Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will raise the matter of a person (details supplied) with Athletics Ireland, specifically them not being selected for the three-man marathon team to represent Ireland at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. [14313/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The selection of team members to represent Ireland in athletics events at the Olympic Games is a matter for Athletics Ireland as the National Governing Body for Athletics.  All National Governing Bodies of Sport are independent, autonomous bodies and are responsible for their own governance procedures and competition rules for their sports.  I have no role in relation to team selection by Athletics Ireland or any of the sporting bodies and it would be inappropriate for me to intervene in this matter.