Sinead Gibney
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And essentially the government are saying that that's their decision.
We can't do anything about it.
I have asked the minister directly, ministers, what they have done to essentially provide support to the FAI to essentially cover them for any financial sanctions that they might have.
But also we have precedent on this.
Fianna FΓ‘il in the past blocked Yugoslav players from arriving here for another fixture.
So we know that when the government wishes to, that it can step in, but they're essentially hiding behind the FIA, Football Association of Ireland decision, and the FAI are, I would argue, hiding behind the UEFA decision and not challenging it further, despite the fact that their membership and football fans across Ireland have made it crystal clear that they do not believe that this game should go ahead.
Moving venue does not stop the game.
Will you be voting in favour of our motion tomorrow morning, which does exactly that?