Results 6,221-6,240 of 20,382 for speaker:Brian Stanley
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: I would imagine that if we are doing a report on Sport Ireland, because it is a different Department, it will be a report on that hearing. Does anyone else want to come in regarding the work programme? We have a vacancy on 29 June. Here are the options. We previously agreed to defer a meeting with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with a focus on the Workplace Relations...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Those are the options.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Do any other members wish to contribute? We can bring in NAMA but there is a bit of uncertainty around that because there is the question of when we will have the report from the Comptroller and Auditor General. The Comptroller and Auditor General might wish to comment on when that report is likely to appear.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: That leaves us with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the Workplace Relations Commission with IDA Ireland attached to that, as raised by Deputy Dillon. Deputy Catherine Murphy has proposed the option of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board. They are the options.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Does Deputy Colm Burke have any preference?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: I suggest we do not long-finger it too much because-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: -----there are governance issues that we need to keep on top of.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Is the Deputy saying this in a general way?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: I know members are anxious to bring in the IHRB, and I agree that it needs to be brought in, but it may need to be included with some other items. Are members happy to leave that and pencil in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: I just note here that we are looking for IDA Ireland with representatives from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Could we bring in the Department and have somebody from IDA Ireland at the meeting? Is it a stand-alone set-up?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: The budget is around €80 million.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Would there be anything to stop us from having both of them in at the same time?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: When will IDA Ireland's financial statements be ready?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: We could still go ahead with the Department and the Workplace Relations Commission, which is attached to it, if we wanted to.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: What is the Deputy suggesting we do on 29 June? We have one slot to fill.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: What are the views of the other members?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: In that case, it is the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board. That is subject to availability because the clerk may invite it to appear before us and it may say it does not have availability for that date. If that happens, is the committee happy for us to go with plan B, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: We will ask for that. Deputy McAuliffe has some correspondence.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 May 2023)
Brian Stanley: Hold on for a second. I will let the Deputy in on this in a minute. We are not finished-----