Results 14,021-14,040 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: The next speaker was supposed to be Senator Paul Daly, who I appreciate was here earlier. Should he return, I will take his questions as soon as he comes in. That will be fair to him. The order is the same as it was in the first round so we will have Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Deputy Jonathan O'Brien will share time with Deputy Quinlivan.
- 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 is indicating that he is under 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 ask the Minister to wait until we hear the next couple of speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I can understand the Deputy's anger.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am aware that Senator Mark Daly has not got in yet. I want to make the point that, based on what the Minister has said, the key appointment for change will be the independent chairperson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: If those independent directors do not come in, is the whole thing a house of cards?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Those independent directors have not said they will come on board yet and that is the point.
- 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 a danger?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I understand that. I am just pointing out a key point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Did we receive correspondence on that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Sport Ireland sent us correspondence on that. We got an answer to the question about the different schemes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Let the Minister answer the question.
- 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 show allow the Minister to answer the question and then he can ask additional questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We heard from the directors that all information given to the auditor is all the information they have. Is that not the point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Treacy makes that point in his opening statement.
- 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 did indicate that he has to leave. He has been here-----
- 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 will be followed by the press.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The order has not changed. Initially, the order was Senator O'Mahony, Deputies MacSharry, Jonathan O'Brien, Catherine Murphy and Coppinger, Senators Ó Céidigh and Feighan, Deputy O'Keeffe and Senator Mark Daly. Senator Mark Daly was not here when his turn came up so I moved on to Sinn Féin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We agreed that when the Senator arrived, he would get his turn. We started the second round then with Senator O'Mahony. As the Senator was not here, we went to Sinn Féin but as he is here now, he may come in. I am not upsetting the order. I will call the Deputies then.