Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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636. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the documents that are being withheld by the National Sports Campus Development Authority; his views on the decisions of the authority and Sport Ireland in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40725/15]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied with the conduct of the National Sports Campus Development Authority, and in particular its use of the taxpayers' money in a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40726/15]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Sports Campus Development Authority is now a part of Sport Ireland; if the handling of a file (details supplied) from 1 October 2015 was sanctioned by Sport Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40727/15]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 636 to 638, inclusive, together.​

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 1 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. The Sport Ireland Act provides that anything commenced and not completed by the Authority or the Council before 1 October may be carried on after that date by Sport Ireland.

As was previously the case for the Authority and the Council, Sport Ireland is a public body for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and is responsible for the processing of FOI requests relating to the body, including decisions regarding the release or withholding of records. I have no role in the process.

I understand that the FOI request to which the Deputy refers, has been the subject of a recent decision by the Information Commissioner. I am confident that Sport Ireland will comply with the decision of the Information Commissioner.