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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: This is a very good question and we are not getting a clear answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want this question properly answered first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: If I can be helpful, the Deputy should come back to that issue later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy's time is up. I am not being rude.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I have to be fair to others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I asked Senator O'Mahony to conclude after nine minutes. For how long has the Deputy been speaking now? He has been speaking for 13 minutes. I want to be fair to everyone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have plenty of time but I want to make sure everyone gets a fair innings. I want to make one point to Mr. Treacy. I received correspondence, which I presume all members received, stating that the independent directors had been identified, the chairperson was looking at all the financial information and the other members were looking at how this would impact on their role if they took...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: There is another point. The Minister is right that this process should have started a long time ago. If anything is holding it up now, I suppose it is due process, albeit a late due process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Someone is going to take over the role of chairperson, which is an onerous task. The individual in question has to be sure that he or she is able to perform the role and must also have all the facts. We do not have all the facts. That is the problem. Deputy O'Brien is next. I will call time after nine minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I call Deputy Murphy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The structural changes that are needed should not be kept from us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Murphy is not suffering from any time penalty here. Are structural changes other than the 76 recommendations to be made? We have been told that the IPA report does not contain all the recommendations. I think Deputy Murphy is asking how the process can be moved forward, forgetting the names of individuals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Murphy has one minute remaining. We will take Deputy Coppinger next, with members' agreement, and I propose to suspend for ten minutes after that. Is that reasonable? I cannot see us finishing before 2 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want to clarify just one point. Reference was made to the stadium and the Minister having first lien on the FAI interest in it. If the company became insolvent or went into liquidation, would it mean that the Government or the Minister would then become the owner of that asset or would it be the creditors? Who would get that asset?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: So what would that mean? Would the Government then own the asset if it has a €191 million stake in it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: If it was sold it could mean that any private speculating company could buy in and take ownership of it. The Minister could not reasonably withhold his consent, and nobody would want that either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: This is all part of the Department's considerations in the model of activity it is studying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is a very complex, almost doomsday situation right now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Minister of State has one minute left to answer Deputy Coppinger's questions, after which I must call Senator Ó Céidigh.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I call Senator Ó Céidigh.