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- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have no problem with that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I have loads more questions.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I am sorry, but what is the order?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: When did the Department do that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Let us start off on a lighter note. I know the witnesses have been here for a long time, but if it is any solace to them, another thing was happening relating to a certain leadership race. I am not sure how many eyes are on us today, so the witnesses might be lucky in that sense. I jest. In 2007, prize money stood at €12.23 million. In 2015, it had declined to €6.67...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: We will come back to that issue. The previous chief executive officer was asked to resign or resigned. Was a compensation package provided and, if so, was it substantial?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Her departure was by mutual agreement.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: How much did it cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The total cost was €116,000.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Was Ms Larkin's departure a loss? Were the witnesses disappointed she left?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Would Mr. Meaney have preferred if Ms Larkin had stayed? That is not a trick question. A "Yes" or "No" answer will suffice.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: No, it is not.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: All I want is clarity.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Nor do I. All I want to know is whether the witnesses would prefer if she had stayed in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: It was just a quick question. On 4 May, Mr. Gleeson stated: "The reality is that between 2014 and now, there has been a roadmap outlined for the development of the sector and its preservation, to be frank, and that has been the Indecon report." The Indecon report is titled, Review of Certain Matters Relating to Bord na gCon. The reason the words "certain matters" are used is that it is not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The report is not a comprehensive plan. It refers to "certain matters".
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Indecon report, in the executive summary, states: "Indecon considers that it will be necessary for the Board of Directors as well as for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to monitor performance closely in 2014." Turnover subsequently dropped by €5 million. Was performance not being monitored?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The former board member, Mr. Brendan Moore, wrote to the Department when he resigned. Did the Department not take cognisance of what he said when he resigned or was it not concerned by it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: What did the Department do?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Was the Department very concerned by what he said?