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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I welcome everyone to what I am sure will be a very interesting discussion with our guests. Before we begin, I have a little bit of housekeeping. Are the draft minutes of our last private and public committee meetings on 13 and 20 October agreed to? Agreed. There are no matters arising.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Today's meeting is convened with representatives from the Irish Athletic Boxing Association, IABA, and Sport Ireland to discuss governance in the IABA. I welcome our witnesses to the meeting in committee room 1. First, I welcome IABA chairman, Mr. Ciaran Kirwan, and Mr. John Treacy, chief executive of Sport Ireland, who are with us in committee room 1. I also welcome the following...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Treacy for that statement. I appreciate it. I thank Mr. Kirwan as well. I will now hand over to the members. They have the rota in front of them and they all have five minutes, with a bit of latitude because we do not have a full complement of members here today. In that regard, we have received apologies from Deputies Mattie McGrath, Cannon, Mythen and Griffin and Senator...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I need to draw a line under that. I remind our guests that this slot is for the members to make best use their five minutes' questioning. I would prefer to get answers rather than statements.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I appreciate there is some work to be made through the-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Dillon. We need to move on, but it is hoped we will have time for a second round of questions.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Will Deputy Munster wrap up her questioning because we are over time?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I will now conclude that piece and move on. I call Senator Cassells.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I am going to have to draw a line under this set of questions and answers.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Treacy. We are not doing very well today in terms of time. We are an hour into the meeting and only four members have contributed. I want to make sure all members get an opportunity to contribute. That is why I have shown latitude.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for sticking to his time so well. It is very much appreciated.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Senator Carrigy for those questions. I ask everyone to be mindful as we have less than ten minutes left. Deputy Chris Andrews is here with us as a guest today and I want to make sure he gets in. I call Senator Malcolm Byrne.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I must inform Deputy Andrews-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Deputy Andrews is here as a guest. He has been provided with an opportunity to ask questions of the witnesses, not other members of the committee. This is inappropriate and not the place for it. I ask Deputy Andrews to withdraw his remark and to direct his questions towards the witnesses who are here to answer questions.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Deputy Andrews made a political charge against-----
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I ask Deputy Andrews to use his time on questions to the witnesses.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: Deputy Andrews has obviously come in with a prepared speech. The purpose of his five minutes is to ask questions of the witnesses. I have not heard one question to a witness.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: I will ask the Deputy one last time to ask his questions of the witnesses rather than colleagues around the table.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: There is a minute left.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Governance in Irish Athletic Boxing Association: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)
Niamh Smyth: He is a member of this committee.