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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)

Ruth Coppinger: I asked earlier how if Sport Ireland does not regulate the FAI, who does regulate it. It probably suits some of the politicians here to blame Sport Ireland when questions could have been asked by politicians over the years along with successive Ministers for sport. The witnesses from Sport Ireland state that it does not impose governance and that it must be bought into but it has not been...

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)

Ruth Coppinger: However, the witnesses say Sport Ireland will not use it because staff and the grass roots would suffer. Is it not the case that while they might suffer in the short term, they are already suffering over the long term because of the conduct or governance of the FAI board?

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Could Sport Ireland not give the FAI board a warning that if they do not do "X, Y and Z", it would use the ultimate sanction it has?

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)

Ruth Coppinger: We spoke earlier about the CEO of the FAI and what would seem to be an extraordinarily generous wage given the international status or position of the national team plus unknown expenses. What does Mr. Treacy think about the salary of the manager of the national team? That is disproportionately high in comparison with managers of national teams of a similar-size. It was part-funded, as Mr....

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)

Ruth Coppinger: We certainly will but Sport Ireland has a certain role in governance of sporting bodies and these anomalies are obvious to everybody.

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)

Ruth Coppinger: The funding Sport Ireland gives is for young people and grassroots. I am aware that several councils such as Fingal County Council, which is my local council, have introduced pitch fees which are crippling for many local grassroots teams. Sport Ireland is pumping a certain amount of money in but there is a big hole at the other end of the boat. Would Mr. Treacy not have thought of at least...

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Participation and grassroots are the focal point. As Mr. Treacy knows, the women's soccer team had to threaten strike action because of the treatment it was suffering, with shoddy tracksuits, equipment, etc., and lack of status. In 2017, Sport Ireland paid €1.6 million to the Gaelic Players Association, GPA, men and €500,000 to the GPA, women, but it gave only €145,000...

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Is Sport Ireland asking the FAI about 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)

Ruth Coppinger: Mr. Mulvey says the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement is the only regulatory body for companies such as the FAI. Is that appropriate?

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Councils have been doing that for years. You should have known about 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)

Ruth Coppinger: I have a couple of questions. Sport Ireland was not informed of the loan by the FAI. Mr. Treacy said in his opening statement that Sport Ireland's financial controller raised a query with the FAI in regard to its liquidity in 2017 as part of the mid-year review. Not only did the FAI not inform Sport Ireland of the extraordinary loan, it actively concealed it. Would Mr. Treacy agree?

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)

Ruth Coppinger: It is one thing if an organisation does not tell Sport Ireland something but quite another if an organisation is specifically asked about something and does not tell Sport Ireland. What does Mr. Treacy mean by his answer?

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)

Ruth Coppinger: No, the Deputy cannot use my time.

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)

Ruth Coppinger: I am talking about governance. Are we talking about something criminal? Was something concealed from Sport Ireland? What Mr. Treacy is saying is vague.

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, I am sorry.

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)

Ruth Coppinger: Mr. Treacy said that Sport Ireland forwarded the matter of the €100,000 loan to the ODCE.

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)

Ruth Coppinger: According to The Sunday Business Post, there has been one other complaint relating to the FAI forwarded to the ODCE. Does Mr. Treacy know anything about 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)

Ruth Coppinger: Mr. Treacy knows nothing about 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)

Ruth Coppinger: These would seem to be quite serious breaches of governance. Does Mr. Treacy agree, in line with earlier questions he has been asked, that the board should resign at this point?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Regulations (4 Apr 2019)

Ruth Coppinger: 98. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the island of Ireland having two different time zones following the position of the European Union not to have seasonal time changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15781/19]