Mr. Donal Conway:

My time as chairman of the board has been a matter of months. In respect of corporate governance, we are talking about a sporting organisation that is a members' organisation, as members rightly noted. Following the Genesis report, we evolved with board members coming through the grassroots. We have very much a representative model. Different parts of the game felt they needed representation on each of our key committees. That was how it evolved.

On how I came to the board, every two years, I had to go for election to the key particular committee of which I was chair. I had first to be nominated to that committee by my affiliate and thereafter the 12 members of the committee had to agree on me as chairperson, which is what brought me to the board. That was the model of governance in place. When we undertake our review, we will examine whether that is appropriate for the FAI going forward.