Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion
Fintan Warfield (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
We put you up in Inchicore for long enough. We have a situation where the infrastructure has been neglected by everybody. The fans of the league do not have confidence in the FAI and never have. That is why I am not shocked we are here again on a governance issue, which I have not got into because it has been covered at length, but which I am outraged by. We only have ten teams in the league. This is not difficult. We do not need to overcomplicate this situation. We need to invest in the infrastructure in order for us to move the league on and for teams to compete. If everybody had a Tallaght Stadium and everyone could compete at that level, we would be in a much different place. It would be transformative for Irish soccer. I would love to know whether the FAI representatives attend league games. I am afraid to ask.
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