Shane Cassells (Meath West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have no intention of holding up proceedings. This was not just an issue in terms of moneys paid by the Department. There were the protracted discussions when the Irish Greyhound Board came before the committee and we were trying to extract answers on the massive amounts of money of which it is in receipt from the Exchequer. As Deputy Catherine Murphy stated, a very coincidental amount was paid from one arm of the State to another that assisted the Irish Greyhound Board with its financial difficulties. The Comptroller and Auditor General referred to this as a significant purchase. I am not asking him to prejudge matters, but what is his professional opinion regarding value in this instance. Wearing his other hat, Deputy MacSharry would indicate that the value is whatever the buyer pays for a particular site.