Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
125. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed update on contacts or discussions his Department have had with both the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority prior to the establishment of Sport Ireland. [7798/14]
View answerOn 21 January the Government approved the drafting of the Sport Ireland Bill. The Bill will provide for the establishment of a new statutory sports body, Sport Ireland, which will merge the functions of the Irish Sports Council and the National Sports Campus Development Authority. Officials in my Department had discussions with the Council and the Authority during the drafting of the Heads of the Bill and they will continue to engage with both bodies on an ongoing basis as the legislation progresses and prior to the establishment of Sport Ireland.
