Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion

Photo of Kevin O'KeeffeKevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In Sport Ireland's dealings with the FAI does Mr. Mulvey think it bit off too much? The previous year the CEO was commended for getting the Aviva Stadium up and running, but does Mr. Mulvey think the FAI bit off too much of the cake in trying to finance the structure and possibly lost sight of other projects related to the development of football in this country? Does Mr. Mulvey think it has been a pull factor? I will be blunt. Everybody is boasting that the IRFU got its debts in order straightaway, but Sport Ireland must know who plays football and who plays rugby. They are two very different sources of income. The sources of income or earnings are very different when it comes to football and rugby. Perhaps that is where the problem first arose. Perhaps the FAI took too much on board and tried to match the IRFU in developing the Aviva Stadium.

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