Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 3 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion

Photo of Frank FeighanFrank Feighan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise - the Olympic Federation of Ireland. Any time we heard the organisation's name in the past was in controversial circumstances so it is nice to hear that things are going well for it.

The FAI had a liquidity problem and occasional problems with finances. Is it the same in other federations, say, the Football Association of Wales or the Football Association in England? I know the FAI had a big building project and I understand the national team did not qualify for major tournaments but that should not have been an issue because of sponsorship and given that Ireland had been qualifying for tournaments for nearly 30 years. Is it an issue for most football associations?

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