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- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I have raised it with the Minister-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: -----on Oral Questions and the reply is that there is a clause in the contract which states that this information does not have to be provided.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: It is €7 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: My major concern is that the regulator has written to the licenceholder seeking the amount and proof that this money is being spent in accordance with the contract. The licenceholder is quoting the clause in the contract which states that it does not have to reveal that information. How can the regulator do the job if it does not have access?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: Is that when the Department's officials appear before the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I appreciate that, but when the officials appear before the committee, are these issues I can raise?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Jonathan O'Brien: I will send the clerk a note.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: I will be brief as I want to move on to the Cork event centre. On this particular issue, chapter 15 gives a figure of what the private investor has committed and it also states that details are not available on the amounts paid by the private investor. Does the Department have those details?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Is that outside of the €650,000 liability for the loan which the investor took over?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Therefore, it is €1.65 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Regarding how the project proceeded, it is my understanding that two site surveys were carried out on behalf of Solas in advance of the first tender. Did the Department get to see those?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: He found no issues with those site surveys.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: A third site survey was carried out after signing of the tender. That was done in October 2009.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: No, that is not my reading of it. If that is the case, Ms Licken can correct me on this but my reading of it is that construction started in 2009 and a site survey was carried out just prior to construction starting following the signing of the tender. My understanding is that three site surveys were carried out prior to any construction starting.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Four site surveys were carried out prior to any-----
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: There was a fourth more detailed one.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Would it be unusual for three site surveys not to identify any of the issues which subsequently became apparent once a fourth site survey was carried out, given the fact that the Department's architect also looked over it?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2016 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Chapter 15 - Galway Art House Cinema
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (29 Mar 2018) Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.