Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC

9:30 am

Mr. John Foley:

Can I just answer Deputy Kelly's question? Because I have been in the role for a very short period of time, it is something that myself, the board and the executives would have to look at over a period of time. However, I would say that even though we are a development agency, we have a lot of power in the sense that we are the funding agency. Therefore, ensuring that proper compliance is at play is something we can achieve through ensuring that the governance code is in place and that we ensure people are continuing to watch that. We make sure they continue to be compliant.