Results 12,981-13,000 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I just have to advise that there are issues which may arise here. The Deputy can continue asking his questions but I just wish to point that out.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We agreed that the committee has a particular remit and we have to stick to that. There are certain questions which were read out at the very beginning - I appreciate that the Deputy was not here - that could not be asked legally and other ones that could.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am advising the Deputy to be careful of what he says in terms of the legal issues involved, of which he may not be aware, and the Supreme Court case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not finished. I want to make very clear to the Deputy and everybody else that we are all on the same side here in terms of getting the facts. We have to act within the law, regardless of whether we like it. I do not like having to inform the Deputy that he has to be careful about a question. If I did not do so, however, I would be in breach of my duty. The Deputy may not like to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Hold on a second. I do not want to prevent anybody from asking a question. I do not want the Deputy to make little of me and I will not make little of him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: None of us will make little of the legal advice we have got. That is the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Members can ask questions if they like. The thing is this is serious stuff and we want to be within the law. I say to Deputy Jonathan O'Brien that I am sorry and I know he might be impatient with me in what I am saying to him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Then the Deputy should listen. The only remit we have legally in terms of funding here is that which comes from Sport Ireland to the organisation - that is the law - and our guests' accountability in that regard. On other funding, notwithstanding the importance of the Deputy's questions, they do not have to answer if they do not wish. That is a fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes. They have no obligation to answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is my responsibility.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I beg your pardon?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: On that, I have to say on the legal advice I have been given that it is up to the witness to answer that question if he wishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I accept that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am conscious that we know what we are talking about here and am mindful of just allowing the witness to respond. As Chairman, I have said what I have to say. Once we finish this section we will take the 25 minute break we scheduled for 4.15 p.m. and we will come back in afterwards with the next speakers. I want to be fair to everybody. If Mr. Conway wishes to give his reply in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is now 4.20 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I promised our guests that we would break at 4.15 p.m. Deputy Coppinger is next and has ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is what we agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will break for 25 minutes, as agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Because that is what we agreed with the witnesses.