Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As well as its reach into communities, it has provided national heroes in the sense of Olympic athletes and so on. It was particularly disappointing that some key talent we had in the high-performance unit in the area of boxing has left under protest and in controversial circumstances. For example, Mr. Bernard Dunne has now signed with the Boxing Federation of India. Investing in sport happens for two reasons. We want to develop communities and provide opportunities for sporting participation but also to develop high-performance athletes. However, it seems we have not been able to do that in this sport. We seem to be exporting our expertise to other countries rather than retaining that talent. Is Sport Ireland confident that the changes that are coming - I note Dr. May uses that type of language - will result in a change in the high-performance unit?