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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: So what is the position in terms of arriving at a sustainable model? Bord na gCon's current level of debt has caused the Comptroller and Auditor General to make reference to it. In that context, he made reference to Bord na gCon in the context of note 24 in the accounts. Is there a typical lifespan for a track? Limerick is a modern track.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What view are the banks taking on the matter? Bord na gCon is seeking to restructure the debt over a 15-year term and make it a long-term loan. Is it currently involved in discussions with the banks?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Okay. How are attendances at the tracks and how is business in general? How do our guests see the greyhound industry developing in Ireland during the next five to ten years?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the current position in respect of this matter?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are our guests prepared to place a value on what this will bring to the greyhound industry?

Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Does the Minister envisage that he will be appointing consultants to oversee this project? Has he an idea of the number of expressions of interest he will be looking for from various groups? The Limerick diaspora group, of which I am a member, has met with the Minister and his officials. Will he give us a further flavour of the process and how it will work?

Other Questions: Sports Capital Programme Applications (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme and if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46981/13]

Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: 11. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the provision of a Diaspora centre as an iconic tourism attraction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46982/13]

Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: This question asks the Minister for his views on the development of an iconic Diaspora centre as a tourism attraction in Limerick, which I represent. The Limerick local authorities and the Shannon Airport Authority are working on a joint bid. I would like the Minister to give an indication of the timeframe envisaged. It is my understanding that expressions of interest will be sought before...

Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: I thank the Minister for his response. It is welcome that he expects the Department to seek expressions of interest by the end of the year and that a decision will be made on the location of a national Diaspora centre by the middle of next year. Limerick will be the City of Culture in 2014 and is ideally located, with Shannon Airport on its doorstep. The fact that a formidable joint bid is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Initiatives (5 Nov 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: 1292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide for the use of social or local employment clauses in future capital projects under his Department's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47014/13]

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The thrust of the legislation is that people would have access to their credit rating on an annual basis. The Minister of State referred to regulations. When is it his intention that the legislation would come into operation?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Are there commencement orders within the legislation?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Is it really down to the regulations then?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: This comes down to the issue on credit scores. It would be important that within any report that is published in terms of the reduced weighting of credit scores over that time that as loans diminish the information would be incorporated in the report.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: In the context of the report it would be interesting to provide analysis on the profile of how people are repaying rather than just providing bloc information.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: If an institution abuses the information, what are the penalties? The Minister referred to that earlier.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: What is the monetary amount of a class A fine?

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: The point is that if the monetary limit is very small, it might not be as big a deterrent as one would like.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Credit Reporting Bill 2012: Committee Stage (23 Oct 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: It has not happened yet.