New FAI head Delaney promises to speed up reforms
26/11/2004 - 11:20:53
The Football Association of Ireland's new interim Chief Executive Officer John Delaney has said his immediate priority is to accelerate the reform process within the FAI.
"The key short-term priorities are to advance the organisational structure changes, to improve relationships with all our stakeholders and to begin the process of developing a business plan," he said.
Mr Delaney reiterated the FAI's commitment to advertise the posts of Chief Executive Officer and Finance Director by January and said the relationships with the Department of Sport, the Irish Sports Council and the Government were fundamental to the future successful development of the game.
He said the issue of funding was critical but admitted that the management of the Association's image and its actions were key factors in the generation of funds whether from the Government or commercial sponsors.
"If we are to increase participation, provide facilities for our children and make an impact on the health and well-being of our community, we need to ensure continuity of funding into the long term," he said.
He acknowledged that the image of the Association had been damaged as it had come through a very turbulent period but claimed that the FAI was reforming.
"We have been changing. Not as fast or as fully as we planned but we remain committed to getting the reform process back on track," he said.
He said the first level of changes set out by the Genesis report required significant changes in the voluntary and board structures and these have been achieved with the reduction in the FAI's board from 22 to 10 and the reconstitution of the FAI committee system.
"We now need to move on the executive and staff change programmes and the many procedural and process reforms which will bring about more professionalism," he said.
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