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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: An gcuirfidh an Ceannaire ceist ar an Aire Iompair, Turasóireachta agus Spóirt, an Teachta Ross, teacht isteach anseo le labhairt linn faoi chúrsaí an FAI? Tá cara mór liom, an Seanadóir O'Mahony agus mé féin ar an gcoiste atá ag plé leis seo agus faraor, nílimid ag fáil tada ar ais ón FAI. Tá sé...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the Chairman for letting me in before the break. He will recall that I sent him a letter concerning this meeting. I will be brief as colleagues have asked a lot of good questions. Having audited its accounts, Deloitte announced that the FAI is effectively bust. Let us call a spade a spade. Before indicating its intention to resign as auditor, Deloitte restated the 2017 accounts...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am conscious of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Deputy Coppinger referred to Mr. Treacy's indication in his opening statement that organisations are being asked to meet some extra criteria. Surely Sport Ireland could have put that requirement in place from day one and that would have been well within the legislation? I am repeating Deputy Coppinger's question. I am not trying to hang anyone out to dry here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Section 11 provides that Sport Ireland may demand a refund of any financial assistance provided. Has Sport Ireland done that or thought about doing it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: An audit certificate and a tax clearance certificate are very powerful in regard to the provision of funding by any Government agency. They are a pretty standard requirement in the vast majority of cases. I am not trying to get at Sport Ireland. I believe that Sports Ireland have and had the power and authority to investigate this in far greater detail before now. In questions to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: We are splitting hairs in relation to regulation and non-regulation. It is standard practice in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, when I was involved in aviation, when one was tendering for a contract. Enterprise Ireland, Údarás na Gaeltachta, Fáilte Ireland and Bord Iascaigh Mhara do the same. One has to prepare three years of projections, to be sure of this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Confidentiality.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: In fairness, Minister, I think there is more than greyhounds involved in his Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Can I ask-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I appreciate the work that the Minister, Mr. Spratt and his team have done in bypassing the FAI to provide funding to the grassroots. I have questions on that point. The funding is being looked at through the Grant Thornton accountancy firm, I believe, to look at supporting development officers. What about the rest of the staff who are not development officers? Will their salaries be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am asking specifically if the funding that the Minister is structuring in a different direction to the grassroots will only pay the salaries of the development officers or are more staff members included in that funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: It is for development officers only, who are roughly 60 or 70 in number.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I thank the Minister. I have one last question on that point. This is how it is hitting grassroots. There is a small soccer club in north Galway, Colemanstown United FC, which was the overall national FAI club winner of the year this year. It received €5,000 in prizes, which was huge money for it. That money and more has been spent on development and the club now has bank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: This is just one example. That is great to hear and I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Absolutely. Finally, we are all around the table together on this point. What happened in the past should never have happened. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, the Garda and others are looking into that and a process is being gone through. I am asking that we all now consider looking at a transition now, while asking how we can go to the future but learning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: I am talking about professional skills.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Exactly. I am also talking about a structure that is outside of a company that is limited by guarantee. It is only then they are going to get people who are willing to go on that board. Right now, if people go on that board, they could be personally liable for debts if the company is insolvent. I thank the Chairman for allowing me in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: That is great. I thank the Minister of State for clarifying that. It is very important.

Seanad: Business of Seanad: Motion (21 Jan 2020)

Pádraig Ó Céidigh: Well done, buddy.