Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I return to one of my previous questions. I asked about the board membership of Sport Ireland and the length of service of each member because I would expect Sport Ireland, as the overarching governing body, to lead by example. Given that Sport Ireland stipulates that the term that people can serve is limited to three years for a maximum of two or three terms, or a total of nine years, I would expect it to lead by example. Whether the Department or Sport Ireland makes the exemption, it is not right. While Mr. Treacy did not state he did not have confidence in the board of the FAI, he refused quite pointedly to express confidence in it. Is Sport Ireland not taking financial sanctions against the board purely because it fears that any financial cuts will hurt athletes, rather than the people we might want to affect?