John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Mulvey. He has given a very clear outline of the challenges and opportunities that exist, as well as his vision for the maximisation of potential of sport in Ireland with regard to participation and at the high-performance and elite levels.

From time to time, the committee has questions about governing bodies. My general question is whether Mr. Mulvey is happy with the governance of those bodies. In recent days, the issue of boxing has arisen. Mr. Mulvey mentioned it earlier. I welcome the stand he took on "Prime Time" last night and I know the Minister has also been involved and has been working hard on the matter. Have we lost the best boxing coach Ireland has ever had or is the situation redeemable? If we have lost him, how did it come to this? I raised this matter two years ago when concerns first began to arise. Mr. Mulvey mentioned the synergies with Sport Northern Ireland and that there cannot be duplication. Do boxers and athletes in Northern Ireland receive grants from both Sport Northern Ireland and Sport Ireland, while their counterparts in the Republic do not?

Is that still the case?