,917

23,872

1,090

1,090 (157)

933

The Statement of Accounting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes 1 to 23 form pmt of the financial statements.

Signed on behalf of the Governing Body:

President: , ,� '&,��---\(f-V""'- , Dr. Diarmuid O'Callaghan

Chairman: "-� ��------Prof. Thonms Collins

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Restated 2015

€'000

8,626 10,696 1,668

836 3,095

252 88

25,261

16,280 4,883 1,853

23,016

2,245

7

2,252

(2,617)

(365)

lnslilute of Technology lllanchnrdslown

Statement of Chnnges in ll.cse1'1'cs mul Cnpitnl Account For the yenr ended 31 August 2016

Restated Opening Ilnlunec 11! 1 Scptemhe,· 2014 (note 21) Surplus for lhc year before appropriations Amortisation of Deferred Capilal Grnnls Gain on sale of Fixed Assets State Grant Allocated to Capital Rcslnlcmcnt of Fixed Assels Transfer from Capilal Devclopmcnl Reserve lo Deferred Capilal Grnnls (nole 16) Transfer from Income nnd Expenditure to Capital Developmenl Reserve (note 16) llalancc nt 31 August 2015

Surplus for the year before appropriations Amortisation of defcncd capilal grants Stale grant allocnted to capital Trnnsfer from c;1pital developmenl reserve lo revenue reserves (note 16) Transfer from Income and Expendih1re to capital development (note 16) Bnlnncc at 31 August 2016

Notes I lo 23 form part of these financial slalcmcnts.

Signed on behalf of lhe Governing Body:

Dr. Dinnnuid O'Cnlloghon

Cl1ain11a11: '-£� �� Pror, Thomas Collins

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Restated Cnpitnl Restated Oefen-ed Oevelo1nnent Revenue

Cnpitnl Grants €'000

Reserve Reserves €'000 €'000

Dale:

Date:

53,317

(1,668)

838 (1,046)

1,082

52,523

(1,811) 1,277

5l,'Jll9

364

(1,082) 2,617 1,899

(1,387) 157 669

11,492 2,245

7

(2,617) 11,127

1,090

100 1,387 (157)

13,547

Totnl €'000

65,173 2,245

(1,668) 7

838 (1,046)

GS,549

1,090 (1,811)

1,377

66,205

Institute of Technology Illanclrnrdstown

Institute Statement of Financial Position

For the year ended 31 August 2016

2016

NOTE €'000

FIXED ASSETS

Properly, plant & equipment 11 60,313

60,313

CURRENT ASSETS

Receivables 12 567 Cash and cash equivalents 13 8,148

8,715

Less Payables: amounts falling due within one year 14 2,823

Net current assets 5,892

Total net assets 66,205

Deferred Capital Grnnts 15 51,989

Capital Development Reserve 16 669 669

Un restricted reserves

Income and expenditure rese1ve 13,547

66,205

The Statement of Accounting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes 1 to 23 form part of the financial statements.

Signed on behalf of the Governing Body:

President: �-'v� I'\--.� <fl_.,,, �"'Xo

�·•v--. Dr. Diarmuid O'Callaghan

Cl1ai1·111a11: �� Prof. Thomas Collins

Date:

Date:

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2015

£'000

59,271

59,271

1,037 7,820 8,857

2,579

6,278

65,549

52,523

1,899 1,899

11,127

65,549

Institute of Technology Blaneh:U'<lstown

Statement of Cash Flows For the year ended 31 August 2016

Net Cashllow from operating activities

Excess income over expenditure Interest Income Depreciation of fixed assets Amortisation of deferred capital grants Decrease/(lncrease) in Debtors Jncrease/(Decrease) in Creditors Capital grants received Decrease in Dererred Capital Grants

Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities

Cash Flows f rom Investing Activities

Payments to acquire Fixed Assets Proceeds from the Disposal of Fixed Assets

Net Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Interest Received

Net Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net inc1·ease in cash equivalents in the year

C.ish and cash equivalents at I SeptemberCash and cash equivalents at 31 August

Restated

2016 2015

€'000 €'000

1,090 2,245 (44) (88)

1,917 1,853 (1,811) (1,668)

476 (626) 244 218

1,377 838 (1,046)

3,249 1,726

(2,959) (1,920) 7

(2,959) (1,913)

38 163

38 163

328 (24) 7,820 7,844 8,148 7,820

The Statement of Accounting Policies, Cash Flow Statement and Notes I to 23 form part of the financial statements.

