Results 4,101-4,120 of 6,068 for speaker:Alan Dillon

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: I welcome our guests. I will start with HRI's contribution to prize money. Did the €35 million allocated to HRI contribute to prize money in 2021? Are these Exchequer funds?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: Does HRI prepare an analysis of the distribution of that prize money and where it contributes to the industry?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: As regards the analysis that HRI prepared, will Ms Eade give an overview of what the results were from the distribution of Exchequer funds that were used as prize money?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: I will ask the question a different way. In terms of the percentage of prize money that goes to the top five trainers in the country, does HRI prepare that type of analysis?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: I ask Ms Eade to give us an understanding of the distribution. How was the €50 million paid in prize money for 2020 distributed? That would give us a bit of transparency on the use of Exchequer funds to fund prize money. It is difficult to process why we are using Exchequer funds and taxpayer money to fund the top five trainers in the industry. We need some visibility on that a...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: What level of prize money was distributed across all trainers in 2020? Does HRI have that type of analysis?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is HRI responsible for the publication of standards on equine welfare in Ireland?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: What are HRI's main concerns regarding equine welfare and what steps has it taken to address these?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: What analysis and research has the IHRB undertaken on the standards of equine welfare in Ireland?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: In the past two years, how many fines or suspensions has the IHRB issued for breaches of welfare or anti-doping regulations?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: Has the IHRB made any recommendations to HRI on findings in recent times? Have these recommendations been implemented?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Horse Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2020 (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: Is the Department satisfied in terms of the analysis under way and the level of transparency on equine welfare?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made on the implementation of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan; and the improvements that have been made in County Mayo. [46351/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rate of expenditure of government allocations for walking and cycling infrastructure within Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46352/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance the grants and benefit-in-kind rates that will take effect in 2023 for new battery electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46360/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons and the percentage of the workforce that pay income tax at the higher rate; and the number of full-time workers who would benefit from a 30% income tax rate. [46361/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider a similar scheme to the cycle to work scheme to include pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46386/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the removal of VAT on equipment for apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46387/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: I thank the Cathaoirleach very much for the opportunity. I welcome the Minister and her officials, and I thank her officials for their engagement and correspondence in the past number of weeks. I am sure it has been a stressful period. Like many other Oireachtas Members, my constituency office has been inundated with calls, anger and frustration around the lack of engagement from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Transport Issues: Engagement with Minister for Education (21 Sep 2022)

Alan Dillon: On the question of how many concessionary ticket holders-----