Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)

I thank the witnesses. As other members have said, there is a lot of positive work being done by the FAI. However, the issue we are dealing with is around safeguarding. Some very serious allegations have been made which relate to how the organisation responded and some governance issues. I want to clarify what we know already. We know that a formal complaint was made in February 2024, which Mr. Courell was aware of. Mr. Cook and Mr. Keohane indicated that, as of February 2024, they were aware of a formal complaint made by the PFA. Were all of the directors of the FAI aware of it in February 2024? Okay.

We know there were the newspaper reports and the documentary aired in July 2024. When were the Department and Sport Ireland made aware of the formal complaint? Were the Department and Sport Ireland aware of any concerns that had been raised prior to the formal complaint?