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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: I accept that. I would like to raise one final issue. Does the €19.6 million include the money spent on the site in Clare in 2006?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: Even though that site was purchased as a site for Limerick greyhound stadium?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: It is debatable whether that could be part of the project costs.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: It was stated earlier that a loss of €30,000 will be made in Limerick this year. What did the board anticipate in its business plan for 2008-2009 Limerick would be making now?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: I have one further question. It was reported in the media that a bill owing to Limerick City Council by the board of €553,000 remains outstanding and has been restructured.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: Was it restructured because the board could not afford to pay it?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: The board opted to seek an interest free option from the council rather than take the interest burden on board.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: So Limerick City Council is bearing the interest burden. If it is waiting for payment by the board, it as opposed to Bord na gCon is taking the hit in terms of interest.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: There is something in the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General that may seem quite benign, but its inclusion is very worrying. It is the view that the body is a going concern, given its debt and income levels, as well as the overall position of the industry. It is entirely dependent on State funding in order to maintain operational surplus and profits each year. Without qualifying...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: I accept that, but the company is on an interest-only arrangement with loans and has had to renegotiate debt with the city council. That implies that we are not far away from not being a going concern.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: When I get my payslip I do not say to the Government that I had planned to give them €2,000 when it asked for €2,500, so they are lucky to get it. The tax bills must be paid and the same applies to development levies. There should not be an attitude that they are lucky to get it. The council is owed a debt and although it has agreed to restructure it, I would not be saying...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011 (7 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 186. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any discretionary funding available for a community employment scheme that has recently been faced with unforeseen additional costs of €500; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47735/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 187. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information as to whether or not an entrepreneurial fund for a community employment scheme exists and if so, the way this fund may be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average amount allocated per child and per school through funding for breakfast or lunch clubs in schools around the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48366/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 230. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of DEIS band 1 and DEIS band 2 schools in Galway West that receive breakfast or lunch club funding; if any school has increased its funding allocation by changing from a breakfast club to a lunch club; the amount by which said schools have increased their allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48367/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 231. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any school has increased its breakfast or lunch club funding allocation in the past year; if any school has increased its funding allocation by changing from a breakfast club to a lunch club; the amount by which said schools have increased their allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48368/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Natural Heritage Areas Review (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 236. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the future plans for Slieve Bog, Dunmore, County Galway; if there are plans to make it a special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 291. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form and by local authority, a breakdown of the number of units that are being provided to persons through the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48363/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Property Numbers (12 Nov 2013)

Derek Nolan: 292. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the amount each local authority spends on the rental accommodation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48364/13]