Results 501-520 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: As a member of the Committee of Public Accounts, I am well aware of the Supreme Court case. I appreciate the advice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I thank the Chair. Now that we know there is no big deal, may I ask the question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am not making little of the Chairman.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I appreciate that. May I repeat the question? The UEFA prize money comes-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am trying to establish in respect of the €100,000-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I want to clarify the position but if our guests do not want to answer or if it is beyond the remit, that is fine. Can I ask the question and then Mr. Conway can tell me whether it is beyond our remit? I am trying to establish, in respect of the €100,000-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I appreciate that. If they do not wish to answer, I understand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If the Chairman believes it is beyond the remit of the committee, it is his responsibility to correct me.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If I can ask the question, then people can decide whether it is beyond the remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If I can ask the question, the Chair can make a ruling on whether it is beyond the remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: My question relates to the bank account in respect of which the concerns existed as to what would happen if all of the cheques were processed. Is that the main bank account?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Is that the same bank account from which prize money is paid to League of Ireland clubs, including European money?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Okay. There are a number of accounts into which money is lodged which are not the main bank account, which is in respect of this particular €100,000 loan. That money is paid out of the main account, so I presume money is transferred from the accounts that are paid into, for instance. Chair, I am not trying to step outside the remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If the money is paid into a particular account - it could be any one of the 13 but I am taking the UEFA account as my example - money is obviously transferred into the main bank account and then paid on to clubs. There should be no issue in respect of certain creditors having their funds met because there would be money sitting in holding accounts. For instance, prize money would be sitting...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: No, but I am trying to establish something. In his opening remarks, Mr. Delaney stated that at the meeting on 25 April 2017 between himself, Mr. Breen and Ms Tsang, concerns were raised that cheques had been written and that if they were all cashed in before the end of the week, there would be an issue in respect of sufficient funds being in the account to meet them. I am trying to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am not asking for individual amounts paid to each club; I am just asking what, to me, is a simple question. Are there certain creditors who would not create a cash flow issue because the money owed to them would be transferred from one of the other 12 or 13 FAI bank accounts in which it would be sitting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If Mr. Conway does not wish to answer-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: My final question is whether, without naming creditors or amounts owed to them, it is a fair assessment that there are only certain types of creditors who would have the potential to create a cash flow issue if the cheques issued to them were cashed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I have three questions, the first of which concerns the accounts. Are all of the bank accounts audited as part of FAI's financial returns or is it just the main bank account?