Signed on behaf r of the Governing Rody:

President: ��--,; (�� cr/,�l.::_J?_

Dr. Diarmuid O'Callaghan -�

Chairman: _9___.�-C----�--�--•-------Prof. Thomas Coffins

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Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 August 2016

1. Significant accounting policies

The accounting policies which are considered material in relation to the Financial Statements arc summarised below. They have all been applied consistently throughout the year and to the preceding year.

a. General information and statement of complianceThe primary objectives of the institute are to provide vocational and technical education andh·aining for the economic, technological, scientific, commercial, industrial, social and culturaldevelopment of the State with particular reference to the region served by the college.

The Financial Statements have been prepared under the histo1ical cost convention, and in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) issued by the Financial Reporting Council, and promulgated for use in Ireland by Chattered Accountants Ireland and with the requirements of the Higher Education Authority.

The prior year Financial Statements were restated for material adjustments on adoption of FRS 102 in the current year. For more infonnation see note 22.

The functional currency under FRS 102 for the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown is considered to be Euro because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Institute operates. The Financial Statements are also presented in Euro. Foreign operations are included in accordance with the policies set out below.

The elate of transition to FRS 102 is 1 September 2014.

b. Going concernThe Governing Body is satisfied that the .Institute has adequate resources to meet its obligations asthey fall clue for the foreseeable fuh1re. Thus, they continue to adopt the going conccm basis ofaccounting in preparing the annual Financial Statements.

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1. Significant accounting policies (continued)

c. Property, plant & equipment

(i) Land and buildingsTangible fixed assets are stated at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any provision forimpairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than investmentpropetties and freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation, less estimatedresidual value, of each asset on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life, as follows:Freehold buildings 50 yearsLeased Land & Buildings Over the term of the lease

Residual value represents the estimated amount which would currently be obtained from disposal of an asset, after deducting estimated costs of disposal, if the asset were already of the age and in the condition expected at the end of its useful life.

(ii) EquipmentFrom J September 2008, equipment costing less than €3,000 per individual item is written off tothe income and expenditure account in the year of acquisition. Where individual items ofequipment purchased are below the capitalisation limit (€3,000) and the total purchase invoice isin excess of the limit, these items are individually capitalised on the straight line basis. All otherequipment is capitalised at cost. Capitalised equipment is depreciated over its useful economiclife as follows:Fixtures & Fittings including Prefabs 10 yearsComputer equipment 3 years Plant & Machinery 10 years Equipment 5 years Motor Vehicles 5 years

All equipment funded from Research Grants and Contracts is depreciated over the life of the assets in line with the policy for all other Fixed Assets.

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Notes to the Financial Statements



d. Taxation

(i) C01poration taxAs an exempt charity, the Institute is not liable for corporation tax or income tax on any of itscharitable activities. It is registered for value added tax, but since the supply of education is anexempt activity on which no output tax is charged it is unable to recover input tax on the majorityof its purchases. Ce1tain research and commercial activities within the Institute falls into the VATnet, any input or output tax relating to these activities is returned to the Revenue by theUniversity.

(ii) Deferred taxationIn subsidiary companies, who do not hold a charitable status and are therefore liable toCOl])Oration tax, deferred taxation is recognised in respect of all timing differences that haveoriginated but not reversed at the balance sheet date. Provision is made at the rates expected toapply when the timing differences reverse. Timing differences are differences between taxableprofits and results as stated in the Financial Statements that arise :from the inclusion of gains andlosses in taxable profits in period's difference from those in which they are recognised in theFinancial Statements.

