• Former Sinn Fein TD for Cork North Central
• Left the Dáil on 8 February 2020 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Governance and Funding of Football Association of Ireland: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

“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)

“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)

“We are not talking about people at other levels.”

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