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Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: That report said that any reduction in exports is an opportunity to expand the sale of racing content into the UK betting market. Does RCÉ agree with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: My concern is that the board commissioned the report but it has not agreed to any of its key findings. I often ask someone questions and the answers might not be what you want but of five answers there might be two or three that you agree with. Here one has a detailed report carried out and Mr. Tuohey, as the CEO, and Mr. Nyhan, as the cathaoirleach of the board, are telling me that they do...

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Does Mr. Nyhan find it unusual as the chairperson of the board? Boards will commission reports. They will look for papers on various different things. One might not agree with everything that comes back but in this case, fundamentally, they have agreed with every one of the key findings of that report.

Public Accounts Committee: Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021 (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Okay. I thank the witnesses for the information they supplied. We have had a good examination of the sector this morning. There is a lot done. We accept that there are improvements to traceability, etc. That is happening. That is good. There are figures for the past ten years. Other members and I quote data that show there would be issues for concern. Hopefully, it can be lifted....

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: The business before us this afternoon is the minutes, accounts and financial statements, correspondence, the work programme and any other business. The first item is the minutes of our meeting of 27 October, which have been circulated to members. Do members wish to raise any matters in regard to the minutes? If not, are the minutes agreed? Agreed. As usual, they will be published on the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: With regard to the final point on the Social Insurance Fund, chapter 14 of the report on the accounts for public services for 2021 examined the classification of workers for PRSI and related matters, as Mr. Harkness outlined. What did his office find in that regard?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: I suggest we hold that back for approval at a further meeting in order to get clarification. It is fine if Mr. Harkness does not have that information today. Does Deputy Verona Murphy wish to come in?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Are the first and the second parts of the financial statements agreed? Agreed. As usual, those two will be published as part of the minutes. We will hold back the third one until next week. We now move to correspondence. As previously agreed, items that were not flagged for discussion for this meeting will continue to be dealt with in accordance with the proposed actions that have been...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: There is a table outlining the issues involved. There were several issues, including one in regard to website hosting. I asked why that was not previously tendered. UL said it is under review but I want to ask what the term “under review” means. In any given locality, there are a number of people who do website hosting. Another point concerned occupational health...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: What does the Deputy propose?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: The former chief executive of the HSE was here with the committee fairly recently, just a few weeks ago. Deputy Hourigan wrote to the committee to raise the engagement of the former chief executive of the HSE, Mr. Paul Reid, who stepped down last month, with the consultancy firm Ernst & Young in respect of advisory work.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: We can seek clarification as to how long the cooling-off period is supposed to be and on the specific question the Deputy is asking, which is whether there is a differentiation between employment and contract consultancy.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: We will include that question and try to get a reply on it.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: I do not know.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: I am not aware of this but we will get clarification from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on those two matters. It is important that we do so. That other person might have been in a different body, perhaps a health-related body.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: No, I do not think so but I do not want to venture there because-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: That it is particularly so when they move into an area related to their work here. That is fine. There is one other matter in respect of correspondence. It has not been flagged for consideration but I just want to mention a response we have received from St. James's Hospital, No. R1534B, dated 19 October. It concerns a request for an explanation of non-compliant procurement. The reply...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: The full tendering process still applies. They would have to do the same thing. We will get the secretariat to write back to seek a full explanation of that. Is that agreed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: It is agreed. That concludes our consideration of correspondence. Moving onto the work programme, there are five public hearings between now and Christmas. Next week, on 17 November, the Department of Finance is to come before us. On 24 November, we have the Regulator of the National Lottery. We have two public engagements on 1 December. In the morning we have an engagement with the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (10 Nov 2022)

Brian Stanley: Next week's meeting with the Department of Finance is a big one. If there are specific areas on which members wish to raise matters - they may come to mind over the coming days - I suggest they notify the clerk, who will flag them with the Department of Finance and its Secretary General for when they come in. That concludes consideration of the work programme for today. The last item on...