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- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: How much would they have lost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: That was in 2011. Are they carrying forward losses from previous years?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Was there any other stadium making a loss?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: What did the picture in 2012 look like?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Those are quite substantial losses each year.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is that an improvement?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: When did Bord na gCon last make a presentation to the Minister to convince him? He reads all this information in the newspapers and in representations to us from both named and anonymous sources. What presentation has Bord na gCon made to the Minister to convince him that €11 million was being well spent and that Bord na gCon is a viable concern?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: When was the last time Bord na gCon provided the Minister and the Department with projections and analysis of the industry?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: While we are waiting for the 2012 accounts, I would welcome it if the witnesses have anything to submit relative to those projections to show how the board has proceeded from 2012. All the members of the committee would welcome those figures.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: I would like to discuss a lot more questions but the witnesses have been answering questions all morning. I suggest the way to deal with those questions would be for the committee to forward to Mr. Meaney the questions that have been raised with us and which have not been answered today and that Bord na gCon would then submit to the committee a comprehensive response to each of the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: In the reply issued to the North-East Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association by the private secretary to the Secretary General, it is stated that the issues raised were financial and IR operational matters and are the responsibility of Bord na gCon. The chief financial officer is in place for some time past and, prior to the appointment of the incumbent, had engaged the service of a...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Mr. Ryan assumed his position in 2010. On 8 May 2012 and again on 21 June 2013, the Irish Examiner published extensive articles detailing all sorts of issues. Did Mr. Ryan discuss those articles with Bord na gCon? The article on 8 May 2012, in particular, gives extensive details on certain matters. I will not comment on the accuracy or otherwise of the reports, because Mr. Meaney and Mr....
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: It deals with waste at the site, site filling, construction of the carpark, ground compacting, planning fees and so on.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Was Mr. Ryan satisfied with the answers he received?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: My question is whether Mr. Ryan and his colleagues, as representatives of the Department funding the board, were satisfied with the answers they were given.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: How did the Department verify what it was told? Did Mr. Ryan and his colleagues simply accept the information or did they test it in any way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is Mr. Ryan satisfied with the Limerick site? Would he like to make any comment on it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Is there a departmental official on the board?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: Did Mr. Ryan ever consider making such an appointment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)
John McGuinness: I see the name Mark McMahon recorded in the minutes. Will Mr. Neilan identify this individual?