Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to state on the record that I did not have any role whatsoever in the recruitment process. We know that in January the FAI was in danger of insolvency. It was in a critical situation. The people who went in there had far more to lose than gain by doing so. They need our support in order to try to get the FAI and soccer in general to a better place. They have made some progress. Rome was not built in a day. As already stated, they inherited an organisation that was in a critical situation. They have a lot of work to do. They have not got everything done yet but progress is being made.

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