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- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Good.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Mr. Hill will have to draw to a close, if he does not mind. We have just run out of time.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: It is just to keep things moving. We have all read his opening statement and that will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I call Dr. Una May on behalf of Sport Ireland. The floor is hers and she has five minutes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I call Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin to make the opening statement on behalf of the Department.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Ó Lionáin very much. I am sure there will be lots of questions on the comprehensive statements all the organisations have made. I thank them for this. It is a good start to our meeting. My colleagues have been circulated with a speaking rota, so they know where their slot is. They all have ten minutes. I call Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank the Deputy. We need to move on. I call Deputy Dillon.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I ask the witnesses to be brief. I know there is explaining to do but I ask them to be brief in their answers in order to allow members enough time to ask their questions.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We have to conclude there, Deputy Andrews.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: In three seconds.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Yes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We must move on and I can assure the Deputy that there will be a second round. I call Deputy Munster.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Senator Byrne has seconds.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: The Senator has a very final question.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: We will have to conclude on that. I thank Senator Cassells very much. I call Senator Warfield. The floor is his and he has ten minutes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Did Ms O'Mahony want to come in on something?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank Senator Warfield for those questions. Senator Carrigy has ten minutes.
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: I thank the witnesses for being with us. It has been most helpful and insightful. I will start by concurring with what the departmental officials said. My view on the ground locally is that the FAI has done a really good job at encouraging the local clubs this time to participate more in the sports capital funding avenues. I agree with lots of my colleagues that with regard to their...
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: If we have a sports capital fund that is not even that amount and has to be shared across sports fields right throughout the country how realistic is it?
- Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)
Niamh Smyth: Can Mr. Ó Lionáin assure me that it will not in any way negatively impact on the sports capital funding that is there at the moment?