Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate that, but I do not know any ordinary person who is involved in a club who does not know that there are supposed to be minutes of meetings and that a massive shortfall in funds must be reported to the executive. They could not do worse than people who are so-called experts.

I turn to the issue of funding. The Minister seems to be misinterpreting my point, deliberately or otherwise. I was not suggesting public funding was going towards anybody's lavish salary. We know that it is kept separate, but we have to question the continuation of public funding for organisations that seem to allow executives and various officials ready and profligate access to credit cards, top hotels and lavish salaries.

I fully appreciate the massive health and social benefits of sport, but if the FAI and other organisations do not keep it in check, there are plenty of other sports organisations that need the money, including I am sure girls' basketball clubs. Every school has a basketball court. It is often put out that the GAA and soccer-----