I thank the Deputy for raising this. Obviously, I was not in a position to watch the deliberations of the Committee of Public Accounts in respect of the Football Association of Ireland. I will have a look at them after. In the first instance, we will look at how the money was allocated. If funding is allocated, we want it to be spent for the purposes of the allocation.

It is becoming somewhat challenging though that increasingly the Oireachtas and the Government seem almost to have as their responsibility the micromanagement or the management of organisations of sport and, dare I say, broadcasting and other areas. This is a matter we should reflect on. We set up bodies, in this case a sporting body, that seek Government support. We provide the support at a substantial level. It is very high now. There should be adherence to it.

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