Minister to move on fixed term for HSI chairman

IT IS almost certain that Sports Minister Leo Varadkar will move to ensure a fixed term will apply to the position of Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) chairman after it was brought to his attention that none exists.

Minister to move on fixed term for HSI chairman

As revealed in last Monday’s Irish Examiner, Mr Varadkar considers it a breach of governance, while his spokesperson also described the fact HSI was not set up as a statutory body enacted by legislation as “unusual”, to say the least.

“In line with best practice in corporate governance, it is appropriate that a chairperson’s term of office would have an expiry date. The Department is examining the matter with a view to ensuring that suitable governance procedures are put in place in this regard.”

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