Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Treacy stated governance cannot be enforced, but the fact is that a loan was made without being reported or declared, a position was created within 48 hours, and a former CEO was a member of the board yet Mr. Treacy stated one of the board's jobs is to challenge the management. It is hard to challenge somebody, however, who sits around the table day in, day out, and is part of the decision-making process.

Governance is an issue. There is no leadership there. What can we do to ensure we have greater influence and control regarding this area?

It was stated that the 2015 Act allowed Sport Ireland to conduct a wider audit in 2016 because it widened the scope. I still come back to the fact that in the high-level review, the following areas were looked into and the statement from Sport Ireland failed to explicitly state that corporate governance was looked into as part of the 2015 Act. I think that is wrong. I think it should have been looked into.

When someone asked about more frequent audits, Mr. Mulvey said Sport Ireland wishes the money to be spent on sports - sports participation and promotion. That is very important. I looked at the 2017 annual report published by Sport Ireland. It showed that at 31 December 2017, almost €700,000 was spent on legal fees and conciliatory and arbitration payments. In the year ending 31 December 2016, almost €2 million of Sport Ireland's funding went on legal fees and arbitration payments. Sport Ireland may not be able to supply that today-----