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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to make a point. In his opening statement, the Minister said that the OCI has not yet signed the governance code for community and voluntary organisations. He also said that of all the bodies that have been asked to sign it since 2013, only 11 have done so to date and that a further 42 have yet to sign. In fairness to Deputy Munster, that goes to the heart of her questioning of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: But it has not signed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that. I do not doubt the Minister's integrity. However, the point is that the OCI has not signed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is not good enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is that what the Minister said in his statement? He said that he will implement further measures to get them to sign up. Since the Minister raised that issue, I believe we should have a further meeting on it because it is about the compliance, governance and credibility of all of these sports. It is about the taxpayer providing funding to them. I apologise to Deputy Munster for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: The committee will form a view on those issues separately from the Minister and I will have a question for him on the subject later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: In addition to the second-last point made by Deputy Barry, I raised the issue with the Minister yesterday because it is hugely important and goes to the heart of the issue. In the brief he received, Mr. Justice Moran was not asked to look at future Olympic deals and nobody expected that he would have to. The report involved looking back to Rio and London. Even though he had the powers to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask the Minister to consider the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: That point of view is hugely important. It goes to the heart of what we now have to do. I thank the Minister and Minister of State for being here today. This has been a hugely beneficial exercise for all of us. In terms of transparency and accountability, the Minister, the Department and all of us, with our different political hats and none, are on the same page. We are all agreed that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: We will continue our consideration of the report of Mr. Justice Moran into the receipt, distribution and sale of tickets at the Rio Olympic Games and related matters. I welcome Ms Sarah Keane, president of the Olympic Council of Ireland, and Ms Sarah O'Shea, honorary general secretary of the Olympic Council of Ireland. I also welcome Mr. John Treacy, chief executive of Sport Ireland, and Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Mr. John Treacy, CEO of Sport Ireland, to address the committee. I acknowledge his tremendous work in sport and his personal commitment. I acknowledge his integrity and that of his organisation and its chairman, Mr. Kieran Mulvey. Our objective today in moving forward, notwithstanding the questions we will have to ask, is to get the result everybody wants for Team Ireland. We are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Mulvey commented on issues that arose earlier and we do not have a copy of his statement. Is it correct that funding to the Olympic Council of Ireland was €1.7 million in the Rio cycle? Mr. Mulvey has stated Sport Ireland does not have nor does it seek a role in the commercial operations of independent sports organisations and that specific matters raised in Mr. Justice Moran's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: If the Senator wishes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am in the Senator's hands. For the record, the way we have been conducting this until now is that each party is asked questions. I have no issue with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank Ms Keane. I welcome the clarity and the openness of her contribution. Other members will want to come in here. I am not trying to stop anyone from talking; I am trying to make sure we keep the interaction positive. I do not want anyone to be cross, that they cannot ask a question. Deputies Munster and Troy wish to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to be fair to everybody. Two or three members have indicated that they wish to speak. I do not want to exclude anybody from full participation. We will not move to a second round of questions until everybody has had an opportunity to come in during the first round. Is that agreed? Agreed. Has Deputy Imelda Munster finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: We need to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Report into Ticketing at Rio Olympic Games: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Aug 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: May I intervene here? I am reluctant to do so. Notwithstanding the Deputy's views on what happened, he is talking about a matter that is not in the actual report. I ask that he go back to the report, if he can.