A net deferred tax asset is regarded as recoverable and, therefore, recognised only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as more likely than not that there will be suitable taxable profits from which the future reversal of the underlying timing differences can be deducted.

e. Recognition of income

State Grants

Reclment state grants from the Higher Education Authority and other bodies are recognised in the period in which they are receivable. Non Recurrent Grants from the Higher Education Authority or other bodies received in respect of the acquisition or construction of Fixed Assets are treated as deferred Capital Grants and amortised in line with the depreciation over the life of the assets.

Fee Income

Fee income is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Research grants and contracts

Income from research grants and contracts is matched to expenditure and is included in the income of the year in which the related expenditure has been incurred. The most common classes of such transactions are:

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e. Recognition of income (continued)

(i) Donations with no restrictionsDonations with no reshictions include amounts given to the Institute by way of cash or asset withno restriction as to how the donation should be used. Such donations are recorded in theStatement oflncome and Expenditure on entitlement to the income.

(ii) Donations with restrictionsDonations with restrictions are recorded within the Statement of Income & Expenditure onentitlement to the income. The reshicted income received is held in the temporarily restrictedreserve until such time that the expenditure is incurred in accordance with the restrictions.

(iii) Research grants from non-government sourcesIncome from grants from non-govermnent sources is recognised in the Statement of Income andExpenditure when performance related conditions are met. If a restriction in use but noperfonnance related condition exists, the income is recorded in the Statement of Income andExpenditure when the Institute becomes entitled to the income.

Grants with unfulfilled performance related conditions are held as deferred income until such time as the conditions are met, at which point the income is recorded in the Statement of Income and Expenditure.

Grants with restrictions are recorded within the Statement of Income and Expenditure on entitlement to the income and subsequently retained within a reshictecl reserve until such time that the expenditure is incurred in line with the restriction.

Minor Capital Works

The Minister for Education and Skills introduced a scheme to devolve responsibility to the Institute for Summer and other Capital Works.

In all cases Minor Capital Works funding is recognised in the period received.

Income from short-term deposits

All income from short-term deposits is credited to the income and expenditure account in the period in which it is earned.

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f. Employee benefits

(i) Retirement Benefits All employees recruited from 1 January 2013 are members of the Single Public Sector Pension Scheme and all other pension entitlements of staff arc conferred under a defined benefit scheme established under the Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1980 and pension obligations are met by the Exchequer as they arise. Deductions under the Single Public Sector Scheme are remitted to the Department of Public Expenditure and Refonn. The superannuation scheme is operated on a Pay As You Go basis and therefore superannuation deductions made from employees are retained by the Institute, as an agreed part of its funding. The Institute does not make conh-ibutions towards the scheme. The Single Public Service Pension Scheme (Single Scheme) is the defined benefit pension scheme for pensionable public servants appointed on or after 1 January 2013 in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. Deductions made from employees under the Single Scheme are remitted by the Institute to the Department of Public Expenditure and Refonn. The Institute is prescdbecl in S.I. No 581 of 2012 as a relevant autho11ty for the puq,oses of the Single Scheme. The Institute had 46 members of the Single Scheme at 31 August 2016. Future benefits accrning to Scheme members have not been provided for in these Financial Statements. It is the Institute's opinion (in accordance with Section 44 of the 2012 Act) that any liability in respect of the Single Scheme would be offset by an equivalent asset in respect of future State funding. The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is assessing the current airnngements in respect of the Single Scheme and is considering a number of options in relation to the future payment of benefits and financing of those benefits.

(ii) Short-Term BenefitsShort-term benefits such as holiday pay are recognised as an expense in the year, and benefits thatare accrned at year end are included in the Payables figure in the Statement of Financial Position.There is no accrnal for holiday pay for Academic staff at year end due to the nature of theircontracts.

