Results 5,901-5,920 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am not being personal but other members have said that people want change. They want new people and they want them now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: My other question is on how the FAI talks about the €100,000. The witnesses have described it, variously, as a bridging loan, a short-term loan and simply as an issue. What is it exactly?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. Conway's language keeps changing but the money stays the same. If it was me, I would say it was always a short-term loan. In his statement of 5 May, he said concerns were expressed that some press releases did not accurately reflect the board's level of awareness of the existence of the €100,000. People on the board did not know about it and this is the ethical issue at the core...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I am asking about a forensic audit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: There is a slight difference. As I understand it, a forensic audit is a particular type of audit. I do not want to be rude but I ask Mr. Conway, for the third time, if he would do such a thing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I think I have Mr. Conway's answer. Sport Ireland was before the committee and its witnesses asked why the FAI did not go to them for the €100,000. They said that Sport Ireland would have been more than happy to help.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: That is not the question that was asked.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I did not ask that. Why did the FAI not go to Sport Ireland to look for the money? The FAI could have said there was a short-term problem and that it needed €100,000 that week. The point about the cheque would not have arisen because Sport Ireland would have done a cash transfer to the FAI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will not go any further as other speakers want to come in. I ask Mr. Conway to think of the question of regime change between now and when he comes back in the afternoon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is now close to 1.45 p.m. and a meeting is starting in this room at that time. If it is acceptable to everyone, we will now suspend for lunch and resume at 3 p.m. sharp. I will resume with Deputy Rock, who will have five minutes, followed by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. We will then go to a ten minute round. I ask that everyone in the Public Gallery remains seated until the delegation has...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I will set out some housekeeping arrangements. At 4.15 p.m., we will break for 25 or 30 minutes. If there is still interest in the issues, we will continue until 6 p.m., but we must finish at that point. The order of speakers is Deputy Rock with five minutes, Deputy Michael Healy-Rae with three minutes and Deputy Jonathan O'Brien with three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: Mr. O'Connell is working on the answer to the previous question. When he has it, he will take the next one.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: These have been good questions, and we will get the answers to them as soon as he has them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: We have already suggested that he sit there if he wishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has one minute remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: It is not like the Deputy not to take his full time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I want to be fair to everybody. Let me put it this way, the gentleman at the back will be brought to sit at the front and answer Deputy Rock's questions. That is, of course, the Deputy wishes to ask further questions. Is that fair enough?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: I call Deputy Michael Healy-Rae.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with the Football Association of Ireland (10 Apr 2019)
Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy has one minute left.