Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 September 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport
Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion
2:00 am
Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
I appreciate that it is not generic but again this comes back to the discussion that this is safeguarding in Irish football generally, that is how it is expressed and worded with the FAI document. The critical issue for us is determining the thresholds that need to be determined on safeguarding. What you seem to be saying to me is that it almost has to move to that level - if it is an adult player, to a formal complaint process. I totally accept you are very reasonable and encourage people to engage. Is that where the FAI will move to take action?
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