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Notes to the Financial Statements


1. Significant accounting policies ( continued)

g. Foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate of exchange at the date of thetransaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign cmrnncies at the balance sheetdate are repo1ted at the rates of exchange prevailing at that date.

h. LeasesRentals under operating leases are charged to the Income and Expenditure account in the period inwhich the expenditure is incurred.

i. Deferred Capital GrantsDeferred capital grants represent unamortised value of accumulated funds allocated for fixedassets.

j. Capital Development ReserveThe capital development reserve represents funds set aside by the Institute for specified capitaldevelopment purposes. Such funds aiise from Student Registration Fees, non-state capitaldonations, banking facility fees and transfers from Revenue Reserves, in the latter case, whichhave had the plior approval of the Higher Education Authority, together with bank interest earnedon these monies. Such funds shall be retained in the Capital Development Reserve Accountprovided the defined projects to which they are committed are in line with the Institute's CapitalDevelopment plan, have been approved by the Governing Body and are time phased and withestimates of costs.

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2. Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Institute's accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the Governing Body are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the pe1iod of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

C1·itical judgements in applying the lnstitutc's accounting policies

The following are the ciitical judgements, apmt from those involving estimations (which are dealt with separately below), that the Governing Body has made in the process of applying the Institute's accounting policies and that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the Financial Statements.

Key source of estimation unce1tainty- Holiday Pay Accmal The holiday pay accrual is calculated by reference to the clays holidays outstanding at the year end. Academic staff do not require an accrual at year end due to the nature of their contract. There is no need for a transition adjustment in respect of holiday pay, if the accrnal at 31 August 2015 is less than 5% of the salaries and wages cost for the year.

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Notes to the financial statements-(continued)


3. State grants

Recurrent Ex-pencliture - Higher Education Authority Minor Capital Expenditure - Higher Education Authority

Total -2016

Total - 2015

Allocated for Allocated for

Recurrent Capital

Expenditure Expenditure

€'000 €'000

8.977 187 1.190

8,977 1,377

8,626 821

The total cost of certain Higher Certificate and Ordinary Degree courses is subvented by the European Social Fund (ESF} at national level. State Grants for Recurrent Expenditure are partly funded from this EU assistance.

4. Tuition fees and student contributionWTE

Fees Paid by State Non-EU Fees Fe..."'S paid by students or on behalf of students

Life Long Learning and Other Fees Student Contribution Income inc repeat exam fees

The Higher Education Authority paid tuition fees in the year of€1,04 l,958(2015 €1,352,039)

for full time degree courses and €223,375 (2015 €177,368) for Higher Certificate and OrdinaryDegree courses the total costs of which are part funded by the ESF. The annual Student Contribution rate for full time students for 2016 was €3.000. (2015 €2.750). Student numbers are stated as wholetime equivalents, based on enrolled credits.

2117 57

410 757

3341

State

funded

2016

€'000

1,266

4.374 5,640

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2016 2015

€'000 €'000

9.164 8.857 1,190 590

10,354 9,447

9,447

Non State State Non State

funded Total funded funded Total

2016 2016 WTE 2015 2015 2015

€'000 €'000 €'000 €'000 €'000

l.266 2130 1,529 1.529

366 366 64 602 602

516 516 383 266 266

1.563 1,563 670 1,539 l.539

2,686 7.060 3.715 3,045 6.760

5,131 10,771 3247 5.244 5,452 10.696

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Notes to the financial stntc111cnts - (continued)


5. Research grants and cuntrncts

Income

State and semi-state

European Union

Industry

Other Total Income (note 6)

Expenditure

Pay Costs

Non-Pay Costs

Total Costs (note 6)

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2016

€'000

465

81 173

718

496

222

718

2015

{:;'000

573

14

249

836

551

285

836


Notes to the financial statements - (continued) For the year ended 31 August 2016

6. Analysis of State derived income

Name of Grantor

Note 3 - State grantHEA

State grant

Note 4 - Tuition fees & student contribution

HEA

SUSI

Tuition fees and student contribution

Note 5 - Research grants and contracts Enterprise Ireland HEA

Other NRA

AIB

DIT Limerick IT/EU Leargas

Research grants and contracts

HEA

Student Support Funding

Op Deferral 01/09/15

Note €'000

(92)

3 ___fill

4

(63) 222

47 (30)

(65) (29)

