Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A number of points have been raised. I stand to be corrected, but I believe that the final transfer of moneys happened much more recently than February 2017. That was the time of the valuation, but the process took quite a while. It is also the case that the strategic plan was only presented this summer. I cannot answer the Deputy's questions concerning the works at other stadia, but I assume that they were ongoing works and were not part of the strategic plan, as none of them could have been up and running any sooner.

The proposal was to move the Cesarewitch and the qualifying heats temporarily to Galway next year. If there has been a recommendation to rescind that proposal, that decision will have to be formally approved through the board. I cannot tell the Deputy that it has been rescinded. If the board is to be functional, it must be the body making these decisions. On foot of submissions received from 11 to 16 October, it may opt to stick to its decision, but we will have to wait until tomorrow to know. I cannot pre-empt what will be decided at the board meeting.

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