Results 81-100 of 1,383 for and speaker:Chris Andrews

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Chris Andrews: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that resources are made available to a school (details supplied) to carry out all necessary repairs as a matter of urgency. [56750/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (17 Jan 2024)

Chris Andrews: 767. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that can be offered to a person and their child (details supplied) facing eviction who is currently ineligible to go on the social housing waiting list. [56956/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Chris Andrews: 816. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason there is no appeals process in relation to a request for an increase to a payment (details supplied) for persons who are on long-term; the reason there has been no increase of this payment to reflect the increase in rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1347/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: Residents in the new houses in Ringsend are being held hostage every single night and morning because of two two-way cycle lanes running up each side of Seán Moore Road. Residents in Bremen Avenue, Bremen Grove, Cymric Road and Pine Road are unable to get in and out of their homes. Getting out of the estate is impossible and it is very unsafe. I know the Tánaiste is going to say...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: The senior management of the council has blocked any efforts and treated residents disgracefully and it is about time that somebody intervenes because someone will be killed or injured.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank the various witnesses for their presentations. It is important not to forget that many good people work in the FAI and that a lot of good work is being done. As a League of Ireland fan, I know that the league has really prospered in recent years. It has been really positive. The development of women's football has been very strong. That is down to the work of the FAI. The...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: On the issue of collective bargaining and the refusal to engage with SIPTU, some staff feel that they should, like Mr. Hill, be linked to grades within the public sector.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: ...bargaining if that relationship was good. It is clear that members of staff feel they need to be represented by a union. It is unfair to block somebody from having collective bargaining and SIPTU recognition.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I just think it is very unreasonable for many of the staff to be linked with a public sector pay grade and yet some are refused that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: ...is shameful of the board to have that view. I will move on to Mr. Barrett. He signed the MOU in 2020, so he is obviously very familiar with it. He was aware of the details in terms of payments and guidelines in the FAI handbook. I presume that is pretty much the case.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: Ms Joyce has stated that it was not good practice, yet Mr. Barrett felt it was. I find it really concerning that he cannot see what he did was wrong, after the KOSI audit and the review found that was the case. It breached guidelines and it was wrong. I saw him say on Saturday that he believed it was the right thing to do. I find it hard to understand that Mr. Barrett could still believe...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: That does not look like someone who was trying to be open and transparent.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: Why did Mr. Barrett not consult the board? At the weekend, I saw reports that he believed there would be leaks to the media and that that was why he had not engaged with other members of the board.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I honestly believe that, in light of everything that has happened and the way Mr. Barrett behaved on the board, Sport Ireland or the Minister needs to intervene and bring about a review of all the decisions he has made over the past three years.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I wish to ask Mr. Ó Lionáin about the sports capital grant. It has had a very positive impact on clubs throughout the country and has been important for them, but an element of the grant that has been raised with me is how clubs, particularly in working-class communities, struggle to raise funds. If a club applies for a €50,000 grant for lights or something, it already...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: ...there is a new chair two years later. Clubs do not stay the same. This requirement needs to be changed to facilitate less well-off clubs in the inner city. It is a major disadvantage to them and I would urge that it be reviewed and changed. This is not to diminish the good work the sports capital grant does, and the Department has also made many positive changes around multi-use...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank Mr. O Lionáin. I wish to ask Mr. Hill about the investment strategy. Since its publication, what discussions has the FAI had and what progress has there been? I am conscious of the time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: The FAI recently turned down investment when it was approached by US investors who wanted to develop a premier league of Ireland. I do not know all the details other than what I read in the newspapers. My understanding and what I have heard from clubs and board members is that it has not been discussed at board level. The clubs feel a bit unhappy that there has been no engagement on the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: I accept all of that, but surely the clubs and the board should have been consulted on it.