This is the full statement issued by the Olympic Council of Ireland in response to the 2017 Moran Report into the Olympic scandals of 2016…
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The Executive Committee of the OCI welcomes the publication today of Judge Moran’s review of the 2016 Rio Games.
Speaking today the President of the OCI Sarah Keane said: “On behalf of the new Executive Committee of the OCI I welcome the publication today of Judge Moran’s review of the 2016 Rio Games. Members of this Executive Committee cooperated fully with the inquiry and we are very keen to ensure that the shortcomings outlined in the report are comprehensively addressed without delay.
This Committee has been working hard since it was elected earlier this year to put the governance systems in place to address the various issues identified within the report. We know from speaking to athletes and their families that many felt let down by what happened in Brazil and for that we are sorry. It is the intention of the new Executive Committee to deliver a fit for purpose organisation that has athletes, transparency, accountability and governance at its core.
The reputational and financial damage done to the organisation as a result of the Rio controversy has been immense. The new Executive Committee is committed to managing these issues, driving its reform agenda and rebuilding the organisation brick by brick. Irish Olympic sport deserves nothing less.”
Actions taken by the new OCI Executive Committee (EC) since its election in February this year include the following:
· The EC is reviewing all existing contractual arrangements in place with regard to ticketing at future Olympic Games.
· A new OCI Athletes Commission* has been appointed to advise the EC on all athlete related matters and to ensure that athletes are central to future decision making at the OCI.
· New reporting structures have been put in place to ensure that member federations are informed of decisions made by the EC in a timely manner.
· The EC has overhauled the internal financial administration and appointed an external financial accountant to oversee the new system. A finance and administration policy document detailing the OCI’s policies with respect to its financial and administrative activities is now in place and various system updates have now been implemented. An Audit and Risk committee has also been established for the first time.
· An OCI Governance Committee has been established to assist the EC in implementing good governance including the implementation of the recommendations of the Deloitte Report on governance. A number of the Deloitte recommendations have already been implemented and a timetable for others has been agreed. This includes proposed amendments to the Constitution at the June AGM 2017 and further amendments to be proposed at the subsequent EGM.
· The EC has adopted and committed to the implementation of the Voluntary Code of Governance which will involve a more comprehensive approach to organisational reform at the OCI than that covered in the Deloitte Report which was confined to particular areas of the organisation.
· Standing orders for the way in which the EC operates have been adopted and are operational and codes of business conduct and conflict of interest has been agreed and signed by EC members.
· A 2017 business plan and a strategic review has been agreed with a view to publication by year end following appropriate consultation with members and partners.
· A summary of international Olympic Committee solidarity programmes has been prepared with a view to increasing transparency around such programmes and increasing awareness of their existence amongst member federations.
