Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have one last question for Mr. Egan. He is retiring shortly and I wish him the very best of luck and health and everything that goes with that.

When he is on his way out and reflecting on his work in the IHRB would he consider this to be transparency? This issue will not go away. I know he is answerable to the Comptroller and Auditor General and the accounts have to be publicised. For the ordinary person, €10 million is a lot of money. He does not have to say what his salary is or what his retirement package is. Perhaps he will want to share with us today what the packages of other employees are. I have staff in my office. Everybody in the Taoiseach's Department and almost every other public sector body has to give full details of all packages and salaries. When Mr. Egan is on the way out, will he make a recommendation that he would have no issue with this and that there would be full transparency for the good of the horse racing industry?

I am a huge supporter of the horse racing industry. I have been accused of being a mouthpiece for everybody and nobody over recent weeks. I want to put it clearly on the record. I am a mouthpiece for absolutely nobody. I have seen the greyhound industry go the way it went. I would love to get it back to where it was. I am a huge supporter of it. I genuinely do not want to see the horse racing industry going the same way as other industries. We have a strong horse racing industry at present. I have significant questions that I want answered. Does Mr. Egan have an issue with an independent board coming in and examining the entire IHRB organisation?