Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 69: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his views were sought by the chairman of Bord na gCon prior to the decision to hold a press conference in Harold's Cross Greyhound Stadium on 4 February 2006; the views he conveyed to the chairman on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8182/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The chairman of Bord na gCon did not seek my views prior to his decision to hold a press conference on 4 February 2006.

The position is that on 2 February 2006, I wrote to all members of the board of Bord na gCon informing them that I had requested Mr. Tim Dalton to carry out an investigation into certain matters relating to the corporate governance of Bord na gCon. In this letter, I requested that they co-operate fully with Mr. Dalton in the conduct of his investigation and that they ensure that all papers relevant to the inquiry would be made available to him. I also requested that all matters under inquiry should be dealt with in the course of the inquiry and not otherwise.

The inquiry by Mr. Dalton is under way and I expect to receive his report in a matter of weeks. I do not wish to make any further comments on this matter until I have received and considered Mr. Dalton's report.