The Board of Paralympics Ireland has approved a number of sub committees to carry out necessary functions for the organisation. Each sub committee has its own Terms of Reference outlining their necessary activities. The current sub committees within Paralympics Ireland are:
The functional areas and membership of Paralympics Ireland subcommittees of the Board are as follows:
Finance and Audit Committee:
John Bolger – Chair
Lorcan Claffey
Seamus O’Connor
Terms of reference for the Finance and Audit Committee can be found here: Finance and Audit Committee Terms of Reference
Strategy Steering Committee:
Lisa Clancy – Chair
John Fulham
Ruth Nic Aoidh
Larry Fenelon
Shane Kelly
Governance and Risk Committee:
John Bolger – Chair
Darren Coombes
Rachael Kavanagh
Áine Crotty
Patrice Dockery
Terms of reference for the Governance committee can be found here: Governance and Risk Committee Terms of Reference
High Performance Advisory Group
Lisa Fallon – Chair
Tim Foster
Eoghan Clifford
Athletes Commission
The purpose of the Athlete’s Commission is to give the athletes a forum to have an input into the preparation programmes of Paralympics Ireland before each Paralympic Games. It also provides a direct link for Paralympics Ireland to confer with athlete advocates on particular issues.
Current members of the Athletes Commission are:
Martin Gordon – Chair and Board Member
Niamh McCarthy – Athlete Representative
Helen Kearney – Athlete Representative
Noelle Lenihan – Athlete Representative
John Twomey – Athlete Representative
Terms of reference for the Athletes Commission can be found here.
To contact the Athletes Commission email ac@paralympics.ie
National Classification Committee (NCC)
The National Classification Committee was established to coordinate and develop the National Classification Programme on behalf of Paralympics Ireland.
The current members of the committee are:
Fintan O’Donnell
Ana Maia
Amanda Carty
Shane Conroy
Lisa Callaghan
Terms of reference for the NCC can be found here.
