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
Dr. Úna May:
With the MOU, it is a three-year process. It has been in place and it was only signed less than a year ago, so we do not expect all the requirements to be met immediately. However, we work very closely and we meet regularly to assess progress on various issues and we are very comfortable that, as we progress through, we get the full transparent responses from the FAI as to where it is at and we will highlight issues. The MOU does not specifically go down the road of safeguarding but we will at all times monitor and check and verify that the FAI is in adherence with the MOU because it is very important to us. We are comfortable and confident that it has made significant progress around good governance. The previous MOU had 160-plus recommendations; the current MOU has only 16 recommendations. That is a reflection of the progress that has been made, and we will continue to manage that process.
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