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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)

Brendan Griffin: I welcome all of our witnesses and thank them for being with us. My first question is for Mr. Barrett. Over the past three years, how often has the audit and compliance committee met?

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)

Brendan Griffin: Yes.

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)

Brendan Griffin: Are there minutes from all of those meetings that could be provided to the committee?

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)

Brendan Griffin: Could they be provided to the committee? Would that be fair?

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)

Brendan Griffin: At any of those meetings, did any of these anomalies arise prior to the KOSI audit? Was anything ever picked up internally?

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)

Brendan Griffin: None of the 2021 anomalies was ever picked up.

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)

Brendan Griffin: Was a decision made on whether to escalate them at that stage?

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)

Brendan Griffin: The FAI might confirm that to us in writing, if that is okay with the Chair.

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)

Brendan Griffin: Does the audit and risk committee examine even a sample of district league finances and accounts?

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)

Brendan Griffin: Does any branch of the organisation examine in any way what is happening at grassroots level and the governance of the individual district leagues?

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)

Brendan Griffin: I was around in 2019 and 2020 when much of this stuff was trying to be straightened out. It was a stressful time. One of the things that the people of the country, including those participating in the sport, were told at the time was that there would be reform from the top right down to grassroots level. This committee asked for the details of what reforms had taken place. I do not...

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)

Brendan Griffin: I am sorry to cut across Mr. McDermott, but time is limited. Would it have been too much for the FAI to provide us with a detailed breakdown of the district leagues and the changes in personnel or otherwise that had taken place since 2020? I do not believe that was too great of a request from the committee.

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)

Brendan Griffin: Some of the concerns being expressed to me by people participating in the game and supporters relate to how they have not seen the reform at grassroots level. There has been a large change in personnel higher up the ladder, but not at grassroots level. This is of significant concern to many. However, that is anecdotal and I would like to have the facts on paper. It is not too much for...

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)

Brendan Griffin: We asked for this information previously. That request stands and we will come looking for it again. It is important that we get it when we ask. We do not ask lightly; we ask for a reason. We made another request but did not receive the relevant details. I thank Mr. Ó Lionáin for providing an overview from the Department’s point of view. The FAI has outlined a...

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)

Brendan Griffin: The most recent round. The one that just closed in September.

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)

Brendan Griffin: With those figures, we have to take into account that only 75% of valid clubs were granted funding last time compared with 100% more recently. There was also a Covid budget that did not exist in 2019, so we are not comparing like with like. In terms of the capital ask for the future, is it not at the heart of the matter that the FAI does not know precisely who is asking for what? The FAI...

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)

Brendan Griffin: The FAI is unable to provide the details to me here.

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)

Brendan Griffin: Is there no mechanism in place for the FAI to receive confirmation from clubs when they have applied and for what they have applied?

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)

Brendan Griffin: I thank Mr. Courell. Can Mr. Barrett tell me why he resigned when he did?