Results 641-660 of 5,388 for speaker:John Deasy
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: We should ask the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to structure that and to come back to the committee. In the context of the IBRC case, the High Court judge was effectively telling the Government that this needs to be structured better, with definite timeframes and that it needs to be clear because as of now, it is not. A High Court judge is dealing with this but it could end up...
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: We also need a revised financial analysis with regard to IBRC.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: That pigeon has died on a number of occasions.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: A lot of pigeons have been sent over there but none has come back.
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: Why is the Chairman picking on Deputy McDonald?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee. (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: One word of caution here. It is something the Minister for Finance intimated yesterday with regard to what is coming from Europe, specifically as it pertains to Apple. It was not just an intimation; he was effectively saying that a lot of the criticisms of Ireland's corporate tax structure and the Apple issue were politically motivated. We should be careful with regard to this group. We...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: I wish to raise just one issue. What is Enterprise Target Solutions? I seek an explanation of the sponsorship deal Bord na gCon entered into with Enterprise Target Solutions for it to sponsor the derby. What kind of due diligence did Bord na gCon carry out before it signed that deal? What is the status of moneys owed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: I ask Mr. Murnane to repeat that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: We need to start with that. Did Bord na gCon check out this company, if it was a company? My information is that it had registered only a month before this deal was signed with the UK Companies Office. Did the board check this company out at all before the deal was signed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: Is that what it told Bord na gCon?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: I am not here to beat up the witness about this but it needs to be explained because it has been covered in the media and it seems to me that no due diligence was performed. Mr. Murnane has said it was not checked out, which is fair enough. Is it fair to say that there was an element of being conned?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: How much is owed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: Only €71,000?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: If it is written off, does Bord na gCon not have any plans for legal action regarding the €71,000 owed?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: There is no entity to sue and Bord na gCon has checked that out.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: How much has been handed over in the past two years from ETS? If the deal was €750,000, which was the initial figure, how much was recouped?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: From a governance point of view there are lessons to be learned here. Does Mr. Murnane accept that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: It sounds like the Chairman in Fianna Fáil.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: On an issue I asked about earlier, for the sake of completeness, were the circumstances surrounding Enterprise Target Solutions reported to the Garda and, if so, has the Garda investigated it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John Deasy: Has Bord na gCon contacted the gardaí regarding the issue? Is not there an element of fraud?