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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I ask the Minister to be tight with his answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: With due respect to Mr. Spratt, I understand that the exemption needed the Minister's approval.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I read a press statement. The reason approval was given was to ensure continuity and the Minister did not wish to see a brain drain from the organisation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: We will come back to the issue later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I can come back to the matter later as I have the statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Was there no approval requirement for the exemption in term limits that was adopted at the AGM in February of this year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Okay. I want to discuss the suspension of funding by Sport Ireland. When Sport Ireland was here almost a fortnight ago there was a resistance to taking this course of action.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: There was a resistance I would say.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: It is my understanding that there was resistance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: This is not the first time that funding for the FAI was suspended. It was suspended in November 2004. We had the Genesis report but all of its key recommendation were not implemented. Does Sport Ireland accept that the FAI has shown a lack of respect for it in terms of not complying with its requirements?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I am asking Mr. Treacy for his opinion on the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Does Mr. Treacy accept that business as normal was not good enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Is the Minister, Deputy Ross, happy for the existing board to remain in situ, given that this board has been in place and has overseen the practices that led us to where we are today? It continues to be evasive and refuses to answer basic questions about, for example, who signed off on a press release stating the members were all in full knowledge of the €100,000 bridging loan. Is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: We do not know that the EGM will be called before July.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Yes, but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I have read the statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I have read the statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: No, Minister, I have read the statement-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: Chairman, I have read the statement and-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Robert Troy: I have just a short point.