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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I wish to clarify one point in the statement made by the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, because I had not heard about it before. I heard that the previous board had to step down before public funding was to be restored. The Minister of State referred to "the previous regime at board and executive levels". Are we now saying there are individuals at executive level with connections to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister of State stated: "I reiterate that no public funding will be provided to the FAI by my Department or Sport Ireland until we see evidence of real reform and a clean break with the previous regime at board and executive levels."
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: We are not talking about people at other levels.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Is it only the chief executive?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: We are not talking about employees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I wanted to clarify that because it was unclear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: For funding to be restored, it is only board members who have no connection to the previous-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: In terms of personnel, it stops at board level. Is that right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If there needs to be others, can the Minister of State specify at what level we are talking about?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: If a new board is put in place with no connections to the old regime, funding will be restored.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am labouring the point but it is important. We are saying there may be other individuals within the organisation, who are not at board level, who may have connections to the previous regime, who may have to go in order for funding to be restored.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: In regard to the Minister, Deputy Ross, and grassroots football, I welcome the announcement today and the clarification by Mr. Treacy that the FAI will remain the employer and there will be no break in employment contracts, which is important. The other aspect is that, obviously, we can do something but we cannot do something for everyone. We have managed to do something for the women's...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: I agree we all want to avoid that but we also have to prepare for that eventuality being a possibility as well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: In terms of the Minister's discussions with the FAI and its request for an €18 million bailout, did it offer anything in exchange for that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Nothing at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: "Not really" - is that nothing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Was there any discussion around where they are in terms of their efforts to restructure their finances?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Without that €18 million, are they viable?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Do do we know from the Minister's discussions whether they have eaten into any future revenue? I am seeing reports that UEFA was financing them and giving them a hand here, there and everywhere, and some reports suggest they have got advances on television money and future revenues. Do we know if that is true or are there any discussions around that? Obviously, we know what the accounts...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)
Jonathan O'Brien: Do we know how much or to what extent? Obviously, that impacts on its ability to trade.