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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I will expand on that for the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: When I became aware of the EGM and what the FAI was doing to comply with the code with which it has agreed to apply, I asked Mr. Kenneth Spratt, who will probably elaborate on this, to get in touch with them and express my personal unease with what it was doing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: They did not need my approval at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: That is not the case.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: It is not the case, Deputy, so let us get it right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The organisation does not need my approval at all. What I can do is express my concern if it is not complying with what I think it should comply with. The organisation does not need my approval for that at all. The leverage I have is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: None at all. Absolutely none at all, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: No. I am not happy for them to stay where they are but I am happy that they have declared their intention to step down at the extraordinary general meeting, EGM, which will be called before July.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The letter states: [Re-structuring the] Board will be brought to the membership for their consideration and adoption at our Annual General Meeting in July (or at an Extraordinary General Meeting if the work of the Group facilitates an earlier date). At that point, when a new structure has been put in place, it is the intention-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Just let me finish this. It continues: "the existing Board"-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I am answering the Deputy's question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I am answering the Deputy's question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The FAI email goes on: "At that point, when a new structure has been put in place, it is the intention that the existing Board will step down to allow for a new Board to be constituted in the best interests of football." That is really a breakthrough and I am very pleased with that. It would be my preference that they were not there today but there has to be someone to start the corporate...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I have made it quite clear that I would prefer that they were not there today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The answer to that question is yes, of course, I will consider it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I would echo exactly what Mr. Treacy said. I do not want to end up in the High Court. I do not want to say anything here which would prejudice what is going on, so I am not going to answer that question with a "Yes" or "No".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: That does not mean I am immune from being called to the High Court.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I am very glad that the Deputy asked that question. She asks whether I believe the board is part of the problem. Yes, absolutely, it is part of the problem and imperative that it step down. What we have-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: We have a commitment that it will step down, to which it will be held.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: What we have is a commitment. The Deputy wants it to step down today, something I would like to see. It was in my initial statement before I received this information today. I would like it to step down and it is my desire that it would step down, but, as Mr. Treacy said, if it was to step down today and we had to put a new board in place, it would take some time to do so and there would...