"FAI CEO David Courell said the decision to defer attendance was made based on garda advice over ongoing cases"
"The Sports Minister has expressed frustration with the Football Association of Ireland's decision to pull out of a planned meeting with an Oireachtas sport committee next week to discuss safeguarding issues."
"On Friday the FAI wrote to the committee to say it was pulling out of Wednesday's meeting due to concerns that the politicians would seek to ask the FAI about specific cases that are subject to an ongoing garda investigation."
The Football Association of Ireland withdrew from a planned Oireachtas sport committee meeting next week that was intended to address safeguarding issues. The decision followed garda advice connected to ongoing cases. The FAI notified the committee on Friday that it would not attend Wednesday's meeting because of concerns that politicians might ask about specific cases that are subject to an ongoing garda investigation. FAI CEO David Courell noted the attendance deferral was based on garda advice. The Sports Minister expressed frustration with the decision to pull out of the scheduled appearance.
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