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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I call Deputy Ruth Coppinger, bearing in mind we have to deal with an item of EU scrutiny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: They are entitled to do that. We got legal advice also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I have to take Deputy Jonathan O'Brien now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I now call Deputy Jonathan O'Brien. When he has concluded, the witnesses may make a concluding remark if they wish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We have only one minute left.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I ask for a response to that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Okay. Will Mr. Conway write to the clerk? Do our guests wish to make any concluding points?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Sorry. Hold on a second.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I know. I am going to have to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The members of the committee decided that we would conclude proceedings at 6 p.m. Do our guests wish to make any concluding remarks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I thank our guests. I thank the press and everybody for coming here. I ask them to stay seated while our guests leave the room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is proposed that there are no subsidiarity concerns with COM (2019) 88, which is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain aspects of railway safety and connectivity with regard to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined; if a SNA will be provided for the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence, I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. I propose we now got into private session. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before we commence, I again remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they interfere with the recording equipment. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider all issues related to governance of, and funding to, the Football Association of Ireland, FAI. I welcome the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Shane Ross, the Minister of State, Deputy Brendan Griffin, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Thank you, Minister. Before I call the Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Brendan Griffin, I think it is appropriate that I would welcome the regime change in the FAI to which you referred in your letter. It is important. It is also important that the Minister would hold a stakeholders' forum that is as broad and as representative as possible to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will shortly ask Mr. John Treacy, chief executive of Sport Ireland, to make his opening statement. The people outside these Houses might not be aware that it has come to our notice that proper books of accounts are not being kept by the Football Association of Ireland, FAI, and that form H4 was filed in the Companies Registration Office yesterday with an effective date of 12 April. That...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Is this additional information not contained in the opening statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect for the members, we would like to receive copies of the additional content Mr. Treacy has given. Will his staff arrange for that to be done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before I open this to the floor, I want to ask about the additional information Sport Ireland is to give us and which is being copied now. For clarity, with regard to the pieces that are new, I have just one question. Is Mr. Treacy saying, on page 5, that there was an agreement last night for a full audit? His statement says that he would consider it rather than actually do it. Will he...