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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has responsibility for ensuring the development and delivery of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area and, in consultation with Iarnród Éireann, consideration and/or...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: As the Deputy is aware, as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding in relation to public transport.  The National Transport Authority (NTA) has statutory responsibility for the planning and development of public transport infrastructure in the Greater Dublin Area.  This includes, in consultation with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, I have responsibility for policy and overall funding of public transport.  The maintenance, renewal and operation of the rail network and stations on the network including the former station referred to, is a matter for Iarnród Éireann in the first instance. In view of Iarnród Éireann's responsibility in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I am joined by the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, who will also give an opening statement. I am also joined by two officials: Mr. Ken Spratt, who is an assistant secretary in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, and Mr. Peter Hogan, who is a principal officer in the sports division of the Department. I would like to respond to what the Chairman said about my opening statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I agree with most, probably all, of what the Senator said. The slow progress - and there has been some progress but very little - on the important issues is unbelievably frustrating. What should have been done with great urgency first after the resignation of some directors last March, which we welcome, was the process of appointing independent directors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: The reason for the delay was that they were waiting for various staging points, such as AGMs and EGMs. The most recent excuse given was that they wanted to wait for the KOSI report and that any independent directors might want to see that. The excuse being given now is that they are examining the KOSI report and those who have been chosen are apparently deciding whether they will accept the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I have no indication that it is. The presentation the FAI made to us last Monday night listed the possible dangers of a disaster situation which included Euro 2020. We have no indication that the funding has been withheld from that or that there is any delay. We are absolutely adamant on the €2.9 million to which the Senator referred. That will be channelled through various...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: It looked for various scenarios. It looked for €18 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: They looked for €18 million.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: It could. One never knows what it is going to be. The FAI looked for €18 million or alternatively a guarantee of that. It presented various scenarios. That was the figure it named and it was shocking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: If Sport Ireland came to us with a case that it thought it should have greater powers in this regard, we would, of course, consider it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: He did. He rang me sometime around that evening. I had a short conversation with him. It was about 90 seconds long.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I said, “Thank you for telling me”.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I certainly do not want to see that happening. The implications of that could be serious. I would far rather see a settlement whereby it rises from the ashes. That is what we would aim to see in the interests of Irish football.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: Not that I am aware of.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: There is a meeting tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: No proposal has been made to the State about that at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I would discuss anything with Deputy MacSharry but at this stage we have not even considered anything like that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I have no wish to lead Deputy MacSharry up the garden path about anything or to support any particular proposals. I have said that in this situation - the FAI came to us the other day with proposals - if there are reasonable proposals of any sort on the table, we are not going to reject them. However, we have not considered anything along that line at this stage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

Shane Ross: I am not going to give Deputy MacSharry that sort of comfort.