Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, Minister. Before I call the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Brendan Griffin, I think it is appropriate that I would welcome the regime change in the FAI to which you referred in your letter. It is important. It is also important that the Minister would hold a stakeholders' forum that is as broad and as representative as possible to ensure what everyone wants, which is the best soccer teams at local, regional, national and international level that we can possibly have.

That is very positive news. I invite the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, to make his opening statement.