Results 161-180 of 3,369 for speaker:Shane Cassells

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)

Shane Cassells: I am just bang on the ten minutes, Chair. When was the payment made to the other employee who was the first recipient of the holiday payment?

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)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Hill is not aware of when it was paid.

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)

Shane Cassells: Is Mr. Barrett aware?

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)

Shane Cassells: Is there anyone from finance here who could tell me when those payments were made?

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)

Shane Cassells: It was paid to her at the end of 2022. When was the payment to Mr. Hill made?

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)

Shane Cassells: It was in March. Why March if we had a scenario of the timelines here?

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)

Shane Cassells: There was not an attempt here to try to circumvent a MOU and the accounts and having that as a note on the account.

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)

Shane Cassells: The messaging today has been that the FAI is not concealing but equally, it is very clear that it is not offering any information. That has been made clear. That is undeniable.

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)

Shane Cassells: I know, but in the opening statement, Mr. Hill said that he acknowledged that "we did not comply fully with MOU condition 35 in 2022." He went on to say that "This cannot happen again." The point was, though, that it happened in 2021 and 2022. Do we know of any breaches in 2023? The purpose of this meeting was to appear before the Oireachtas to seek the endorsement of the Oireachtas in...

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)

Shane Cassells: The then finance director was who?

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)

Shane Cassells: Mr. Hill was worried about paying the bills next year but at the very time, he could not pay the bills this year because Government funding had been suspended and he did not feel it worth his while to tell the football family that this had happened.

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)

Shane Cassells: There was a brief discussion on the betting tax. I support that concept and the distribution of additional income among all sports, which I have said bluntly in the Seanad. I hope the Minister for Finance looks at that. He alluded to having a tax fund for sport in his budget speech. The gambling industry has destroyed people's lives, in particular the lives of players and supporters. It...

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)

Shane Cassells: The row enveloping the development of Casement Park is a positive story that has the potential to be negative. I have raised this several times in the Seanad and at this committee. If diggers are not on site in Mach 2024, it is game over. What is Mr. Hill's position as CEO of the FAI? I praise the CEO of the IFA for his language in this respect. It is to be admired. Is Mr. Hill worried...

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)

Shane Cassells: Is Mr. Hill worried it will not happen?

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)

Shane Cassells: It is but we want an all-island deal. We do not want just the Republic-----

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)

Shane Cassells: I congratulate Mr. Cooke on his election as uachtarán. He got a great vote on Saturday and is obviously very well liked. It is a great endorsement. He has sat here for three hours and is kicking off his tenure. I wish to ask him about his style and the situation that prevailed of not informing board members and the consequences. How much authority will he be able to wield to make...

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)

Shane Cassells: On the issue of facilities, Mr. Hill said one entity is not responsible and there have been 20 years of underinvestment. I sat in many press boxes across the League of Ireland with John Fallon from the Irish Examinerwhen he was involved with sport in Fingal and I was beside him covering that team. In fairness, we always got good wine and cheese when we went to Ferrycarrig and a fellow with...

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)

Shane Cassells: Is there something on the Department's side holding it 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)

Shane Cassells: There is €4.6 million available and waiting to be drawn down. Why has it not been drawn down?

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)

Shane Cassells: Does the effective sponsor mean the guarantor? Is that what is being said in respect of the costs?