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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)

Chris Andrews: What is the block to collective bargaining?

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: Surely they would not be looking for collective 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: It 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: Would Mr. Barrett make the same decision again? Even the fact that he is hesitating now is worrying.

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: After it became known that there had been a breach of the memorandum-----

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: Mr. Barrett says he was not trying to hide anything, yet he did not engage with any of the board members on the matter. Or did he?

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: It appears like 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: 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: Very finally-----

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: Good players.

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: Realistically, it is a significant barrier to clubs, especially when 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...

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: Mr. Hill mentioned the IIP programme. What clubs will work with that programme? What progress has there been in that regard?

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: But Mr. Hill is positive. Are all ten clubs still interested?

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...

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