Evanne Ní Chuilinn (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My next question is for Mr. Courell and Ms Rafferty. At best, this is a learning experience for them as executives but at worst they have created more trauma, more hurt and more pain for the women at the centre of this. Talking about the difference between complaints and concerns is a red herring. We are not talking about a set of stolen footballs. We are talking about widespread historic sexual deviant abuse of women under the care of the FAI, its coaches and its managers.

When the FAI gets a concern about racism, we read about it in the newspapers and it is dealt with immediately. The association even called its own process "Raiseaconcern" and not "Raiseacomplaint", so why was it not started back in May 2023? As Senator Mullen said, we all know the association knew, so why was it not started then if the association really wanted to do good work and put these women first? Mr. Courell said it was harrowing to hear about this situation. He said he heard about it in July 2024.