Results 7,261-7,280 of 8,073 for speaker:Peter Burke
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Is the board working to a plan? It is trying to implement Indecon's recommendations. A farmer who gets into trouble might sell pieces of land to try to keep the holding going. The IGB is selling one of its income-generating assets, but the process is not transparent because no one in the public or among elected representatives knows what is happening. Has the IGB a plan in place to make...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Does the board not have one in place yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: The graph does not lie. I do not doubt what Mr. Meaney is saying about the debt and I appreciate that aspect, but I must judge the board and how it has dealt with that situation. I must examine its judgment on some of the key issues I have mentioned. I am concerned about them. Regarding the commercial arrangement with the tracks in Youghal, Tralee and Mullingar, is it a five-year contract?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: How much is it expected to generate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Each or altogether?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Will that be distributed between them equally?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: I wondered why the IGB could not answer that when asked via parliamentary question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: The days of a semi-State body that is getting significant funding from the State entering into non-disclosure agreements are coming to a close. I do not have time to go through everything, but the Harold's Cross situation and how the board was dealt with and procedures were carried out left much to be desired.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Even if it is not done via parliamentary question, it is important the board communicates with an elected representative who asks questions. The board may have concerns about commercial sensitivities. However, I take the view that given the amount of funding and the exposure in terms of debt, these things should be upfront. Reference was made to the plan for assets disposal. I understand...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Why?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Would it be as difficult as Harold's Cross?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: How much did that site cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Under whose stewardship was that purchased?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Have we any idea what it is worth now?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: What was the zoning when it was purchased? It is beside the Shannon. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Has someone taken responsibility for that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: Have any members of that board continued on the board since that purchase was made?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: What is the position regarding the asset in Cork?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: What is the value on that? Is there an estimate?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)
Peter Burke: How much did the board get for the site in Limerick? The board paid down debt in 2015 with it. Is that correct?