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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Was it aware whether it had been discussed by the board or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Let us go back to 2011 and the discussion of the then board. Perhaps Mr. Moloney can clarify this as well. Mr. Moloney indicated there were contractual issues in 2011 which were delegated to the chairperson. Will he clarify the exact nature of them? Mr. Keeling also indicated in his address that in 2011, the HRI board asked the then chairman, Mr. Denis Brosnan, to deal with the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Okay. It is clear in other correspondence that the Department was engaging with Mr. Keeling in respect of contractual issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Is Mr. Keeling clear that the Department had concerns that there may have been a contract of indefinite duration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The presentation today states the reason Mr. Kavanagh was appointed and supported by the HRI board was because it was felt he was the person for the job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: That was the point made in the presentation. However, if it was the case that he was entitled to a contract of indefinite duration, was that not irrelevant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: In the sense he was going to have to be reappointed anyway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Was it not essential that the reappointment should have been discussed at the board? A former party leader of mine, Mr. de Valera, said when he wanted to know what the people of Ireland were thinking, all he had to do was to look into his heart. That was no mandate to disregard a Cabinet or a Dáil. All these contractual issues were present in the toing and froing to the Department...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: After it was a done deal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Chairman had already engaged with the Department and got consent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Is it the delegates' legal advice that the written agreement with Mr. Kavanagh nullifies any right to a contract of indefinite duration?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I am surprised that Mr. Keeling cannot clarify that point. Legalities seem to have dominated the process going back as far as 2011. It certainly seems to be the case that there were two pieces of legal advice - one from Horse Racing Ireland's steed and one from the Department - that there was a contract of indefinite duration issue. I find it incongruous, going into a third contract, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Issues Surrounding Recent Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Whether the board wants the term to end in five years does not affect the legalities. It comes down to what the contract states. Since there have been contractual complications since 2011, surely the board has obtained legal clarity at this stage on whether there is a contract of indefinite duration. Did the Department make it clear pre-2011 that there should not be a third extension? If...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department provides or is aware of any fund that would assist a person (details supplied) pursue a course in medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30015/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department provides or is aware of any fund that would assist a person (details supplied) to pursue a course in medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30013/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Implementation (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will extend the period of time for slurry spreading due to the adverse weather conditions experienced in 2016; if he has flexibility as per Northern Ireland to extend the deadline in cases of reasonable cause; if Ireland's temperate oceanic climate is factored when complying with the directive; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 123. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the budget for Irish classroom assistants has been reduced for the current academic year; if she will consider reinstating this budget to its previous levels; if 13 new schools will continue to be added to the scheme as initially indicated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30150/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (13 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ruling announced recently from the European Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to approve a merger (details supplied); his views on competition in the various sectors concerned if this proceeds; if he has had discussions with the CCPC on the merger in this regard; if the CCPC issued an opinion on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Disability Support Services (11 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 14. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to re-establish the group People with Disabilities in Ireland, PWDI, or a similar county by county service users organisation to ensure that local consultation is facilitated at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29409/16]