Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With those figures, we have to take into account that only 75% of valid clubs were granted funding last time compared with 100% more recently. There was also a Covid budget that did not exist in 2019, so we are not comparing like with like.

In terms of the capital ask for the future, is it not at the heart of the matter that the FAI does not know precisely who is asking for what? The FAI seeks special treatment in the form of special capital funding but it is not on top of the established avenues. In terms of the Oireachtas and Departments taking the FAI seriously when it comes looking for a huge capital ask, if it is not availing of current avenues then it does not strike me that the FAI is taking things that seriously if it is not on top of exactly who applies for what in each league. Is that not part of the problem?