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Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Inland Fisheries Ireland (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: One letter is fine, and Ms Campion said the cost was €5,400 overall. In the round, irrespective of the amount of money and the way in which things were done, coupled with the issues concerning fleet management or the lack thereof and other issues we are discussing today, it points to either a laissez-faireapproach within the organisations to items or indeed something more sinister...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Regarding the 2022 accounts for the Inland Fisheries Ireland audit, when it is likely to be completed?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I would like to ask about the process with the additional report, if it does materialise. In my view, as a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, this morning's engagement was beneficial but not fulsome. I heard in Mr. McCarthy's statement that the additional report may materialise. If it does, I propose, on foot of the additional report, that we may engage on that separately as it...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: It is the audited accounts prior to the report, if the report does-----

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: We will do that then.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on number of housing commencements to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33116/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (6 Jul 2023)

Cormac Devlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the provision of both social and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33117/23]

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the witnesses. Listening from my office earlier, I began to think there was some competition for headlines today. I was in shock about what I heard, the unusual nature of the opening statement we received and the one that was heard this morning in the committee room. I appreciate Mr. O'Loughlin attending today. It probably would have been easier for him to cancel and reschedule,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The five include the CFO who cannot be here today for various reasons. Is there a deputy to the CFO?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Would it have been prudent to have had someone represent the finance department today?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Mr. O'Loughlin said that issues came to light as he was preparing for today's meeting. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: For how long was Mr. O'Loughlin preparing for the meeting?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: On Tuesday

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: The timeframe was not too long. I was expecting Mr. O'Loughlin to say preparation started a week ago or so. Given the fact that it started on Monday, issues arose on Tuesday morning, today is Thursday, with that timeframe, I cannot fathom why somebody from the finance department cannot be here. Certain questions are not being answered because of that. As Mr. O'Loughlin will appreciate,...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I would take it a step further. Given the fact that Mr. O'Loughlin cannot answer certain questions today - I understand why; he has outlined the reasons - we might need to reconvene when he is in a position to do so, rather than leaving the matters to be answered in notes to come back to the committee or waiting for another calendar year to go by. The issues that cannot be discussed today...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: As I said earlier, I appreciate the fact that Mr. O'Loughlin came before the committee. It is a bombshell for us. I am sure it is a bombshell for him and the organisation. He stated there are five members of staff in the finance department. The head of that department cannot be here. How long has the CFO been in place?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: Was the revelation on Tuesday morning something Mr. O'Loughlin discovered during his preparation or was it brought to his attention during his preparation?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I know from the responses earlier that the Department is aware. Has the matter been referred to the relevant authorities external to the IHRB and the Department? I understand the Department only found out about this last night.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: If it is as serious as Mr. O'Loughlin implied it might be, given that he cannot answer any questions on the issue, how soon does he plan on ensuring the relevant agencies and statutory authorities are informed of the disclosures that have not yet been made?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (29 Jun 2023)

Cormac Devlin: I will turn to Mr. Cronin, head of communication and strategy. If my phone is buzzing over here, I have no doubt that his phone will be melting by this afternoon with questions for the organisation, if not today, through the next few days. How has the issue that arose been communicated to the organisation?