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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: I agree and concur with all my colleagues and request that the committee writes to HRI. I ask the clerk to the committee to clarify the following. I did ask Mr. Kavanagh if we could have a copy of his submission to the Department on point-to-point racing because, as one can see, a sum of €900,000 was paid out for point-to-point prize winning. I questioned where would the money go or...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: We should ask them if the derogation is based on commercial sensitivity. One can make the argument that there is not anything commercially sensitive. To whom is it commercially sensitive?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: Yes, I agree. That is what we should do. The greater the transparency, the better the integrity of the sector but that has been called into question. The sector is worth billions of euro to the economy and one can see that from the results from Cheltenham last week. I concur with everybody's congratulations to Rachael Blackmore and all of the trainers. It is a very successful industry...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: Maybe we should the Department to explain its rationale for the derogation.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: If there is a reason then well and good but if there is not, there should be transparency.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: That would mean there will be a significant delay before all of the racecourses are done. What is required is a level playing field. I am talking about there being a level playing field for every trainer, jockey and everyone involved in the industry. The integrity of the industry should be upheld. That is where the money should be spent. It should not be done piecemeal; it should be...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: I understand that is not just for the CCTV-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: -----but a very small portion of that is being spent on something that upholds the integrity of the sector.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: I concur with both sentiments from the previous Deputies. It is important.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: I second the proposal. Moreover, the level of questions that we are sending back to the corporation warrants that SBCI representatives would appear before the committee again. A considerable number of what seem to be contradictory statements have been made since they were before the committee in answers that they came back with or on the basis of information we had. I second the proposal...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: On reflection, I am of the same opinion.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: With respect to Deputy Burke and everyone, mostly we are asking the questions because of what was said when they appeared before the committee. We know the answer. What we really need to do is ask them face to face and eye to eye why the information they gave us was very different to the information that went to other people. The one contradicts the other. I do not think we need to put...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: Is it not likely that they will come back and say they cannot have the questions answered by 30 April, whereas they probably could come in by that date? It is 30 questions, and Easter is in the middle.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: That is it. I think we should invite them in.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (23 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: No. I think it is more reasonable, to be honest.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to extend the reduction of teacher to pupil-ratio numbers in primary urban DEIS band 1 schools to include both primary rural DEIS schools and primary urban DEIS band 2 schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13753/21]

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: I thank both the Minister and Minister of State for attending this afternoon. I thank the Minister, Deputy Harris, for his time earlier this morning for a meeting on the technological university for the south east. It is an exciting project which I am passionate about. It will be exciting to see that develop over the next 12 months. Hopefully, we will have announcement on it in January. I...

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: Deputy Tóibín and I will speak for five minutes each. I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on the Bill. I thank the Deputies who brought it forward. I will be supporting it. When dealing with such sensitive issues, it is of the utmost importance to listen to those who are affected most by whatever the issue happens to be. In this case, I have listened to adoptees and read...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Architects Register (10 Mar 2021)

Verona Murphy: 390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress which has been made on the process to implement the architectural technology register on a statutory footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12942/21]