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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Okay. I wrote something down when you were asked about complaints by one of my colleagues here. You said sometimes they go to other channels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: How would any complaints about safeguarding not go through you?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: So all complaints with safeguarding automatically go through you?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: But with the policies you manage, have all safeguarding complaints or issues been brought to your attention first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: In fairness to you, you outline in great detail that you oversee these policies-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: -----so it is for you to answer. Within the policies that you operate-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I will make it quicker for us. Has there every been a case in your employment, within your remit or policy, that did not come to you first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: And would that cause you concern?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Okay. In fairness to the president, Mr. Cooke, when he was asked specifically when he became aware of these issues he was absolute in relation to January 2024. This is not a catch-all question, but it is relating to the five people who are here from the FAI. It is a generic enough question, but it is not a question I do not think they can refuse to answer. Were the witnesses ever aware of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Not the complaints now, the concerns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking you to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: It is really a "Yes" or "No" answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I am not going to ask you to go into any detail.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: That is not the question I asked, in fairness. I asked whether you were aware of any concerns prior to January 2024. I cannot run down the clock any longer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Okay, I will rephrase. Can you please tell us you were not aware of any concerns prior to 2024? I will rephrase the question for everybody.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Look, I have to move on. I asked you to say you were not aware and you did not say it. Ms Pakes, I ask you the same question. Were you aware of any concerns prior to January 2024? It is a quick answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Concerns relating to these issue. I have outlined now on numerous occasions which concerns we are talking about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I am sorry, I need quiet in the Gallery. Go on, Ms Pakes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Cooke.