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Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is it fair to say that the preferred results report also found the Irish greyhound industry was not focused on the sport of greyhound racing but on breeding? That was one of the findings and a thread that ran through the report.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is it the case that the industry itself is producing ten times more greyhounds than are required to sustain the sport of racing?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I watched the "Prime Time Investigates" programme which looked at many issues related to breeding. We provide taxpayers' money to support greyhound racing as a sport, but what I am hearing from Mr. Dollard is that we cannot really agree on the accuracy of numbers because of a lack of traceability and adequate records. Our job is to hold Mr. Dollard to account for the money given to the...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: It was €16.8 million.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: We are spending more than €16 million per year on the industry. One of the things that emerged in the "Prime Time Investigates" programme was the possibility that the State was subsidising below-cost selling of greyhounds outside of the country.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I know it has come out but does Mr. Dollard disagree with any of the facts put into the public domain through the "Prime Time Investigates" programme? The programme reported that there was a higher concentration on breeding than on the sport of greyhound racing. It pointed out that taxpayers' money is being used to subsidise this industry and suggested that there is the potential for that...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Specifically with what?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Let us park the disagreement the board has with the programme itself. Mr. Dollard has said that the board has made a complaint, and that is fine. As CEO, what assurances can he now give to the public that the changes needed to ensure that the industry operates on a more sustainable basis, that animal welfare issues are addressed, and that there will be much more concentration on the sport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (19 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Waterford Institute of Technology staff members currently undertaking courses, degrees, masters or doctorates by the name of the course, the institution in which the staff member is undertaking the course, if the course is full-time or part-time and the amount the institute is paying for each course in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Statements (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: In June 2016, when we woke up one morning and found out that Britain had voted to leave the European Union, I do not believe any of us fully expected what would unfold over the two and a half years that followed. Many of us who watched the referendum campaign in Britain, and some of us who campaigned for the North to stay in the European Union and to keep the entire island in the European...

Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Deputy Pearse Doherty, who is at the National Ploughing Championships, sends his apologies. He asked me if I would contribute on this Bill and said it was a great opportunity as I might make the 9 o'clock news. I walked in and unfortunately Deputy Michael McGrath was on his own, so I think I have been sold a pig in a poke. As I am sure the Minister of State will agree, this is a highly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: It is always worth the wait to come into this committee. I welcome the Garda Commissioner and his team. I join in the strong condemnations made by the Chairman and Deputy Jack Chambers in respect of last night's incident. I hope people will come forward if they have information and that the perpetrators of the crime will be brought to justice very quickly. I thank the Garda Commissioner...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I will get to that in a minute but my question to Mr. Finn is whether the changes were underpinned by the national planning framework.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: The national planning framework identifies a number of regional cities in which population growth of about 50% to 60% is envisaged. I refer to the map of the regional cities, including Galway city, Limerick city, Cork city and Waterford city. Looking at the divisional boundaries proposed, Galway and Limerick retain their divisions, city and county, and Cork city retains its division but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is Mr. Finn talking about Garda numbers or criminal numbers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Is he talking about overall numbers of gardaí or superintendents and chief superintendents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: Does that include the number of Garda stations as well or is it just the number of personnel?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: That might be a sore point in some counties in which Garda stations have been closed over recent years, particularly in rural areas. Thirty-two councillors on Waterford City and County Council and all of the county's Oireachtas Members bar one wrote to Mr. Harris outlining concerns about the headquarters of the new Waterford-Kilkenny-Carlow division potentially being outside Waterford. Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: I normally have a good ability to read between the lines. With Mr. Harris wishing to reserve judgment, and given his comments about Waterford being the regional city and a recommendation having been made to him, should I be comforted that the good people of Waterford and Garda members on the ground do not need to be as concerned as they are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Reform and Related Issues: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

David Cullinane: To be fair, I understand the independence of the process. In healthcare, for example, there can sometimes be direct political interference in changes, but experts and people who work in the area need to be the main decision makers. I have no difficulty or quarrel with the process being independent. I have made my point, as have 32 councillors and most Oireachtas Members in Waterford,...