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- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: It does not have to exercise it.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: I am glad Mr. Breathnach made that point. Therefore, it is a sale and we do not have the amount Údarás received for it, except to say that it received a certain amount, that it will get it over a period of time and that it may not exercise the put and call option. It is a lot of smoke and mirrors over just the sale of a property. That is essentially what it is. I am not saying...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: It can dress up all these put and call options all it likes but whether they are even worth the paper on which they are written is another thing. I do not expect Údarás to comment on that because it entered into the agreement on it. I suppose it all remains to be seen.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: It is Údarás's best bet.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Let us call it what it is. We have covered Pobal and schools and we will come back to that at another time. I am concerned that the consultants in the case - this was covered - narrowed it down. There would seem to be some disquiet about the fact that some companies might have felt they were excluded. That was made known to some of Members of the Oireachtas by interested parties. How the...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: How does Údarás account for that? Were substantial works carried out on these properties?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: The rental income is €3.9 million - a separate figure - and the maintenance and management of the property is €3.6 million, so whether it is maintenance or management, Údarás still only comes out with €300,000. Is that every year?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Would Údarás consider that to be a good return?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Are all of the properties rented?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: How many commercial properties does Údarás have?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: How many of those are rented? What percentage of those units is rented over a period of time?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Is the same 30% empty?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Is it the same per square metre for each property?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Are the board members of Údarás paid? Do they get an annual fee?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Is that for each board member?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: In terms of travel and motor expenses, it was €93,000 in 2012 and €96,000 in 2013.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: The other figure in the accounts - note 8 - for domestic travel is €265,000 for 2012 and €254,000 for 2013.
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: It is a matter we can discuss with Pobal. Of the €75 million invested in these various facilities, most are underused. It will be interesting to see how the figures compare today to reflect on the figure of €75 million and on the process. Once the application is made to the Department, we must consider who carried out analysis to determine whether a facility for 30 children...
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: Perhaps we can have a copy of it. Perhaps the clerk can make arrangements for Pobal to come before the committee to provide an update. I will return to the sale of Arramara Teoranta. It was a State business owned by the taxpayer. There was a process with the consultants to determine the purchaser at the end. How much money was spent on consultants? What are the costs of the process?
- Public Accounts Committee: 2013 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
2013 Annual Accounts of Údarás na Gaeltachta (9 Oct 2014) John McGuinness: That is a figure Mr. Breathnach should have. Presumably Údarás na Gaeltachta tendered for it and there was a tender process. The outcome was that one single company, RSM FGS, and Mr. Breathnach thinks the cost was €20,000. Perhaps he can revert to us with the details of the tendering process and the final cost. Mr. Breathnach says it was not a sale but the transaction...