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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: 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: I do not know at this stage whether it is an independent review or not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: It is simply there because it is a quotation of what was said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I would say there is a very good case for it and I would not oppose it in any way if it was thought to be necessary. There is no reason that should not take place.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Let me answer the first question first. Applications for the large-scale infrastructure funds close tomorrow. That will be a six month process. It will be a long and very thorough process, obviously, as there is a lot of money involved. I certainly hope that the corporate governance reforms in the FAI will be adequate at that stage to enable us to look at it as we would have done with any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I think it will be possible. There is a great difference between applications and the drawdown and payment of grants. They can make applications and no doubt the applications will be in tomorrow. The crucial period will be when the drawdown happens. I would not discourage them from making applications. The issue arises when the drawdown comes, which will be later. I anticipate that if...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I will clarify this because I do not want there to be ambiguity about it. There will be applications tomorrow, then there will be allocations, and then drawdown. It is a three stage process. I do not anticipate that by the time it comes to drawdown, there will the sort of problems that the Senator anticipates. I think there would be a problem if a decision was made tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: It can be allocated. It will not get any funding whatsoever if it is not in good standing. There will be no drawdown.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I will leave that matter to Sport Ireland. If it advises me that it is necessary, I would totally approve of it. I have no objection. I think the most thorough, necessary-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: Yes. I am happy for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: I do not know the answer to that question because I do not know what the construction of that particular inquiry is. I do not know the terms of reference at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (16 Apr 2019)
Shane Ross: That is a matter which I will leave to Sport Ireland because it is communicating on my behalf with the FAI and is doing an extraordinarily effective job of it.
- 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.