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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: Great.

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: Great, because 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: I appreciate that but there are also instances in which self-determination can be hampered by a culture that is created whereby reporting-----

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: That is why I am asking about witnesses because witnesses can be vital people in those instances. Sometimes, the assault itself can be a form of intimidation for the people around. We all know from the clubs of which we are all members and the environments that we operate in within sport that it is a team event.

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 one minute left and I want to discuss an issue that has not arisen today. My questions are probably for Mr. Courell. SIPTU has sought to engage with the FAI on the subject of the planned reduction in jobs across the organisation, and particularly football development officers. Does the FAI plan on collaborative engagement in order to protect those jobs? Does the FAI consider any of...

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 got there.

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: Will that involve engaging with the unions?

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 any of the roles impact on safeguarding?

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 also want to add some closing words. We live in a patriarchal society. Women experience sexism, discrimination, gender-based violence and sexual violence throughout the world and sport is no different. Sport has a long road to travel to get to a point of gender equality. I am a snooker fan. That is my sport and I follow it more than anything.

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: Excuse me? There is €5,000 in prize money for the women's game, compared with €500,000 for the men's. That gives us a stark indicator of how much work has to be done to actually get to a point where women feel equal. From the moment girls enter sport, right through to the point of elite athleticism in all sports, including snooker, we need to see more done. While I am really...

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: Dr. May mentioned the legislative requirements that apply to funding eligibility. Does she see any value or merit in extending beyond those for governing bodies?

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 one specific governance question for my last 30 seconds. I apologise for cutting across Dr. May. In the context of the governance standards that Sport Ireland seeks from the governing bodies, is she aware that in a proposed EGM next week, the FAI plans to propose the extension of term lengths for ordinary board members and the chair. Would that concern Dr. May from a governance...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether he has been briefed on the potential threats to national security posed by the sale of location data which can then be used to track individuals entering sensitive areas such as military bases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50543/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Security (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 5. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps his Department has taken to address the threat of location data being sold online and used to track persons entering and exiting military bases and secure areas, the places they go and live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50544/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 51. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of successful dual-use export licence applications; and the number of refused applications, by quarter since January 2021, in tabular form. [50767/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 99. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions his Department has had with the Data Protection Commission regarding protecting citizens from the misuse of their location data being sold online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 100. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action his Department will take regarding the investigation carried out by RTÉ (details supplied) which show that the data of people in Ireland can be used to track the movements of individuals, presenting a threat to their personal safety and right to privacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (24 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 101. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or bodies under his aegis plan to issue guidance on preventing the tracking of location data to women's refuges to ensure the safety of their service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50542/25]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Sep 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: The housing disaster is spiralling out of control. This year has seen the lowest commencement figures in a decade. The Central Bank has just revised its forecasts for this year downwards. To paraphrase, it is saying that this Government has no hope of reaching its housing targets. Meanwhile, not-for-profit housing organisations are telling us that they have never seen such chaos and...