Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the reason a registered organisation (details supplied) must go through the Sports Council to receive Garda vetting [41989/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body responsible for the promotion, development and coordination of sport which includes responsibility for dealing with the recognised sporting organisations and allocation of funding to same. The ISC was established on a statutory basis on 1st July, 1999, and the functions of the Council are outlined in Section 6 of the Irish Sports Council Act 1999.

This includes recognition, for purposes of funding or for any other reason, of any sporting or recreational activity, including dealing with sporting organisations and allocation of funding to same. All recognised National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) now have access to Garda vetting through the Irish Sports Council. The organisation in question is not a recognised as a National Governing Body of Sport by the ISC.