Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I would have thought it was a matter for the State.

I turn to women's football. Mr. Treacy stated the grant of €195,000 for women's football will now be paid through a private company, BDO. I knew nothing about BDO before the meeting but researched it. Its website states that it advises a number of corporate and personal clients, Irish and multinational, on their tax planning strategies, from both a domestic and international perspective. It seems like a strange organisation to disperse sports funds on behalf of the taxpayer. How much is BDO paid for the role? Are there no women in the sport who could be asked to take on the role? Are there no civil servants who could do it? It seems like an effective further privatisation, whereas our difficulty has been in having private organisations such as the FAI answer to the public.