The Minister for Sport, John O'Donoghue, has described as 'discouraging' comments by the FAI President on the appointment of a Chief Executive and Financial Controller to the Association.
Speaking on RTÉ Radio, Mr O'Donoghue said Government funding of the FAI remains in doubt unless the FAI advertises the two positions and fills them before the New Year.
Yesterday, the FAI offered the Association's Honorary Treasurer, John Delaney, the post of Chief Executive on an interim basis.
Milo Corcoran said that it was not in the association's plans to advertise the post before 1 January as requested by the Government and gave no indication of the length of Mr Delaney's appointment, should he choose to accept it.
Recommendations on the appointments were included in the Genesis Report which was carried out in the wake of Ireland's troubled World Cup campaign in an attempt to make the FAI more efficient and professional.
Mr O'Donoghue said there was no point in meeting the FAI because its officers were aware of what is required of them.
He also said he did not understand why the FAI was not mature enough to implement the recommendations of the Genesis Report when it has accepted those recommendations.
