Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 29 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board

9:30 am

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael)
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I know it was a large firm but I am asking about that advice where the agreement was being drafted and there was going to be a non-disclosure clause. Surely there was an obligation on that large firm; in fairness to people on the board, the people employed are not legal experts, so surely the legal advice would also have noted that this clause was technically not enforceable?