Victor Boyhan (Independent)
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I got the gist of what Ms O'Brien is saying. I will return to two issues. One is independent oversight of the industry. It is all very well Ms O'Brien telling us all that and that it is hunky-dory and very nice, but we have to give reassurance to the public. I would like to have reassurance about the independent oversight of the industry, so it is validated independently and is not part of the old boys' network or any other network. I am not suggesting it is, incidentally, but I want to get that reassurance. We are here to ask a few questions so Ms O'Brien might talk about that.

The other thing is Harold's Cross stadium. Ms O'Brien will recall it, although if it was before her time her colleagues will be able to recall it. Many people were unhappy about that issue. Am I right to say that there was some suggestion that there may be some funding in terms of a dividend to the community in Harold's Cross in respect of the sale of the stadium? There was a great deal of concern in that community that it was losing something very significant, and about the reason it was losing it and the change there. I thought that, and I am open to correction if I am wrong. I am asking the question and I do not have the answer to the question I am asking, which is a rare thing in politics. Was there any commitment to the community in Harold's Cross with regard to the result of the sale of the property in terms of a community dividend or feedback to that community, which had a long historical tie to the industry?