Mr. Kieran Mulvey:

The FAI has a council of 60 people. As I understand it, these people are the real legislative and governing authority within the association. They elect the management board and the officers. It is up to them to act if they so wish. As Mr. Treacy said earlier, we have to deal with the people who are in place at the moment.

If the view is they have questions to answer, and obviously they do, we can only deal with them and hopefully work with them to achieve a solution if necessary. We have already indicated that we have been disappointed with the performance to date. Certain assurances have been given this morning and last night. I can assure the committee that I have been in the business of industrial relations and dispute negotiation, nationally and internationally, for a long time. I do not think the word "stupid" has been written on my forehead at any point. If I find that this committee is not dealing with us in an upright, forward and transparent manner, I will have several things to say to the Chairman of this committee and to the Minister about whether we are making any progress.