Results 18,441-18,460 of 19,173 for speaker:Shane Ross
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: As the Deputy knows, the indications are that the situation is very grave. We are getting shocks from the FAI on a weekly basis, particularly with regard to its financials. That is why we are meeting all stakeholders who want to meet us. We will continue to do that. That is why we are also meeting UEFA. Every single stakeholder will be met. Every point of view will be taken into...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I would have no hesitation at all in meeting FIFA. We are meeting UEFA first but would be perfectly happy to meet FIFA. I believe that FIFA also wants to meet us. I have had no recent indications of worries about us infringing the independence or anything like that. It is anxious to meet us because of the gravity of the situation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: As I have said, straight out, we are not going to bail out the FAI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: That is absolutely out of the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: It is always our ambition to secure more money for sport, which we have done over a period of time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: There is no specific move being made about that at the moment but every year it is our ambition to increase the amount of money given to soccer specifically.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I agree with the Deputy that a bailout is out of the question, and we will not yield in that regard. Many players are involved, including UEFA, the FAI and Sport Ireland. We met the FAI at its request in order that it could outline the gravity of the circumstances. It has not in any way accepted there is some sort of Doomsday scenario. It came to us to warn us of how bad it was, give us...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: The Senator has asked a good question there. I am not entirely sure how to answer it, which is probably the definition of a good question. I have made my personal views on the greyhound issue very plain but I am a member of the Cabinet and am obviously bound by Cabinet solidarity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: And confidentiality.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I will deal with Deputy Coppinger in a few minutes. I made my personal views plain on this. I do not know how much I can or should say about that here. It is well known that I have been sympathetic with the greyhound industry and I am not sympathetic with the situation that money should be given to it in the way that it is at the moment. The Cabinet has made a decision and I am bound by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: That is right. I could see if I can take over that part of his responsibility but I believe that would be resisted. There is a problem there as to why the industry is given quite so much when there is so much wrong with it. That is my view, which I say quite openly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: My two agencies have suspended funding to promote the industry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: This is just part of programmes that are being supported by us. The Senator is asking the big question as to what is going to happen and are there going to be cuts. That is something the FAI is going to have to address very shortly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: No, it is just for development officers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: It is 60 out of 200 staff members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I am aware of that issue. Someone from that club, a lady whose name I cannot remember just now, has been touch with me. Representations are in train. This club is due to receive the €5,000.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I see the problem but I do not want to spark off hundreds of clubs coming around saying that they are owed money.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: I will address Senator Ó Céidigh's point by saying that if the independent board members are appointed, they could consider a structure along the lines he has suggested. The key point, among a lot of others, is to get these independent board members on board first in order that they can set this structure up. Nobody else is going to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Shane Ross: There will be four.