"Everything is good, athletes are coming in, we’ve got a really nice position in the village beside France. When you rock up and France are next door to you, you’re doing something right.
"We’re very happy with where we are. The step count should be low in terms of polyclinic, transport, food. In my little mad world, those things are important.
"The village is good, everyone is happy with their room temperatures and everything else, so no excuses."
Ireland will have its biggest ever Olympic contingent in Paris, with a 133-strong squad set to compete across 14 sports over the next fortnight.
While Noble acknowledges that it is difficult to appease everyone in the team, he is confident that everything is in place for athletes to prepare for their events, and to allow them to decompress afterwards.
"I don’t think you can keep everyone happy and I certainly don’t intend to try and keep everyone happy," he said. "But I think we’re doing a pretty good job in terms of having a focus on performance and what they need and we’ll get there. My joy would be if they enjoy the games, especially post-event.
"We’re now having to focus on switching from enjoying the village to a focus on performance. This environment has to be a performance environment and we’re trying to keep it that way."
With 133 athletes comes 133 families, and while access is important, Noble is satisfied that Ireland's competitors will have enough space to focus on their performance.
"This has to be a performance environment..." - Ireland chef de mission, Gavin Noble wants the athletes to enjoy the Olympic experience with a real focus on performance. #rtesport #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/CjSKlU8e1a
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