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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Let Mr. Treacy answer the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We should recognise that Mr. Treacy is here to help us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: The Deputy's time is up, but I will allow him to finish his question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We must move to Deputy Munster.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I wish to intervene. The record will show for how long Mr. Mulvey has been in place. It should not be and is not a personal matter for the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I understand the importance of the question, but Mr. Mulvey is entitled to complete his answers-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: ------after which the Deputy may come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I think Mr. Treacy wishes to contribute on this point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Before the witnesses answer that excellent question, I want to let them know one minute remains before I move on to the next committee member.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Notwithstanding what Deputy Coppinger has said, the witnesses will have to disregard that question for now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We can discuss it in private, should the Deputy wish to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: In fairness to everyone here, we agreed the procedures before we began. We agreed a process and the process is that I must say when a question is not allowed for legal reasons.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: That is part of the process we agreed. If Deputy Coppinger wants to challenge it, that is fine but, as Chairman, I must say what I have just said and ask the witnesses not to answer that question at this point in time. We will move on to Deputy O'Keeffe now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Yes, but it is based on legal issues and court cases going as far as the Supreme Court regarding the remit of committees and due process in this House. I would love to hear the answer to the Deputy's questions too but we are not in a legal position to get the answer today. That is the advice I have been given. Deputy O'Keeffe is next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I propose that after the next set of questions, we will break for 20 minutes, and we will then come back and members will have a second round of questions. I call Senator Feighan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I want to get a couple of questions in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: Of course. We will come back a third time. There is no barrier to anybody. When I called Senator Feighan, I gave him ten minutes. I was not aware that Senator O'Mahony wanted to come in during those ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: It was not mentioned to me. Senator O'Mahony will be first to come in if he wishes after the break. I am trying to ensure everyone gets a fair hearing. Some very constructive ideas have emerged here. Senator Feighan's commentary and Mr. Treacy's answers suggest the way forward. Whatever happens with this, we need a master plan for change in sport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: I am speaking now. If Senator O'Mahony wants to have a row, we can have one. I do not want a row; I want this to go well. I want to make a few summarising points before we come back in. My point is that Sport Ireland does not have the power to insist on a plan for proper corporate governance for all of these bodies. According to the terms and conditions for grant approval as set out on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Funding Granted by Sport Ireland to the Football Association of Ireland and Related Matters: Discussion (3 Apr 2019)

Fergus O'Dowd: We are in public session. If anybody is concerned about judgments I made earlier, or if I upset anybody, that was not my intention. We have had a very constructive meeting thus far. We will shortly commence our second round of questioning, sticking to the same rotation in terms of speakers. Before calling the first speaker, I would like to make a point to Sport Ireland, which may be...