Ms Sarah Keane:

From that perspective, we are considering the matter.

I recognise the work of the current board. Ms O'Shea and I are here today but there are 13 on the board. They are all committed and the staff have been very co-operative. We appreciate the support we receive from Sport Ireland and recognise the work of Mr. Justice Moran. The International Olympic Committee and the European Olympic Committee have been very supportive of us as a new organisation and they have backed all the reforms, as well as committed to funding. In difficult times it is nice that there is oversight but it is there because people really care about Irish Olympic sport and our athletes. I commend the committee on that point.

We would welcome Sport Ireland doing audits and have no problem if Deloitte wants to come in next year and re-evaluate. When I was involved in Swim Ireland there were Deloitte recommendations to be put in place and we asked the firm to come back in at a later stage. This closes a loop because one can have many reports but no closure. We will also do our best to facilitate some of the things in the Moran report.