Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Public Accounts Committee
Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
9:30 am
Mr. Seamus McCarthy:
I have a copy of the legal agreement. The non-disclosure clause is actually very standard and does provide for confidentiality unless, and to the extent required by law or court order or otherwise, the matter is to be kept confidential.
Therefore, the IHRB had an obligation to give me the contract. I had to be able to see it because that is required by law. I then have the right to report on the matter. I think there was a difficulty for the IHRB in making disclosures, having signed that.