Mr. John Treacy:

I want to make two quick points on the point because it is important. We have come across this on a number of occasions where one has a high-performance director wanting to bypass the chief executive and report directly to the board. Essentially, the boards of those national governing bodies, NGB, would come to us and look for advice. There is a clear message here - there is only one chief executive.

Second, we have many NGBs that are hiring chief executives on an ongoing basis and it is normal practice that Sport Ireland nominates someone to that process. We have an organisation development unit that gives advice in terms of job descriptions and guidance in terms of the recruitment process. That is all there for organisations that want to avail of those services. We have people with vast experience, not from the board or from the executive, who we nominate to sit on interview boards.