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- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The Department was suitably concerned. It had known about some of the issues previously and was acting on them, yet the industry has gone south since.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I appreciate that Mr. Gleeson takes an interest in this but based on my engagement with his Secretary General and others, the greyhound industry is not a priority in any way for the Department. I hope that will change. I do not see its hands all over this. While it was not the Department's decision to make, it surely had an opinion on it. Did Mr. Gleeson agree with the fact that the...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: From a corporate governance point of view, does Mr. Gleeson think it was correct that the Harold's Cross board was not even consulted?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Does Dr. Brady concur with that?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I refer to a report in the Irish Examiner on 6 August 2013 after Mr. Moore resigned, which mentioned that it was regrettable and he had a lack of awareness of operations. Did Mr. Meaney raise his concerns internally?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The statement in the report is attributable to the board and not to an individual:It is regrettable. We reasonably expected that he would have regarded the board of IGB as the correct forum to raise these issues in the first instance. Had they been raised, his lack of awareness of the current operations of IGB might have been addressed and the damage to the organisation avoided. The board...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is fine. I just wanted a "Yes" or "No" answer. It probably was a little in hindsight. I will not put words in Mr. Meaney's mouth. With regard to the 2015 accounts, approximately €1.84 million was spent on racing regulation, laboratory integrity and governance. That is good in one way because the industry needs to be regulated but it is also concerning because I am wondering...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: The control committee assesses races. How many races have not been paid out since 2015 because of concerns raised by the committee?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Will the board provide a list of races that have not appeared in the reports? I would also like to know why they do not appear in the reports. I will not go through them because there are many.
- 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: Yes. It is concerning that a number of these are among the biggest races. I want to be sure the board's checks and balances are working and that the prize money has been paid out to the winners of these races. Does Mr. Murnane know off the top of his head of races for which the prize money has not been paid?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I am not trying to catch Mr. Murnane. If there are outstanding races, can he provide a list?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I want to make sure all the prize money has been paid and I would like to know why certain races are not appearing on the website. Who is conducting the organisational review?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Was that tendered for?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Were all contracts that IGB has entered into over the past few years tendered for appropriately?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: All the witnesses will accept legal costs are seismic. The board has had to defend many cases. Were any of these individual cases?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: I do not want details. Was this an individual case and the board felt it was necessary to defend it?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: However, the board felt it necessary to defend it and settle it. What was the total cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: Is that not an incredible cost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)
Alan Kelly: That is concerning. I will seek help from Mr. Creed who is the person with financial experience on the board. He was probably appointed for that reason. Is the pension fund for IGB employees in serious deficit?