John O'Mahony (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister said in his statement that an EGM should be called before the July date to facilitate the current board to be restored or step down and allow a new board to be elected. The FAI stated in its statement to the Minister that that might not happen until July. However, the rules of the FAI stipulate that members can call an EGM, if they so wish. If the FAI, even at this late stage, wants to change direction and be proactive, rather than reactive, it has the facility within its own rules to call an EGM in the next couple of weeks. Will the Minister call on the FAI to do so to get the process in motion? Otherwise, as I said at the beginning of the meeting, there is no way this issue will be cleared up in time to allow grants to be restored in the next year. That is my view. I ask the Minister to comment on the matter.