John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of legal fees, and the amount of money in settlement of legal cases, paid by the National Sports Campus Development Authority in each of the years 2011 to 2015 to date; if he has full confidence in the executive and board of the authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40536/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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​Sport Ireland is the new statutory body for sport, resulting from the merger of the National Sports Campus Development Authority and the Irish Sports Council. Sport Ireland was established on 1st October 2015 and in accordance with Section 30 of the Sport Ireland Act 2015, the Authority and the Council stand dissolved on and from that date. I can assure the Deputy that I have full confidence in the Executive and the Board of Sport Ireland, which I appointed with effect from 1 October 2015, and that I also had full confidence in the previous Executive and Board of the Authority. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct response in relation to legal fees and settlements paid by the Authority or by Sport Ireland during the period requested by the Deputy. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.