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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)

Niamh Smyth: Yes, okay. I am just trying to tease it out a little bit. Is that not more of a once-off than continual annual-----

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)

Niamh Smyth: That is depending on €12 million per annum from the local authorities and education bodies. When Mr. McDermott refers to education bodies who is he thinking of or what models does he point to as examples?

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)

Niamh Smyth: The Department of Education is not funding PE halls at the moment. It is dependent on sports capital funds and projects like that so where will the funding come from?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I will take it on another bit. The health authorities were mentioned, what is the model we can look to as examples for something like that happening with another sport entity?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I accept that. I am just struggling to see where. I do not want to rain on the witnesses' parade. I appreciate ambition. This is an ambitious plan, but it is €12 million from local authorities, educational authorities and health authorities. Can Mr. McDermott give me an example of where that has already happened with another sport in this country?

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)

Niamh Smyth: The FAI is trying to create a new model that has not existed up to this point.

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)

Niamh Smyth: Is that realistic?

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)

Niamh Smyth: I will come back to the Department on that question. Can Mr. Ó Lionáin give me any examples of where partnerships like this exist in any other sport? Can we be confident that it is a workable formula for delivering something like this with the local authorities. I am conscious that a lot of schools are struggling to get PE halls.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I will move on. We have a guest who is not a member of this committee but who has joined us today. Deputy Ó Ríordáin has five minutes. Before he begins, I inform colleagues that we will have a second round of five minutes if the witnesses have the patience to stay another while.

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)

Niamh Smyth: The Deputy should leave a few minutes to answer. He has used quite a bit of his time speaking.

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)

Niamh Smyth: Two minutes.

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)

Niamh Smyth: In 30 seconds, Mr. Hill.

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)

Niamh Smyth: Who was the final question for? Mr. Ó Lionáin.

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)

Niamh Smyth: For the second round with committee members, we will begin with Deputy Dillon. We will then go to Deputy Andrews, Deputy Griffin and so on. We will get through everyone. Deputy Dillon has five minutes.

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)

Niamh Smyth: Is a model being used by the GAA or any other sports entity that we can point to that will suggest that is a realistic ambition to say we will be able to achieve €12 million per annum for local authorities, health authorities and educational bodies?

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)

Niamh Smyth: Time is running out.

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)

Niamh Smyth: There are 30 seconds remaining.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I ask Senator Cassells to conclude. Our time is 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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank our witnesses very much. I will give the last word to the former president of the FAI, Mr. McAnaney, who had indicated he would like to say a few words.

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)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. McAnaney. I also thank the members of the media for staying with us today. It is not often we get a full Gallery. It is always nice to see them. They are very welcome and I thank them for being with us today. That concludes our business. I thank our witnesses for being with us. I also thank the officials from the Department and Sport Ireland. We are always glad to be able...