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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Trade Union Recognition (17 Feb 2021)

Brian Stanley: 122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that companies doing contract work for Iarnród Éireann are refusing to recognise trade unions representing their workers and may be in breach of the suppliers covenants with Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8939/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Adoption Services (17 Feb 2021)

Brian Stanley: 548. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 432 of 8 December 2020, the progress being made on providing adoptive leave and removing the lacuna in the legislation that discriminates against same-sex couples in view of the commitment given by the previous Government. [8967/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Brian Stanley: 969. To ask the Minister for Health the status of promised legislation to cap the assessments of assets for the fair deal scheme; and when such legislation will be enacted. [8941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (18 Feb 2021)

Brian Stanley: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when legislation will be published by his Department to deal with the difficulties being encountered by local authorities that need to erect CCTV cameras in locations in which illegal dumping is taking place. [9032/21]

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

Brian Stanley: I welcome everyone to this online meeting. Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19, only the clerk, support staff and I are in the committee room. Members of the committee are attending remotely from within the precincts of Leinster House. This is due to the constitutional requirement that, in order to participate in public meetings, Members must be physically present within the...

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

Brian Stanley: I invite Mr. Kavanagh to make his opening statement.

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

Brian Stanley: I thank Mr. Kavanagh for his opening statement. The lead speakers today are Deputy Carthy, who will speak first for 15 minutes, and Deputy Verona Murphy, who has ten minutes. We are obviously on limited time so I will have to hold speakers to their slots. We will try to have a second round of questions. I call Deputy Carthy.

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

Brian Stanley: No, there is no board member.

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

Brian Stanley: There is a problem with the sound.

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

Brian Stanley: Yes, just repeat your reply.

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

Brian Stanley: The sound is being interrupted.

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

Brian Stanley: I am sorry, but Deputy Carthy has gone over his time.

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

Brian Stanley: I will let Deputy Carthy back in during the second round of questions, if there is time. I call Deputy Verona Murphy, who has ten minutes and I will give her a reminder of the time after seven minutes.

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

Brian Stanley: I need to move on to Deputy Devlin. I will let Deputy Murphy back in for a second round if we get through all the speakers.

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

Brian Stanley: The Deputy's connection is quite bad.

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

Brian Stanley: I will let the Deputy back in. We are gone over time.

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

Brian Stanley: I will let Deputy Munster in for a second round. I call Deputy Hourigan.

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

Brian Stanley: I have a few questions. I will revert to the CCTV issue. Some €9.1 million was allocated to IHRB for this back in 2018. As I understand it, we have 25 racecourses around the country and at this point one racecourse has CCTV installed. Is that correct?

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

Brian Stanley: One racecourse has CCTV. This is part of funding coming from the State. Some of that money was reallocated, as Mr. Kavanagh explained. I understand that €3.9 million was used for personnel costs. I ask him to briefly explain what those costs were.

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

Brian Stanley: I understand that. Mr. Kavanagh does not need to name them all.