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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: He is asking, basically, if you were aware of any issues prior to 2024. Other people have answered the same question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Is Mr. Keohane saying he had no knowledge of any concerns prior?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Mr. Courell has a minute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: The point is made. I am next on the list, so I have eaten into my own time. We will then have the other Deputies. After that we will have a second round, during which members will have three minutes each. The benefit of sitting here is that you get the flavour of all the answers and questions. Deputy Byrne asked about the difference between a concern and a complaint. Mr. Courell...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: No, but you can if you want. I want to ask some specific questions and then I am going to ask for a lot of documentation. I have a habit of asking for documentation. First, can the witnesses provide the committee with everything from January 2024 in relation to this issue? Can they also provide a timeline of everything that has happened that Mr. Courell and the chairperson will stand...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Okay. I wrote something down when you were asked about complaints by one of my colleagues here. You said sometimes they go to other channels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: How would any complaints about safeguarding not go through you?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: So all complaints with safeguarding automatically go through you?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: But with the policies you manage, have all safeguarding complaints or issues been brought to your attention first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: In fairness to you, you outline in great detail that you oversee these policies-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: -----so it is for you to answer. Within the policies that you operate-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I will make it quicker for us. Has there every been a case in your employment, within your remit or policy, that did not come to you first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: And would that cause you concern?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Okay. In fairness to the president, Mr. Cooke, when he was asked specifically when he became aware of these issues he was absolute in relation to January 2024. This is not a catch-all question, but it is relating to the five people who are here from the FAI. It is a generic enough question, but it is not a question I do not think they can refuse to answer. Were the witnesses ever aware of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Not the complaints now, the concerns.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I am not asking you to.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: It is really a "Yes" or "No" answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Alan Kelly: I am not going to ask you to go into any detail.