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Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: It was a huge spike. Does Mr. Kavanagh agree it was a hugely significant spike?

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Kavanagh agree it was a bizarre decision?

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: On the CCTV funding, could Mr. Kavanagh as CEO have insisted that the horse racing regulatory board spend that money on the CCTV it was intended for having published the fact that the IHRB was going to do it in the first instance? Could Mr. Kavanagh have insisted that that money be spent given what he had seen? Is Mr. Kavanagh aware that there was doping and it needed to be tackled? Could...

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Kavanagh did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Kavanagh let it slip and then it never happened. Mr. Kavanagh is saying now it will happen in the next few weeks. Would Mr. Kavanagh not think that is an awful indictment on Horse Racing Ireland?

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: But Mr. Kavanagh knew there was an issue there. He knew it was imperative that it needed to be addressed to protect the integrity of the sport. Mr. Kavanagh could have insisted that that funding be spent specifically on what it was geared for and he did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Does Mr. Kavanagh accept responsibility, and that it has not happened because he did not insist that it happen?

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: We are not talking about one specific case. We are talking in general terms. Mr. Kavanagh stated previously that it would be a deterrent, certainly. We all know it would but Mr. Kavanagh did not act to insist that CCTV systems be provided and that the funding be spent for what it was intended to be spent on.

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: But Mr. Kavanagh took his eye off the ball. He took his foot off the pedal. Mr. Kavanagh could have intervened and he did not.

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Kavanagh took his eye off the ball and did not insist that they go ahead. Can I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General whether the Minister or the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform is in a position to enforce term limits when appointments are made from stakeholder organisations, such as what we see here today, and whether the Minister can accept a stakeholder recommendation?

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: I thank Mr. Kavanagh. Finally-----

Public Accounts Committee: Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2019 (23 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Okay.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: Making sure the State provides quarantine facilities and takes a proactive role in ensuring people entering the State can be quarantined effectively and safely will go a long way to help fight this virus. Common sense would dictate that. However, this Bill is a year late. NPHET recommended quarantine nine months ago and here we are, nine months later, with a Bill that does not go anywhere...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount in tax rebates that have been claimed under the stay and spend scheme; the number of persons who have made a claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10453/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to close the stay and spend tax rebate on the date originally planned; if he has conducted a review into the scheme and its effectiveness; his plans for further similar initiatives in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10454/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding or grant aid supports that are available to sports clubs and organisations based in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10329/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 273. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the recommendations of the development and working conditions in the Irish film industry report of July 2018 published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that have been implemented by her Department and which have yet to be implemented, respectively; her views on the recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry (24 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she is taking to end the practice of blacklisting of workers in the film industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10336/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (25 Feb 2021)

Imelda Munster: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the proposed development by Drogheda Port Company of Bremore Port on the County Meath coast north of Bremore Head; the details and planning for the proposed development; the precise location of the proposed development on the County Meath coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10738/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Imelda Munster: Mr. Quinn's briefing document outlines how disputes with contractors can be managed on an individual basis but it seems quite light on detail regarding how Departments or agencies should handle bad-faith actors, such as those who consistently underperform or end up in disputes or mediation. While Mr. Quinn touched on this earlier, I have a number of questions on the collation of data. Maybe...