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- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Whatever the witnesses come out with now, I am sure that the next figure will even be more amusing. A figure of four was mentioned. Mr. Walsh is the commercial director and he said four, but Mr. Murnane is more comfortable with a figure of 16. The board has come in here to meet the Committee of Public Accounts. In previous evidence the witnesses said there were 30 contracts but today they...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Sorry. In fairness, in evidence I said that Mr. Nyhan had said it and it was 30.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Nyhan has verified that, to be fair.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Four years ago.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Obviously we do not want sensitive contractual information. Can the witnesses provide us with the dates and lists of contracts that it has done?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The information will help us find out what has happened. Mr. Walsh, in his evidence that he gave on the last day, said:The on-Tote revenues for horse racing and greyhound racing have continued to operate in very challenging betting environments since 2007, with a decline in Tote revenues of 67.9% at domestic horse tracks and 66% at greyhound tracks. The issue was raised by others and I...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Please forward the information.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I do not want to misrepresent Mr. Walsh.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Walsh said: "HRI has managed to offset the on-track decline with an exceptional performance in international markets." It is €5.4 million so it is not a larger proportion.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: It does not add up.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Please do.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have done the addition.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Obviously I have already examined the matter.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The IGB spoke about-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Do not worry, I will. I could go on for days. Mr. Walsh continued: "From a marketing perspective, we have a very clearly defined marketing strategy." On the last day I tried to save time by asking him to supply the committee with the strategy. What we received was a PowerPoint presentation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: As Vice Chairman I asked: "Can Mr. Walsh share a copy of the strategy with us?" Why have we not received a copy of the strategy? Mr. Meaney or Mr. Walsh can answer my question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I will ask again. Can we have a copy of the strategy?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: No. That is not the question I asked. I asked the following. Can we have a copy of the strategy as it was designed a number of years ago? Does a hard copy or electronic copy exist? Is there a marketing strategy laid out in a document for the industry that is not a PowerPoint presentation?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does it exist?