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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Shane Cassells: I wish to ask Mr. McConnell and our local representatives about how pronounced that is. Can he provide a real-life example of the impact that is having on Irish journalism, which leads into Irish democracy?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Shane Cassells: The legal resources available to local newspapers and radio are not the same as those available to national organisations. That has an impact as well. On top of that, it is clear the resources available at a local level, covering courts in particular, are diminishing. That has a serious impact on Irish democracy. Will Mr. O'Connell comment?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Shane Cassells: I have the same question for Mr. Purcell.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Shane Cassells: We heard in the presentation in the AV room that the journalists coming out of DCU or DIT or wherever are now working for PR companies or, worse, politicians. What is the situation regarding the quality of young journalists coming into newsrooms and the ability to cover them?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: The 999 service in Ireland operates from two towns, namely, Navan and Ballyshannon. The ECAS service as it is known, the emergency call answering service, is provided under State contract by BT Ireland. In the last year and a half, the workers in Navan and Ballyshannon joined the Communications Workers Union to try to improve their workplace conditions across a number of areas. I have met...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: I welcome all the witnesses. I am going to start with Mr. Bonner, who has been waiting patiently. He is an independent member of the board, is that correct?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: What is Mr. Bonner's opinion on the withholding of the information by the former chair, Mr. Roy Barrett, to the full board of the FAI in respect of the Sport Ireland investigation and suspension of funding?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Does Mr. Bonner think it was wrong?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Okay. I want to touch on that board meeting. In the summary of the KOSI report that has been supplied to the committee members here, it also touched on the fact that the audit followed on from a previous audit conducted for Sport Ireland in respect of the financial year 2021. It concluded that in the financial year, the condition was not embedded within the FAI. When was Mr. Bonner aware...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: None?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Of this year?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Okay, so just to recap: Mr. Bonner, as a board member, was not told about the failure to comply with the MOU in 2021 until two years later on 1 November 2023, by which time he was also made aware of a second breach in a row, which resulted in a suspension of funding of €6.8 million?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Okay. Ms Joyce stated an hour ago here that the breaches were unintentional. They cannot have been unintentional. There was a request, and there was a payment. It breached the MOU, and critically, Ms Joyce's advice to the chair was that it was not good practice and she would not recommend it, and he was so advised. So it was not unintentional. The only reason it stopped is because an...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: That is good. He has signed it on page 3 but the man who signed the Government MOU said here at 2.30 p.m. that he did not read it. I want to bring Mr. Hill back to last November when staff received an email from one of his colleagues in the HR department reminding them that all holidays had to be taken by the end of December, and that only five days could be carried into 2023. Did Mr....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: So do I but I am just asking if Mr. Hill got that email.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: He does not recollect getting that email advising the staff? If another member of staff told Mr. Hill - as his or her boss - that he or she did not recall getting that email from him, would that be acceptable? Let us presume he did get the email. He said that he read the handbook concerning the rules on holiday pay. Let us get to the heart of this because Mr. Hill said today that in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Who was who?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Alex O'Connell. Okay. Mr. Hill said here earlier that the conversations happened through a series of emails. That is good. To whom was the very first email sent?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Okay. However, in respect of Mr. Hill, to whom was the very first email sent?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Shane Cassells: Obviously, Mr. Hill dealt with that matter. I do not want to get into that person's details. However, where or to whom was the first email sent in respect of Mr. Hill?