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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: The senior management of the council has blocked any efforts and treated residents disgracefully and it is about time that somebody intervenes because someone will be killed or injured.

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 the various witnesses for their presentations. It is important not to forget that many good people work in the FAI and that a lot of good work is being done. As a League of Ireland fan, I know that the league has really prospered in recent years. It has been really positive. The development of women's football has been very strong. That is down to the work of the FAI. 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: Has the FAI engaged with other NGBs?

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: Has that changed the strategy in any way?

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 does not seem to be covered very much in the strategy.

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: On the issue of collective bargaining and the refusal to engage with SIPTU, some staff feel that they should, like Mr. Hill, be linked to grades within the public sector.

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.