Dr. Una May:

As a State agency, Sport Ireland has always taken the views of the Government. These are global political issues and matters for the Government. We take our guidance from the Minister. The Department would probably advise as to the Minister’s position on this. Regarding specific sports, the individual national governing bodies are members of their respective international federations and are bound by the rules of those. That is our position – we take the Minister’s guidance on these matters. Regarding Russia, there was specific guidance from the Minister about not participating in events.