Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Although Sport Ireland does not have control over the board of the FAI, it does have views on best practice. As has been alluded to previously, best practice holds that people would not serve more than two or possibly three three-year terms on a board. However, even after the recent reforms on the back of a review by independent consultants which Sport Ireland was not told about, the FAI directors have been in place for more than ten years and a number of them will be staying for at least another four years. Some of the directors will have served 14 years by the time they leave the organisation. Will Sport Ireland be saying anything to the FAI about that?