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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Was it the meeting Mr. McGinty referenced earlier, in December? No, it was different, just also in December.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: With regard to the opening statement that Mr. Treacy made, he wrote to the FAI on 19 March, some days after the report appeared in The Sunday Times. Why such a delay in correspondence and why did it have to come at the Minister's urging?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: In the opening statement, Mr. Treacy also states that the FAI is audited more than any other operation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Why more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Why did the audit of 2016 have a broader scope? Was there an operational reason for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Will that be a regular occurrence going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: I am conscious I am sharing my time with my colleague, Senator O'Mahony. Where am I on time here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: I presume it is two minutes of my own time and then I can pass over to Senator O'Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Accordingly, the broader audit reflects that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: That makes sense. In terms of the creation of the new role and corporate governance, this might have been asked already but I want to ask it in a straight way. Does the creation of this new role for Mr. Delaney reflect best corporate governance practice?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: Naturally. I thank Mr. Treacy.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (2 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to put pressure on an organisation (details supplied) to implement the findings of a report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15054/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (2 Apr 2019)

Noel Rock: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 82 of 15 November 2012, the number of cases of bankruptcy summonses and court proceedings by a bank (details supplied) since November 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (28 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: In football terms, the response here was what we call a set piece. There was no deviation from the scripted answer and there were no answers to the questions I posed so I may as well ask them again. We saw the revelation of an undeclared director's loan. The question has to be asked: why was this necessary? Is it the only time it happened? Why was it not declared? Has the Minister...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (28 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: We have all been taken aback by the ongoing corporate governance and financial issues within the Football Association of Ireland, FAI. I strongly believe now is the time to set the course right, set the record straight, and commence a truly independent examination of management and finances which further State funding will be contingent upon. That means investigating everything from top to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: 50. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to update the tax status of unmarried couples that are together for long periods of time and are taxed as single persons and not entitled to benefits such as tax breaks on inheriting assets, the widow's or widower's pension and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14533/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: It is good to see both of the witnesses again. I was pleased to be at the launch of the revised MetroLink proposals yesterday. Speaking on my behalf and of the other Deputies in my constituency, we all share a sense of satisfaction with the revision of the plans. I view it as public consultation at its best. The NTA took the views of the community on board, listened to those views,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: BusConnects: National Transport Authority (Resumed) (27 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: Does it still need to be a continuous core bus corridor? I am not saying there should not be a bus service along the road, but given the resource that will run beneath it, does Mr. Creegan still believe it is necessary? I presume his answer is yes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: 299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when new capital works will take place at a school (details supplied); the funding for capital projects and minor works the school has received over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12945/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (26 Mar 2019)

Noel Rock: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the Gambling Control Bill 2018 and the establishment of the gambling commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12795/19]