Jim Gavin is angry at the prospect of Dublin's funding being cut and says the proposals are based on inaccurate beliefs about Dublin's financial clout.
Speaking after the Dublin v the Dub Stars annual challenge game, Gavin expressed his surprise at the proposals. He noted that late county board chairman Andy Kettle was very firm in his opposition to the idea.
What’s surprised and disappointed me is to hear, in the week of our semi-final game I think, that there was proposed cuts to our funding for games development in Dublin.
I’ve great admiration and respect for them but this is very disappointing and is short-sightedness on the part of the financial review committee who have proposed to cut funding.
Andy was very strong on this at the time.
Dublin's supposed financial advantage has become a major bugbear outside of the county with the AIG deal worth roughly €1 million a year. This is compared to the €15,000 the Bush Hotel hands out to Leitrim. Gavin, however, insists that the money from the AIG deal goes back to the clubs and he has to adhere to a strict budgetary framework and does not arrange lavish and expensive overseas trips.
There were some comments in the summer in terms of the financial clout that Dublin have and it having a direct correlation with the senior county team’s success.
Most of that money goes back into the clubs. I and any of the managers in Dublin have a very strict budget and outside of that, like, we do no overseas camps, take very little camps away. It surprised me (the funding suggestion). I suppose it’s a lack of understanding on some people’s behalf to suggest we have something that we don’t.
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