Results 12,841-12,860 of 26,804 for speaker:John McGuinness
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: The witness can send it to the clerk to the committee.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Reference was made to board fees of €48,650 in 2013 and €50,000 in 2014. Is that correct?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: What other fees or expenses are paid to people or officials for travelling around?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: On the fuel card?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: I understand how the fuel card works.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Are there people within the organisation who travel around regularly to make inspections?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: What are their job titles?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Is the organisation satisfied with the controls in place for those expenses?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Bord na gCon has appointed a new full time procurement officer.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Is that person still in place?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Was that in August 2013?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Has there been an improvement in Bord na gCon's procurement process?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: I have one last query regarding the export of dogs and the number of breeders. Has Bord na gCon conducted an assessment on how the breeders are affected by the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, including the 15 week control before a pup can be exported, the microchipping and everything else? Has an impact analysis been done in regard to that? Is that what is driving breeders out, along...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: The question I am asking of Mr. Meaney is about the breeders. Is there a need for Bord na gCon to engage with the breeders to bring them along in matters of compliance and in understanding this new regulatory framework within which they now find themselves?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: So Bord na gCon has not started that engagement with the breeders yet?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: Bord na gCon is to invest in what Mr. Meaney calls the grassroots. He probably gets this from his political background. He will invest in a system to move them along and they need this kind of support.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: There was a bad debt of €71,000. Is there any other outstanding debt?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: There is nothing major.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has regular engagement with Bord na gCon. Is the Department satisfied that, out of the difficulties it had, with the structures in place, it can follow the business plan?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statements 2014 (26 Nov 2015)
John McGuinness: The last time Mr. Meaney was here I mentioned the different views being expressed about the industry, some contrary and some contrarian. Has he ever thought about having more of them on the board, to keep the sharp edge sharp?