Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Major court cases are taking place and there will be major legal fees but we must wait for the outcome of the case. The liabilities will pass on to the new board. The liabilities of the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority will become the liabilities of Sport Ireland. These liabilities may be covered by the Exchequer since the bodies are State bodies and there will be no change in this. The new body will be a State board backed by the Exchequer. The answer to the question is that any liabilities of either of the two bodies will carry on to the new body. At the end of the day Exchequer funding will cover everything. If there is a problem, the State will have to cover any liability. We will have to wait. I will not speak about the court case. Like the Senator, I would prefer to see money spent on sport and not on lawyers, barristers and courts.