5 82

89

7 89

Received CL Deferral 2015/2016 31/08/16 l&E 2016

€'000 €'000 €'000

9,450 (194) 9,164

9,450 (194) 9,164

1,266 1,266 4,374 4,374

5.640 5,640

511 73 375 32 164 90 44 44

(42) 5

(111) 81 11 11

199 22 112 29

784 148 718

225 314

225 - 314

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Notes to the finnncinl statements -(continued) For the year encl eel 31 August 2016

7. St111lent Support Funding

Balance at I September

Rccei(lts Higher Education Authority Other - Carryover Balance I-TEA

Amounts Ap1>lied Pay costs Non pay costs

Total Expenditure

Capital

Balance al 31 August

2016 2016 Student

Disabilities Assistance €'000 €'000

89

38 187

(183) (187)

(183) (187)

{56)

Funding is provided by the Higher Education Authority under the Notional Development Plan and is part funded by the European Social Fund. 1TB funded amounts of€56k for Students in 2015/2016 us HEA funding was unavailable.

8. Other income

2016

€'000

Supernnnuation Deductions Retained 830 Rental of racililies 354 Photocopying Services 33 Funding for Springboard courses 36'1

LINC Income 155 Education Projects 155 HEA founding International Students 156 Secondments 49

Sundry Income 164 Parking Income 67

Transfer from Deferred Capital Grants 2,327

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2016 2015

Total Total €'000 €'000

89 (108)

225 341 (89)

(370) (263)

(370) (263)

(56� (119)

2015

€'000

840 293 28

374 123 112

199 80

1,046 3,095

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Notes tu the linnnciul stnlemcnts- (continued) Fo1· the year ended 31 August 2016

9. Staff costs

The average 1111mber of persons (including senior post-holders) employed bythe Institute during the yenr, expressed in full time equivalent is:

Teaching and Research

Technical

Central /\dministratiun and Services

S almies and wages

Socinl welfare costs Employer welfare costs

Key management compensntiun

The total remuneration for key management persoimcl for the year totalled € 141,638(2015: €141,638). Key management personnel in the Institute

consist of the President and members of the Governing Board.

lllghcr pnid staff

The Institute has adopted a starling vnlue of€60,000 lo identify higher paid stnff.

Staff remuneration, in salary bands of€ I 0,000, using €60,000 as the starling value, is as follows:

2016 No. of

employees

157 13

77 247

2016 €'000

15,445 1,335

63 16,843

Salary Ifands Ycnr Ended

60,000 - 70,000

70,00 I - 80,000

80,00 I - 90,000 90,00 I - I 00,000

I 00,00 I - 110,000 I 10,001 - 120,000

120,00 I - 130,000

130,001 - 140,000

140,001 - 150,000

> 150,001

Grn1HI Totnl

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31 August 2016

29

52

14

4 3

103

2015

No. of

employees

149

13

75 237

2015

€'000

14,814 1,277

189 16,280

Ycnr Ended

31 August 2015

33

47

12 4

3

100

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Notes to the finnucial stntemeuts- (continued) For the year ended 31 August 2016

10. Other opernting expenses

Research Grants and Contracts /\cademic Departments

Academic Sc1vices Facilities Costs Central Administration and Services General Education Expenses Student Sc1vices & Amenities Student Support Funding Income applied Depreciation 2016 Total

2015Tota1

Analysis ofOthe1· Operating Expenditure

Materials and Other Consumables Light, Heat & Power Repairs and Maintenance Costs

Printed Material, Books and Periodicals Library Databases and Equipment Computer Licenses, Software and Consumables

Student Support Expenses

Student Services and Exam Expenses Research Materials and Expenses Security Cleaning Contract and Materials Grounds Maintenance and other Estates Costs

I lospitality Subscriptions and Membership Fees /\dvertising and Publicity Travel & Subsistence Printing, Stationary, Postage and other Office Expenses Rent, Rates �nd Insurance Costs

Recruitment, Training etc. External Audit Fees

Consultancy Costs Equipment (Non Capitalised) Purchases and Maintenance Transport - 1TB Shulllc Bus

