Mr. Kieran Mulvey:

Not really, in the sense that the FAI has a particular funding arrangement that is not the case with the IRFU, the GAA or other bodies. We were very conscious that the FAI depended for a substantial amount of its income on the success of the international team. It was very highly dependent on that. Unfortunately, as members are aware, in recent years the success of the team has varied. When funding requests came in from the FAI over the years - the FAI is not the only body to make such requests-----