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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: My understanding is that the whistleblower disputes some of what has been put on record, which could make it easier for us to get the position. One could cross-reference with the HSE. There are leftovers from the previous meeting with the HSE. We would have to make sure to narrow the focus of the meeting but I strongly favour inviting the whistleblower in in that context.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: That is in some ways the opposite of what we need. I have no difficulty with a meeting being held in private session. I understand the crossover but if we are going to have the whistleblower in, the information should be provided in advance of Mr. O'Brien coming back in rather than after he has been in.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Is there a rota?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I will try to keep my question short and I would appreciate short responses because, as the witnesses can see, we have very limited time. How much of the €20 million debt relates to Limerick?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: How much of it relates to Harold's Cross?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Limerick was a bit of a disaster, to say the least. Did only one person make the decision on Limerick? Was the person in Limerick? The CEO, for example, would have been the key person involved in that and then the board would have taken the lead from that. Was that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Where is that CEO now?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Until when was he in the organisation?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Did that contract expire and was it renewed afterwards?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: The board renewed the contract.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Why would Bord na gCon have wanted to extend the contract?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Would he have had any involvement in the Meelick site?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Would Mr. Meaney have supported the extension of his contract?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Going back to the issue of Limerick, specifically page 45 that was referred to earlier, looking at the 2015 accounts, the loss for the Limerick site was not just a capital loss. There was also a very sizeable operational loss. It was the biggest loss of all the facilities. What would it take to make that stadium run at a profit and is it possible?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I want to go back to the €12 million in Limerick. Does this figure include the €1.6 million on the accounts as a loss for the site that is now worth €100,000?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: So the stadium is one part and the overdraft is another.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: One could add €1.6 million to the-----

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: So it is actually more than that. What would the timeline be for an operational break-even point for the Limerick stadium?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: It looks like a very big ask when we consider that the Harold's Cross stadium is already making profit. It looks like a very big ask to turn that around in Limerick.