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Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: These services were designed to provide for a particularly vulnerable group. Survivors bring up the issues of the legal costs and the fact that it was supposed to be mediated, along with other overheads. When an organisation is asked a specific question by the Committee of Public Accounts and does not answer it, the only conclusion we can draw is that the organisation does not want to...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I was establishing the composition of Bord na gCon's debt when proceedings were interrupted to allow a vote to take place last week. There is a debt arising in Limerick greyhound stadium and another debt carried on overdraft which was related to the site. Is the overdraft facility still in place or is the overdraft now a loan?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I presume the Limerick loan was the hard core one.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We were told at the previous meeting that if Bord na gCon did not sell the Harold's Cross track, it would be forced to do so. The Department of Education and Skills has since made an offer for the site which is going through a process. We found out since the last meeting that the site is valued at approximately €23 million, which is close to the figure for Bord na gCon's current...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: In that case, the valuation exceeds the liability. In terms of the pension deficit of approximately €8 million, where is that factored in?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Has Bord na gCon ceased the defined benefit arrangement?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: To go back to the Department of Education and Skills, it appeared the Department looked at the site in advance of it becoming known that it could be subject to sale. Did Bord na gCon have other people look at it or did the Department of Education and Skills make contact? How did that happen? Who made contact? How did the Department know about it?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Was that 23 March 2017?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: According to a letter the committee has received from the Department of Education and Skills, the site had previously been assessed in early 2016 by the Department's professional and technical staff. It was considered suitable for a school development. That was in early 2016. Was the Department the only group to visit the site or what was the context of its visit in 2016?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Is there anybody else here who could answer?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Can Mr. Murnane recall how that came about?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We know what transpired subsequently. It was valued and a transaction is under way with an offer of €23 million. That figure pretty much covers Bord na gCon's debt, including its Limerick loan. Is that the case?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: We have been made aware of that. Moving on to Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross, Dr. Brady said there were two stadia in close proximity and that it does not make sense as they are not fully operational. One operates two days and the other three days. How often do other stadia around the country open?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Therefore, it is quite typical for facilities not to be fully deployed over the full week.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: With regard to the current situation with Shelbourne Park, because of this dispute with owners and breeders, the stadium is not in use. Is there a resolution for that dispute? Will the sale of Harold's Cross be an impediment to that?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Would Shelbourne Park be regarded as the flagship stadium?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: What is Dr. Brady's assessment of the impact beyond Shelbourne Park itself as a result of the way it is currently functioning?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Has Dr. Brady quantified the impact?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I just have a couple of other questions. I think I will leave them.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda College (18 May 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has briefed or had any contact with or from the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement regarding the ongoing issues relating to the historical and-or current financial arrangements at Templemore Garda College; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23720/17]