Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Governance Review Group Report for the FAI Board and Sport Ireland: Sport Ireland

Mr. Aidan Horan:

Can I come in, because it is directly relevant? The governance review group, which was composed of three external persons and two internal persons, was independent. We put in the report in terms of managed transition and managed handover. In terms of the loss of knowledge, competencies, skills, insights and relationships, we suggested that some consideration should be given to one and possibly a maximum of two members of the existing board being still involved to smooth over that handover. That is covered at the end of section 7 or 6 in our report. We thought everybody walking away posed a more serious risk. In terms of the transition and handover, which we call handing over the baton, we independently considered two to 12 was the most appropriate thing to do so that this knowledge and insight would be there. In respect of the letter that has been provided, we were conscious of resignation and stepping down, but that is what we put in our report as our considered view about managing the transition and handover. I wanted to clarify that because I know it has been mentioned here.

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