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LAST UPDATE | 27 Nov 2019
MINISTER FOR SPORT Shane Ross has said the independent report into the FAI has been referred to An Garda Síochána.
The report was commissioned by Sport Ireland in May of this year and sought to assess the FAI’s expenditure of all Sport Ireland funding and its fitness to handle public funds.
In a statement this evening, the department said the report has been delivered to the minister and that Sport Ireland has passed it to gardaí.
“The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, has received the Final Report of the Independent Audit of the FAI, conducted by KOSI Corporation Ltd, on behalf of Sport Ireland. The minister said that Sport Ireland has today referred the report to An Garda Síochána,” the statement said.
The minister will not be a position to publish the report or make any comment on its findings at this time.
In a letter to the Oireachtas Committee, Ross reiterated this point, outlining that he has taken legal advice on the final report.
“I understand that the Committee will continue to be engaged in this process as the FAI implements the serious reforms urgently required to restore public trust and enable Sport Ireland to once again provide public funding for the association’s programmes,” Ross wrote.
“However, I regret to inform you that I have received legal advice directing that I do not share the final report with the Committee at this time, as to do so would be to place the document in the public domain,” he said.
“I’m sure you will recognise the importance that I, as Minister, must afford to the principles of natural justice.”
In a statement this evening, the Board of the FAI said it has yet to receive the final report from Sports Ireland.
The Board of the FAI reiterated that “all government money allocated to the FAI by Sports Ireland was spent appropriately and as intended”.
“The Board of the FAI and FAI staff are already cooperating fully with the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in its enquiry into the FAI,” the Board said.
The Board said the FAI will cooperate fully with any Garda Síochána investigation into FAI affairs.
The audit team compiling the report consisted of a group of senior auditors and a forensic accountant.
Serious questions over finances at the FAI were raised in March of this year when the Sunday Times reported that former CEO John Delaney gave the organisation a loan of €100,000 in 2017.
The following month, Sport Ireland decided to suspend and withhold future funding to the FAI.
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Nothing like giving your naturally carniverous dog a good healthy “raw” “vegan” diet..
And kids going to school starving, let’s feed the dogs with new shlt …
Raw diets are fantastic for dogs, definitely not vegan diets though!!
Dog owners are not responsible for the failings of child-owners.
The government owned the kids in this country, remember the referendum on the children that ye voted in
Vegan dogs? Organic dog food? Listen, trying to create more ‘healthy’ food products for dogs is obviously a good thing, but trying to impose your own food preferences on your pets may be seen as a bit much.
Raw feeding all the way but certainly not vegan for my 2 carnivores!!
Hipster dogfood.
I heard about a woman once, who fed her husband dog food for dinner for years and he died,
Not from poisoning, apparently he broke his neck licking his ass.
Black dog……”Coconut, Sweet Potato or the meaty snack on four legs….descisions!”
A number 33, I think you mean in Korea?
Made in Vietnam. All those airmiles for pretentious, hipster dog owners to be fleeced.
Wooh, capitalism!
Will this new food herald the return of white dogsh#t ? An entire generation of kids are growing up without the pleasure of mistaking dogsh#t for stones etc…
If your dog is fat it is your fault. Feed them less and exercise them more. There are plenty of good quality dog foods on the market. Or raw seems to be becoming more popular.
They’re all barking mad!!
“Human-grade dog snacks” sounds rather macabre.
They should export it… Massive market for good quality safe pet food out east. 5lb Bags of dog food can go for €50-60.
Sometimes I find the dog food cost more than I would spend on my own food.
What sort of dogs eat humans (not hymens) for breakfast
My dog LOVES these and it makes me happy because I know I’m feeding him something healthy and that’s good for him. Too many meat treats are really bad for dogs and can cause kidney disease.
A syndicate of Irish food entrepreneurs is investing in human-grade dog snacks…
But all cat and dog food must pass the test that humans could eat it if WW3 broke out???
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