Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Sport in Ireland - Challenges, Strategies and Governance: Sport Ireland and the Federation of Irish Sport

9:00 am

Photo of John O'MahonyJohn O'Mahony (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will refrain from naming individuals. I just want to get answers. I apologise for naming anyone. It is important that we get such matters right. For instance, in relation to the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, IABA, I understand Abbotstown was ready for it but it did not move from the camp at the National Stadium. Why was that the case?

I know there are issues relating to the restriction on funding for the Olympic Council of Ireland, OCI. I understand it has received funding of €1.7 million in the past four years. It received €520,000 in 2015 and €303,000 of that was for salaries and expenses. It emerged after the Olympics that the Olympic Council of Ireland had cash reserves of between €1 million and €2 million. Did it need the funding from the Government or the Sports Council or in terms of value for money should the money have been directed somewhere else? Is the funding of the Olympic Council of Ireland being reviewed at the moment? What is the situation in that regard?

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