Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the various witnesses for their presentations. It is important not to forget that many good people work in the FAI and that a lot of good work is being done. As a League of Ireland fan, I know that the league has really prospered in recent years. It has been really positive. The development of women's football has been very strong. That is down to the work of the FAI.

The FAI's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy for Irish Football is a very strong and positive document. It highlights the chronic underspending in Irish football that has gone on for decades. I am a strong believer in multisport facilities. Such facilities have been shown to be very cost-effective. In the context of the strategy, what contacts has the FAI had with other sporting NGBs to explore co-operation on multisport facilities and shared facilities, or is it that the FAI is just going to just keep these facilities solely for football? I imagine that if the facilities are shared, it would reduce the cost of the strategy. Has the FAI examined that?

Collective bargaining has a very good track record of ensuring fair negotiation. In the context of negotiated contracts involving between employers and staff, the public sector has benefited from collective negotiation. Mr. Hill's salary is based on public sector guidelines, so in effect he and the public sector have benefited from the work of trade unions. Is it not fair and just to engage in collective bargaining with SIPTU? Why is Mr. Hill refusing to engage in collective bargaining with SIPTU? It would be great if he could just answer those two questions first.