Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications

Departure of High Performance Unit Head Coach: IABA and Sport Ireland

11:00 am

Photo of Timmy DooleyTimmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Christle was made aware there was a dysfunctional relationship. On foot of that information did Mr. Christle seek to discuss the nature of that relationship with Mr. Carruth, or why did Mr. Carruth continue to negotiate with Mr. Walsh if Mr. Christle was made aware that there was a dysfunctional relationship?

Mr. Christle said the projected liability of something like €1.6 million would arise in the event of entering into that contract and because there was no guarantee of multi-annual funding that would not be good corporate governance. What is the general projected liability of the association in respect of other contracts? He goes on to say in a statement given to this committee and published more widely last week:

The IABA was shocked by the very public attack on it and on Irish boxing, by the Chairman and CEO of Sport Ireland. An attack, that was totally disingenuous and plainly part of a campaign by a statutory state body to exercise control over the IABA’s High Performance Unit.

Does Mr. Christle believe that to be the case?

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