Mr. John Treacy:

The IABA and Billy Walsh will discuss the issues again shortly. Sports governance is ongoing. The council gives corporate governance training to governing bodies of sport. We have hired a consultant to train the IABA board in the next couple of weeks. The IABA sought such training and that is welcome.

We have some very good junior and developmental people in rowing. The rowers did not achieve their targets for the London Olympic Games. As a consequence their funding was cut a little but they took it on the chin.

Swim Ireland made mistakes with the Olympic Games, particularly one swimmer who fell ill. It must ensure that its performance director is kept well informed. It appointed a new coach at the National University of Limerick. That is a step forward but improvements must be led by the performance director.

Cycling Ireland won a gold medal in 2013. Mr. Martyn Irvine won a gold medal for indoor track cycling at the World Championship in 2013 and he also won a medal in 2013. That is progress.

The ISC, along with Mr. Pat Hickey, will ensure that the committee receives our press releases. As the committee will know, we support minority sports and will continue to do so. If a sport like modern pentathlon emerged then we are well positioned to provide support.

The Irish Sports Council has included the dual funding provision by our carding scheme and Sport Northern Ireland in its report. We will work closely with Sport Northern Ireland to overcome the issue.