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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: On the previous occasion, I think the chairman said that the legislation pre-empted the members of the board from owning dogs?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Let me put my questions in context because I am not here to highlight stuff that is personal. My role is to ensure there is value for money. Obviously Bord na gCon is in trouble because of various problems in the past including a previous board that invested unwisely at a particular time but in addition there are serious issues in respect of governance and lack of integrity have been...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Numerous reports have highlighted governance issues, and there were serious issues in respect of animal welfare and the monitoring of illegal substances and so on. In that context have any members of the board got a conflict of interest?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: When Mr. Meaney inadvertently told the Committee of Public Accounts that members of the board were not allowed to own greyhounds on the last occasion, that was incorrect?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: What was said on the last occasion, which I found amusing, given the lack of gender representation was that none of the board members had dogs but there were dogs in the names of their wives.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is that true?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I wish to use my time more efficiently. I only want to clarify matter.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: It is great to hear in the 21st century that she is independent. That is reassuring. I am simply going back on what was said on the last occasion. What happened to gender representation on the board of Bord na gCon? When Indecon recommended that the members of the board serve so many terms. I know that the board members have said repeatedly that politicians have failed to bring in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: And she was not present on the previous occasions.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I did not see her name, I must have missed it.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: There are seven on the board.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Why has the board not taken on the recommendation that the time period should be limited for the board?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Forget the legislation, why is the board not taking the recommendation on board? Have they taken the recommendation on board?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: I do not think it is appointed through the PAS. Let us get that clear as well. Is it that the Minister nominates people on to the board and the Taoiseach nominates the chairperson?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Are they appointed without an interview?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Will Mr. Gleeson clarify the system?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: For how long has that system existed?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Over what period of time?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: Is there an interview process along with that?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Connolly: There can be. One of the notable aspects was the lack of skills on the board of Bord na gCon. An independent commentator has said that one of the most obvious things was the lack of skills. If the organisation was advertising and looking for particular skills then how did this happen?