Ireland’s players will be paid at least €27,000 from a FIFA prize money pot, if they defeat Group B rivals Nigeria and England at the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia.
They have already concluded negotiations on a separate deal involving a fraction of that amount from the FAI.
Nigeria had threatened a boycott as they deal with a pay dispute, while England were also holding out for monies far in advance of the FIFA bonus.
“We’ve been reading about that,” said Irish boss Vera Pauw.
“The moment that FIFA came out has been very good. And the talks here have been good, but I’m not part of that at all.
“Some management has taken part in that with the representation of the players and from what I understand everything is okay and fine, so well done to everybody.”
She doesn’t expect Nigeria to be deterred despite their current turmoil, with their coach also coming under fire from some of the players.
“They are our third game so they’ll be in full swing and I don’t think it affects them. I’ve coached in South Africa and, these issues are quite common.
“It doesn’t influence the players on the pitch at all. They are so used to these issues that they have to fight for themselves. So well done to them I will say.
“I don’t think when they go on the pitch, they will be influenced by that. Especially not the professionals from England, this is part of their daily life. They don’t want it but I don’t think it will influence them.”