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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)

Catherine Murphy: There were fairly high-profile articles in the newspapers earlier this year, and Paul Kimmage was the author of one very long article which related to a question mark about doping in the sport. Another Oireachtas committee looked at this and it had looked at it in advance. I know a report was done by Dr. Suann from New South Wales and recommendations were made. Have all of those...

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)

Catherine Murphy: Can Mr. O’Loughlin give us a note on what is outstanding, what the recommendations are, what is being done, the timeline and the reason the other issues have not been dealt with? This is a big sport and, as we speak, the question of integrity is critical. It is very important, where there are recommendations to ensure integrity, that they are adopted and implemented.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Can I come in?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We were given assurances that there was no interest in all relevant Departments, and I do not know if the CSO was contacted in relation to the continuation of Benefacts. That is pretty much my recollection of it. The CSO's response shows that there is a sizeable cost in replicating what had been available in Benefacts. It would involve setting it up again where there was something...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We have done that already and I have to say that it was one of the most frustrating experiences.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It was a morning of non-answers on this.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: A report was carried out by Indecon. It very clearly said that, if this was going to be replaced, there should be an interim measure in place because this information is required for good governance. The CSO is very fussy about its information and rightly so. Some of the statistics in respect of the Garda have even been put under qualification because there are concerns as to their...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. We should send the CSO's letter to the Department as well.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: The Minister has agreed that access to these records is in the public interest but they are fragile and require digitisation. They are a real treasure trove. It was announced by the Department that there was going to be a move towards providing some access to them. It has moved on a little bit in that the Department is engaging with the National Archives, which was a great deal of...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It would be quite useful if the Department would give us an update when there is a change in this regard. I completely accept that these documents are fragile and that digitising them is a great way to allow people to use them without damaging them.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: There is obviously a good bit of work going on in the National Archives. The letter references the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. I have been there on numerous occasions. I have toured this modern facility. It used to be in a terrible state when it was in a different location but it is now down in the Titanic Quarter. It collaborates quite closely with the National Archives.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: In the Titanic Quarter in Belfast. It is a purpose-built archive and the office really protects the records. I hope that, when we get an upgraded version here, we will have something similar.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: What was the original target? Where are we compared with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: We need to ask about the cost. That may will be a decision for the retailers but the Analysys Mason report looked at that issue. This goes way back to when Deputy Bruton was the Minister.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: If people do not have an income, they will not add another bill. That may well be the case. We have to understand what the impediments to take-up are.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: It sounds like we are going to have a very interesting weekend next weekend reading through these----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: There is an overall body for ETBs. It has its headquarters in Naas. I would have thought that it would have some sort of co-ordinating role.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: There are also economies of scale such that one would have to ask if things can be grouped and whether that is being even considered when we have something that is so fragmented that each individual ETB is its own kind of satellite.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (22 Sep 2022)

Catherine Murphy: I am trying to think of it.