Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Was the board a party to the Lansdowne Road agreement? Was political pressure put on it? The corollary of my second question is whether the Department is forcing the board down a particular route to reduce its income stream, resulting in it not being able to carry out its functions while being unable to replace that income. The Department seems to be forcing it on various issues, including that of fees, contrary to its statutory independence and reducing its income without replacing that income.