Results 41-60 of 268 for speaker:Evanne Ní Chuilinn

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Ní raibh mé anseo ar an Máirt agus ní raibh deis agam comhghairdeas a dhéanamh le Martin Hughes. I was not here on Tuesday as I was in Brussels. I congratulate Martin and look forward to working with him over the next few years. We had a very robust debate relating to the FAI's safeguarding issues at yesterday's sitting of the Oireachtas committee on sport. I...

Seanad: Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Before I call the Minister of State, I welcome Deputy Cahill and his guests to the Chamber. You are very welcome here today.

Seanad: Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Statements (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: That concludes the statements for this afternoon. I thank Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, and the Minister, Deputy Chambers, and the departmental officials for their time and engagement here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: For transparency, I was contacted by one member of the FAI, Eileen Gleeson. At which point I suggested that Ms Gleeson comes in and speaks publicly to the committee. That is the only person I have been in contact with and we are all disappointed that she is not here. I want to reference the opening statement in terms of the "Girls in Green" documentary. Everybody who has spoken so far...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: This is all about safeguarding measures and procedures. If there was an awareness of something that had happened historically to women in football, I am assuming that when that came to light safeguarding procedures would have been initiated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: I think Ms Pakes is not going to answer. I will just move on because I only have seven minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: She said it was not in the remit.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It is a bad start.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did Ms Pakes know in May 2023?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did Ms Pakes know in May 2023 about the allegations that later came to light in the documentary?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: On 5 May 2023, Ms Rafferty responded to her then PR director, when he drafted a press release, saying, "Perfect, ... That ... keeps us safe for now." What does that mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did Ms Rafferty initiate a PR response to something that was going to break before she initiated a safeguarding response? Ms Kirsten Pakes has said she did not know so Ms Rafferty did not tell her safeguarding manager.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Is this the answer we are going to get to everything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: The day after the documentary aired, Ms Rafferty did a media briefing with Mr. Courell and she said, "We ask anyone to help us create a safe environment." That was on 8 July 2024. Does that include coaches and managers asking everybody in the game to help the FAI "create a safe environment"? Does that extend to coaches and managers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did Ms Rafferty ever receive any complaints of safeguarding from any coach in the year before she made that statement?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did anyone tell Ms Rafferty about the safeguarding issues? Did anyone tell her about the allegations that later broke? Previously, she said that she wanted help from the FAI's managers and coaches.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: When was the Raiseaconcern service initiated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: It was a month before the documentary, was it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: What triggered the service being initiated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: Did the FAI get any complaints or were any concerns raised previously by international managers about international teams not being safe?