Written answers

Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Football Association of Ireland

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet an association (details supplied) in respect of ongoing governance issues and the referral of a report to An Garda Síochána and the ODCE. [14099/20]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The report mentioned by the Deputy was commissioned by the organisation itself and I understand that the organisation has referred the report to An Garda Síochána and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement. I did not receive a copy of the report from the organisation and I have no plans to meet the organisation to discuss the report.

With regard to ongoing governance issues, Sport Ireland remains in communication with the organisation on matters relating to its governance and financial management. Certain firm commitments were provided by the organisation in a Memorandum of Understanding agreed with the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on 30 January 2020. Sport Ireland has established a process to oversee and review adherence by the organisation to the commitments given in the MOU.

The organisation has committed to implementing certain priority recommendations on governance reform and Sport Ireland expects to be in a position to restore funding to the organisation when these commitments are verifiably honoured.

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