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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: There was no resulting draw on resources by those subsidiaries.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: One can imagine that while there was not an initial impact, over time, there may be an impact. For example, they may have required additional resources as a result of-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: On the Tipperary racecourse site, I do not know if anybody else has covered this yet, but there was a loss of €105,000. Perhaps Ms Eade will bring us through that.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: My apologies.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Ms Eade used the word "deemed" deliberately. Why?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: When was the original site purchased?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Does Ms Eade know the price paid for that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: On the long-term objective of having that width or footprint, does Ms Eade envisage when we might see a realisation of that benefit?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Was there a requirement to seek approval from the Department for the disposal of those assets?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: That is a very good synopsis from Horse Racing Ireland's perspective. Do the officials agree with that synopsis? Was it clear?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: The Comptroller and Auditor General's report is one place where we can find out the details of the sale but does the Department not have a responsibility to ensure a more hands-on approach is taken to making sure those responsibilities were better understood? Does Mr. Blake believe the Department has done enough?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: Is Mr Blake suggesting the capacity was there and the HRI should have known?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I appreciate the answer.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for a pedestrian crossing or flyover at the roundabout at the M1-R104 intersection located in Santry, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vacant Properties (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance his work to date on the introduction of a vacant property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46258/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of welfare payments in the Dublin 7 area; and if she will provide a breakdown of the schemes from which each of them are receiving payments. [46491/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank our guests for being with us. I echo some of the comments made by my colleague, Senator Pauline O'Reilly, particularly on the progress we have made in the past two years. In the room next door to us one of the last groups of workers who have no protection for maternity leave, namely, local authority members, are being granted it through new legislation. Pre-legislative scrutiny on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I imagine though that pay alone is not the only tool we need to improve the gender balance in some sectors. I take Dr. Bambrick's point about predominantly female professions, though I do not like using the phrase, but professions that have a predominance of people of one gender, especially women, have lower pay and there is no doubt about that. I accept her point that if pay is improved,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: My second question is on childcare. It is well-flagged there are three phases to childcare. The first is pay and conditions in year 1. The second is some attempt to reduce costs and the third is to try to improve public governance of what is effectively a model that utilises private providers. Lots of people would like to see a more publicly-provided model and great early childcare...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Sep 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: When Dr. Bambrick says that it could be delivered, it could still be provided by a not-for-profit operator, like schools are.