Fine Gael TD says he paid for tickets, ‘but I would accept if I was working in hindsight, I wouldn’t have done things this way’
“I have never taken corporate nor complimentary tickets from the FAI nor have I sought them. I do not believe that this has in any way clouded my view. I believe my record on this matter speaks for itself,” he said. “I will address it again at committee later,” he said on Wednesday morning.
Asked whether it was appropriate for him to have contact with Mr Delaney about tickets, Mr Rock said: “Any tickets bought were before my time on the committee, but I would accept if I was working in hindsight, I wouldn’t have done things this way.” Mr Rock is the second committee member to be caught up in controversy regarding accessing tickets through Mr Delaney. Last month, it emerged that Kevin O’Keefe, the Fianna Fail sports spokesman, paid for tickets to the world cup final which were organised for him following a meeting with Mr Delaney while socialising.
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