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Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (23 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 426. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body with regulatory responsibility over pharmacies to ensure that they are correctly administrating the drug payment scheme and other prescription charges and are not charging customers for more than 12 payments of the DPS per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24011/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (23 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 592. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the details of a new scheme which provides grants for businesses that are diversifying through using the Internet; the way in which the scheme will be administered; the number of persons or companies that may apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Plastic Bag Levy (23 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 593. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are exemptions on the plastic bag levy for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24223/17]

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

Peter Burke: I will be very brief. I thank the witnesses because I know it is a very long day. In respect of the Indecon report and the projected savings over 20 years, the first item that was suggested concerned the renting of the existing sales centre in Thurles. I think it cost €25,000 per annum. What is the reasoning behind that? Why are we renting an office independently of HQ to sell tickets?

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

Peter Burke: When was it opened?

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

Peter Burke: What was the logic behind that decision?

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

Peter Burke: Is it owned by a private citizen? To whom is the rent being paid?

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

Peter Burke: Projected savings over the next 20 years come to €2.2 million but the IGB has not dealt with that yet.

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

Peter Burke: There are other items that make up the €2.2 million, such as manpower savings, the running costs of Henry Street and IT costs at the sales centre. They have yet to be tackled.

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

Peter Burke: We really need to work hard on that. We are all stakeholders involved in the National Greyhound Consultative Forum. There have been reports that bookmakers were not involved in that. Is that correct?

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

Peter Burke: Was there any reasoning behind that?

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

Peter Burke: In respect of the different entities Dr. Brady was part of and worked in and the governance structures he experienced in other entities, how do they compare with the IGB?

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

Peter Burke: When Dr. Brady assumed the post of interim CEO, was he shocked by the governance in Bord na gCon because we were shocked in respect of accounts being late, protocols not being followed, the board not being freshened and the fact there was nobody with marketing experience on the board?

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

Peter Burke: Alarmed?

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

Peter Burke: Dr Brady would not hold it out as an example of good corporate governance?

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

Peter Burke: At what pace are they happening? Is it a very slow process? Time has passed since the Indecon report. I know the current board is not responsible for everything, but poor judgment has been exercised and we have seen many examples of that. Even outside the legislative requirements relating to the board, is Dr. Brady satisfied with the pace at which these reforms have been introduced?

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

Peter Burke: Is that not one of Dr. Brady's key responsibilities? A CEO must ensure the entity is responding to change and that governance within it is robust. I imagine Dr. Brady will flag those issues through the proper channels.

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

Peter Burke: Even as interim CEO, Dr. Brady still has responsibility. The organisation is on his shoulders as CEO. I appeal for work to be fast tracked because I gather there are huge concerns, even from Dr. Brady's contribution, regarding governance structures. It is obviously a watershed moment for this industry and a big statement is needed to bring the industry back on to a sustainable path.

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

Peter Burke: That is all.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 May 2017)

Peter Burke: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a county registrar will be appointed in County Westmeath; and if the person appointed will deal only with County Westmeath. [23643/17]