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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-03-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Final agreement on the reform of the system for international transfers of footballers2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010313.12.2-161"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-03-13-Speech-2-1622
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, Commissioner, from an Irish point of view I welcome the compensation clause and the solidarity fund because Irish football clubs are the cradle for many young footballers who go on to play in the English premiership and beyond. I would like to ask the Commissioner a couple of questions about that. First of all, I assume the solidarity fund is a general fund. Is there any chance that a portion of the transfer fee for under-23s might go directly to the amateur club which nurtured their skills? You also need to look at the footballing academies in England to which young footballers are taken from Ireland at a very young age. Will there be some compensation for them? The scandalous exploitation of young African footballers is a problem which I would ask you to look at again, because it does not seem to me to be addressed by the ban on inter-club transfers. Agents will still find a way of getting round that. I recognise that this was a difficult compromise which does address the problem – the potentially disastrous consequences of absolute freedom of movement – while at the same time recognising the need to respect the new law."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2001-07-09)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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