Mr. John Treacy:

When Gary Keegan left the IABA in 2008, he took up a role in the Irish Institute of Sport. We were very concerned that we would lose Gary Keegan internationally. We wanted to make sure we kept the expertise that had developed in Ireland. He is now the director of our institute in Abbotstown and does a fantastic job.

In respect of any funding we provide to the IABA for high performance, every year it has to provide budgets in terms of where the money is spent. That money can only be spent with our sanction. We clearly monitor all the funding in terms of high performance. It is done differently from the core areas, but the funding for high performance is all verified in terms of where it is spent.