Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 December 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion

Mr. David Courell:

I am happy to address the Senator's question on legacy moneys. That is a pot that was agreed collectively across the five associations and five governments involved in the joint bid. The apportionment for the Republic of Ireland, as the Senator said, is circa €6.5 million. Throughout the bid process, we had a legacy working group across all partners that identified a framework of different initiatives we could invest this money into. That could range from women's and girls' football to the Respect Our Game initiative, or it might be facilities, which is obviously what we are here to talk about. There is a broad spectrum across the partnership of where each respective country, and the association in collaboration with its government, could decide where the moneys should be invested. For us in the association, given our primary focus is on facilities and, as the Senator alluded to, there is a dire need for investment, it would certainly be our preference to put the lion's share of it towards that.

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