Rad Debts W/0 Professional Fees Other Expenses Totnl

Pay costs Depreciation €'000 €'000

1196 12,130

829 382

2,538 31

437

1,917 16,843 1,917

16,280 1,853

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Other operating

expenses 2016 2015

€'000 €'000 €'0011

222 718 836 985 13,115 12,467

391 1,220 1,231

1,287 1,669 1,666

1,290 3,828 3,649

114 145 173 453 890 878

370 370 263 I 917 1,853

5,112 23,872 23,016

4,883 23,016

2016 2015

€'000 €'000

354 247

368 447

440 374

2 13 90 64

249 186

377 271 573 484

222 285 160 161

188 182

127 156

95 86

67 46

197 276

109 135

152 164

78 69

177 266

39 28

140 179

113 152

111 118

365 196

31 47

288 251 5,112 4,1183

lnslitute of Technology Jllanchnl'(lstown

Notes to the financial statements - (eo11ti1111ed) For the year ended 31 August 2016

11. Property, plnnt & e(fuipment

Total Jluilclings f.'000 €'000

Cost or VHlualion Al I September 2015 91,654 78,355 Additions 2,959 2,599 Disposal

94,613 80,954 Depreciation Al I September 2015 32,383 20,565 Charge for year 1,917 1,427 Dis1iosal

34,300 21,992

Net Book Vnlue ,.\t 31 August 2015 59,271 57,790

Net Boole Vnlue Al JI August 2016 60,313 58,962

11. Property, plant & equipment - in respect of prior year

Totnl Jluildlngs €'000 €'000

Cost or Vnluolion Al I September 2014 89,767 77,335 1\dditions 1,920 1,025 Disposal (33 5)

91,654 78,355 Depreciation A I I September 2014 30,563 19,196 Charge for year 1,853 1,374 Disposal (33) (5)

32,383 20,565

Net Boole Vnlnc ,\t 31 August 2014 59,204 58,139

i\'ct Boole Vnlnc At JI August 2015 59,271 57,790

Cost or Valuation:

Iluildings in course of

constrnction €'000

424

424

424

424

Hulldings in course of

constrnetion €'000

424

424

424

424

Fixtures & Fittings incl.

Prefnbs €'000

1,741 II

1,752

1,495 34

1,529

246

223

Fixtures &

Fittings incl.

Prefabs €'000

1,634 107

1,741

1,462 33

1,495

172

246

Computer Pinnt & 1,;quipmcnt Machinery

€'000 £'000

6,230 1,507 231 9

6,461 1,516

5,824 1,383 313 20

6,137 1,403

406 124

324 113

Computer Plant& l<:quipmcnt Mnchinel'y

f.'000 f.'000

5,723 1,483 508 51

I 27 6,230 1,507

5,522 1,375 303 35 (I) (27)

5,824 1,383

201 108

406 124

The lnslitule's computer system in relation lo student rcgislrntion, puyroll, finance and library was developec.l by n consortium acting on liehalf or the Depnrlmenl of Education and Skills. The system was provided to the lnslilute through this consorlium. Only the capital costs borne by the I nslitule itself for this computer system have been included in lhe bnlonce sheel.

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J•:q11i1)111ent €'000

3,397 109

3,506

3,116 123

3,239

281

267

Ec111lpmcnt €'000

3,168 229

3,397

3,008 108

3,116

160

281

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Notes to the financial statements -(coutinued)


12. Receivables 2016 2015

€'000 €'000

State grant receivable 92 Prepayments and accrued income 190 199 Trade debtors 112 442 Other receivables 265 304

567 1,037

13. Cash aucl cash equivalents 2016 2015

€'000 €'000

Cash at bank including balancesheld on short term deposit 8,148 7,820 Restricted bank balances

8,148 7,820

14. Pnynblcs: amounts falling due within one year 2016 2015

€'000 €'000

Research Grants and Contracts 259 374 Deferred Income Student Support Funding 89

Student foes In Advance 460 303

Trade Creditors and Accruals 1,565 1,217

Other Creditors 252 189

Accruals and Deterred Income 287 407 2,823 2,579

IS. Deferred Capitnl Grnnts Rcstntccl

2016 2015

At 1 September €'000 €'000

Opening Balance 52,523 53,317

Cnsh received in year Allocated from State Recurrent Grant - HEA 187 265

Other Capital Grants/Funding 573

Allocated from Minor Capital Grant - HEA 1,090

Transfer from Capital Development Reserve 1,082

Total 1,277 1,920

Amortised to income mul expenditure in ycm·

Amortisation in line with asset depreciation 1,811 (1,668)

