Results 141-160 of 1,101 for speaker:Sinéad Gibney
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I thank all the witnesses for being here. Like others, I echo not only the good work that is being done but also the sentiments of the Chair, that we really have not had a great start. I appreciate from the FAI's perspective that there are confidentiality concerns around issues relating to safeguarding but I do not think it is striking the balance right. I am seeking comfort, and I think...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Can she tell me what the prior mechanism for reporting of concerns was? I appreciate that, as she said, she started in November 2022 but, as director of people and culture, she would have been briefed on what was in place beforehand, I am sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Then does Ms Pakes have the answer to that? I apologise to Ms Rafferty. What was it that was in place before the Raiseaconcern service?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: How many reports and concerns have been raised annually under the Raiseaconcern service? How does that compare with figures prior to the introduction of that service with any equivalent mechanism that existed before then? Do the witnesses have those figures to hand?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Do the witnesses have the figures from before that service was introduced? As many of my colleagues have tried to do, I am trying to get a picture of the operations that were in place in terms of safeguarding before and after some of the very pertinent issues under discussion. Does the FAI have that kind of analysis? If so, is the service working?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Okay. I thank Ms Pakes for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Briefly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I appreciate Mr. Courell giving additional detail and colour, but it is really not what I am looking for.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I have a limited amount of time and I just want to continue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Please do provide that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: It would be helpful.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: In my line of questioning, it is not really what I am looking for. I am not sure whether the witnesses answered Deputy Byrne's question on how many legal cases were currently pending with the FAI.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Do the witnesses have the broader figures as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: Perhaps the FAI could furnish them to the committee afterwards also.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: My apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: I must have missed that. On a previous exchange between Ms Pakes and Deputy O'Sullivan, if there is an assault committed against an adult and that assault is witnessed, is there a requirement for that to be reported by the witness under the FAI's current safeguarding requirements?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: If there is an assault committed against an adult - I did not specify - and the assault is witnessed, is there an obligation on the witness to come forward?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Safeguarding Policies and Procedures within the Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (24 Sep 2025)
Sinéad Gibney: It might be something to look at within the FAI's safeguarding.