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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 commend Deputy Coppinger on saying that representatives of supporters, fans, coaches, volunteers, leagues and players should be on the board. That is absolutely essential. One of the glaring problems in the FAI is that there appears to be a very well-heeled and powerful elite at the top. However, football is about the people the Deputy has mentioned, namely, the supporters and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I am not the one to change them, but I will make that suggestion and do everything I can to see that it happens.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The Noise Regulation (Dublin Airport) Bill 2018 is to be dealt with. Nobody else can take it because the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, is my junior.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: No, I cannot-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I am dealing with Committee and Report Stages, which will have to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I can continue for a while because the Seanad is voting. I will be on alert as soon as the vote is over.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: It is an aspiration, but we hope Sport Ireland and the committee that is being set up on corporate governance will get together - Sport Ireland will have a large input - to set up a completely new system for electing a board. There are obvious defects in how the board of the FAI is elected. I hope and I am sure they will be able to set up a new system, whereby the voices of supporters,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I would welcome it if the members called an extraordinary general meeting to achieve it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes, absolutely.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I will answer the question asked by Senator Mark Daly. I have said I will consider and bring forward legislation, but I have not given a commitment in that regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Will the Senator, please, not interrupt me when I am in the middle of a sentence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: When I was asked the question earlier, what I said was I would consider providing extra powers. I think that is what the Senator is referring to. Legislation is not the cure to anything. As the Senator is a legislator, he could bring forward legislation. I would be very happy to consider any legislation he would bring forward to deal with this issue if he got constructive-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: The Senator could also introduce legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes, that is correct.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Has the Senator ever introduced legislation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I would welcome the Senator's input.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Why is there a need for legislation if legislation is already in place? I do not understand the Senator's point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: As I do not wish to say anything irresponsible, I will wait for the reports to come through. I have no reason to believe there is anything as dramatic as that going on. I think the FAI has had surpluses for three years. Unless there is something very wrong in the accounts, I presume they are accurate.