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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: Is online abuse something that concerns the GAA? I refer to the online commentary that nearly happens live at the event.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: I see my clubman, Donal Smyth, is joining us and I acknowledge the work he does for the referees' association. As someone who covered club rugby for a long time, I acknowledge the culture in the IRFU is very good and emanates from club level. Mr. Philips mentioned that does not mean there are not problems. Does he know of specific problems at particular levels of the game?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: Does Mr. Philips have statistics to that effect? In the FAI report, we see there were 34 reported cases over a three-year period. Does Mr. Philips have similar statistics?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: At all levels.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: That is for just this year, is it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: That would seem a high number. Does that refer to sanctions for abuse of match officials?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: In terms of that disciplinary process and the IRFU attitude to innocent until proven guilty, where does the onus lie? Is there a heavy burden on the referee and match officials to prove that in that process? Across all codes, that grates on match officials as they try to prove they suffered substantive abuse.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the witnesses. I will start with the FAI and then I will move to the other organisations. This morning my local paper, the Meath Chronicle, carried an opinion piece on this subject and the headline in Jimmy Geoghegan’s piece was "Time to give all bully boys the red card". I will jump to his summation where he talks about how the Meath Chroniclecarried a story in early...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: This morning we saw the publication of Facebook Ireland's revenue for 2020 and it has now reached a record €40 billion per annum. Huge congratulations are due to it and its employees. It employs nearly 2,500 people in Ireland and salaries and pension costs account for some €377 million. That is a huge and welcome investment in this country. The average wage for an employee...

Seanad: National Development Plan 2021-2030: Statements (30 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: The Minister of State is very welcome. When the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform was speaking earlier, he emphasised the fact that the national development plan was all about deliverability. Unlike sceptics who want to deride the vision for Ireland, I am a firm believer that we will see the very essence of this plan delivered and in doing so we will help the communities we all...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: This morning I want to raise a serious situation that is happening at the moment in Navan. Production has been halted in Tara Mines. People will know that Tara Mines is the largest zinc mine in Europe. It is critical to the economy of my town, but also to the wider north-east area, because some 700 people are directly employed in that mine where production has halted. Many hundreds more...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: The lowest point of the mine is 850 m underground.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: Before you start the clock, Chair, I want to direct my questions to the Minister of State. I have seven questions to ask in the seven minutes. I appeal to the Minister of State to come back with 30-second replies because I want to get the seven questions in. I ask you, Chair, to please keep him in check.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: I would appreciate that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: I welcome the Minister and the Minister of State. I particularly welcome the Minister of State because I want to question him first. How much has been committed financially at this point in the World Cup bid to progress matters and what stage are we at with the British Government on it?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: What is our assessment of what is needed in terms of stadium infrastructure? We have been down this road before during our failed bid with the Scots for the UEFA European Football Championship and our bid for the Rugby World Cup. What stage are we at in the assessment of needs, given that the Aviva Stadium will be 20 years old and Coke Park will be 35 years old in 2030, and what public...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: Given that it is only eight years away, if we are serious about this bid and the need for us to secure the World Cup, which is the premier event globally, do we need to start to build a new signature stadium to swing this from the Irish point of view?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: Croke Park will be 35 years old at that stage.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: I acknowledge that the terms of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund were drawn up by a previous Minister. How much did the first fund contain and how much has been drawn down so far?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Shane Cassells: How many successful applicants were there in total?