Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The boxing world and the Irish Sports Council have known since 2008 what has been going on. Mr. Allen, in his statement, dropped another bombshell. We do not know what sort of in-house arrangements are in place regarding appointments. Sport Ireland is the diesel in the engine that keeps the car rolling because it has the money. Why did someone not clean up this fiasco in the past eight years? Many people have many questions to answer for this hoodwink job or whatever it is because we do not know what is going on. At this stage, we have lost a person who everyone, on both sides of the argument, recognises was top class. Why did someone not foresee this development? Mr. Treacy has been in his position for a good few years and is experienced at his game. Why did someone not move in and turn off the flow of diesel? That is the only way something could have been sorted out.