Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Public Accounts Committee

Business of Committee

9:30 am

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is the sentence that includes the words, "the Government will seek to ensure that any downside costs of growing energy demand are minimised by encouraging data centre investment in regions [...]". Is it agreed that we will ask the clerk to seek that information from the Minister and his Department? Agreed.

No. 793 B is from Mr. Denis Egan, chief executive, Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, IHRB. It is dated 14 September 2021 and provides information requested by the committee regarding the procurement process for the installation of CCTV at racecourses, which we have been monitoring, pardon the pun. The correspondence states that the number of tenders received exceeded the IHRB’s expectations and that the evaluation process is under way. It goes on to state that 25 unique sites are involved, with differing infrastructure and requirements, and that the work is more complex than it might seem. The Chief Executive, who is retiring on 30 September, advises that an update will be provided to the committee when the evaluation process has been completed. It is proposed to note and publish this correspondence. Deputy Munster wishes to comment on this matter.

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