Results 14,001-14,020 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will have a second round of responses. I remind colleagues that Senator Ó Céidigh is under time pressure.
- 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 called 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: These new members will be part of the board as well, but will be in a minority on the board.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: All of the other board members, while none of them have been on the board before, are members of the association and have a lot of knowledge. I believe Senator Ó Céidigh, however, is referring to professional skills here-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: -----which have the capacity to manage the complexity that is required.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We will suspend for 15 minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We discussed that at our last meeting. The advice we have received through our clerk is that we have no role in respect of the auditors or accountants. I appreciate that the Senator might not have been present at the time, but I raised the matter at the meeting. I contacted the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority, IAASA, and made a written submission to it asking it to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: If the Senator proposes that, the committee will agree to invite UEFA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: As soon as possible.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Is that agreed? Agreed. Does the Minister of State wish to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The use of what?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I see.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The football administration costs is what is being talked about.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It may be helpful if Mr. Treacy comments.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Part of the problem was that the FAI might not have co-operated with the process if one did not do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think that might have been going on in the background.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: To be helpful, I suggest that Deputy O'Keeffe tables a parliamentary question on the issue so that when the Dáil resumes he may have the answers for what this costs, who submitted tenders, etc.
- 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 cannot.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: As another member pointed out, the directors cannot place themselves in jeopardy without having full and proper professional advice in every respect. It is the reassurance they need because if they do not have that they cannot take up those jobs. Is that not it?
- 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 is referring to the incoming president.