Release of Non State Assets (1,046)

Tohll 1,811 (2,714)

At 31 August

Closing Balance 51,989 52,523

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Notes to the fin:rncial statements - (continued) For the year ended 31 August 2016

16. Capital Development Reserve

Opening Balance

Transfer from l&E - Student Development Reserve Transfer from l&E - Capital Development Reserve Transfer to Deferred Capital Grants Transfer to Deferred Capital Grants - Non State Funded Assets Transfer to Revenue Reserve - Balance b/f from 14/ I 5 lo cover assets 15/ I 6

Closing Balance

17. C11pital Commitments

2016 2015

€'000 €'000

1,899 364

157 155 1,601

(1,082) 861

(1,387)

669 1,899

2016 2015

€'000 €'000

Contracted for but not prnvidcd 876

Authorised but not contracted

876

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Notes to the financial statements - (continued)


18. Related Parties

In the normal course of business the Institute may enter into contractual arrangements with undertakingsin which the Institute's Governing Body members are employed or otherwise interested. The Institute

has adopted procedures in accordance with the Code of Governance of Irish lnstitute's of

Teclmology in relation to the disclosure of interests by members of the Board and the Institute has

complied with these procedures during the year.

19. Contingent Liabilities

There were no contingent liabilities existing at 31 August 2016.

20. Post Balance Sheet Events

There were no significant events since the balance sheet date which could have implications for these

Financial Statements.

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Notes to the financial stnte111e11ts -(continued) For the year ended 31 August 2016

21. Expla1111tio11 ofTrnnsition to FRS 102

This is the first year that the lnslil11le has presented its financial statements under Financial Reporting StandardI 02 (fRS I 02) issued by the Financial Reporting Council. The following disclosures arc required in the year oftransition. The last financial slalemcnts under previous Irish GAAi' were For the year ended 31 August 2015and the date of transition to fRS 102 was therefore I September 2014. As a consequence of adopting FRS102, a number of accounting policies have changed to comply with that standard.

The Institute has elected lo use the transition provision in Section 35 offRS 102 in relation to properly, plantand equipment, whereby the previous UAAP valuation may be used as "deemed cost" going forward.

Reconciliation of Reserves: Deferred Capital Revenue Grants CDR Reserves

€'000 €'000 €'000 Total €'000

Reserves reported under previous Irish GAAi' O 1/09/2014 59,204 364 5,605 65,173

Adjustments to reserves on transition to FRS I 02

Restatement of non State funded fixed assets-adjustment from deferred capital grant account to revenue reserves

Reserves reported under rRS I 02 at 1 September 2014

Reserves reported under previous Irish GAAP O I /09/2015

Adjustments lo reserves on transition to FRSJ02 Aug-14

Restatement of non State funded fixed assets-a,ljustmcnt from deferred capital grant account to revenue reserves

1'1-15

Non state fixed asset additions 14-15 & reduction in amortisation income release for non stale funded assets I 11-15

Reservt)S reported under FRS I 02 at I September 2015

(5,887)

53,317

Deferred

Capital Grants

€'000 59,271

(5,887}

(861)

52,523

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5,887

364 11,492 65,173

Revenue CDR Rcsc1·ves Totnl

€'000 €'000 €'000

1,899 4,379 65,549

5,887

861

1,899 11,127 65,549

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Notes to the financial statements - (continued)

For the yeai· ended 31 August 2016

21. Explanation ofTrnnsition to FRS 102 - Continued

I. Upon purchase of fixed assets, The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown (1TB) recognised the capital fundingand the amortisation of the assets through the deferred capital grant reserves. The asset mid col'l'csponding fundingwere depreciated and amortised in line with each other. Under fRS 102, only state funded assets are recognised anda11101tiscd through deferred capital grant reserves. The institute had non state funded fixed assets at 31 August 2014 witha net book value of €5.887 million resulting in an increase to the retained revenue reserves and a reduction of €5.887million to defel'l'cd capital grant reserves.

2. During the year ended 31 August 2015, the lnstitute of Technology lllanchardstown had non state funded lixedasset additions of€l.046 million. The amortisation release for the depreciation charge for the non state funded assetsamounted lo € I 84,673. The impact of these changes is a net increase of €861,245 lo revenue reserves and areduction of €861,245 to deferred capital reserves.

Reconciliation of sm·plus for the year ended 31 August 2015

Operntlng Surplus (as previously repol'tcd)

3. Reduction in amortisation income release fornon slate funded assets

4. Non stale additions 14-15

Surplus for the financial year under FRS I 02

22. Appl'oval of financial statements

The linancial statements were approved by the Governing Body on 08/12/2017.

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€'000

1,391

(185)

1,046

2,252

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Notes to the financial statements - (continued) Fol' (he ycal' ended 31 August 2016

23. Tcchnologic11l lJnivel'sity fol' Dublin

The Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, with partners Dublin Institute of Technology mid Institute of Technology Tallaght,

established a formal alliance (TU4Dublin Alliance) to pursue the goal of achieving technological university designation,a new type of university set out in the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030. TU designation will help increase

international recognition for the instiution and will enhance its ability to attract international students, staff and funding.

The process fur designation involves a number of stages and the TU4Dublin Alliance is near the final stage where u formal

application will be submitted. Legislation is required to enable the legal amalgamation of consortium partners and the

formation of technological universities. The legislation for this is expected to be brought to the Oireachtas in 2017. Once approved, TU4Dublin Alliance will submit its formal application within a short period.

The total spend oflnstitute of Technology Blanchardstown in relation to TU4D alliance in 2015-2016 amounted to€425,019

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Appendices

Governing Body Meeting Record 2014/15

The Governing Body of the Institute held seven meetings during 2014/15 and the attendance of members is set out

below:


91

Prof. Tom Collins (Chairperson) 6

Michael O’Donovan (Resigned 1st February 2015) 1

Mary McCamley replaced Michael O’Donovan (12th March 2015) 2

Deirdre Keyes (Resigned 22nd September 2014)

Paul McEvoy replaced Deirdre Keyes 2nd October 2014 4

Mr. Pat Ward 4

Councillor Aine Clancy 3

Councillor Joe Fox 7

Councillor Ivan Keatley 5

Dr. Brian Nolan 7

Ms. Pamela Kelly (maternity leave for 2 meetings) 2

Ms. Sandra Firth 6

Mr. Jason Aughney 6

Ms. Pauline Mulvaney (1st September 2014 - 31st August 2015) 3

Mr. Joe Halvey 6

Dr. Cepta Duffy 4

Ms. Sharon McGrath 4

Ms. Maura Cassidy 6

Mr. Paddy Bowler 6

Dr. Annette Clancy 3

Dr. Mary Meaney (President) 7

Governing Body Meetings in 2014/15 (7 Meetings) Number of Meetings Attended

Governing Body Meeting Record 2015/16

The Governing Body of the Institute held seven meetings during 2014/15 and the attendance of members is set out

below:


92

Prof. Tom Collins (Chairperson) 8

Mary McCamley 5

Paul McEvoy 4

Mr. Pat Ward

Councillor Aine Clancy 1

Councillor Joe Fox 7

Councillor Ivan Keatley 1

Dr. Brian Nolan 4

Ms. Pamela Kelly 5

Mr. Ronan Keaskin 7

Mr. Jason Aughney 5

Ms. Elizabeth Kavanagh 2

Mr. Joe Halvey 7

Dr. Cepta Duffy 3

Ms. Sharon McGrath 5

Ms. Maura Cassidy 4

Mr. Paddy Bowler 8

Dr. Annette Clancy 4

Dr. Mary Meaney (President) 8

Governing Body Meetings in 2015/16 (8 Meetings) Number of Meetings Attended

1

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