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

They were to respond to us on that, but they have not done so. The person who gave the guarantee that he would respond is now the sole nominee for the position of president of the FAI. When I asked him what actions he would take if it were deemed appropriate that all members of the board should stand down as a means of instilling confidence in the board, he replied by saying that whatever actions were deemed to be appropriate would be taken. At the time, there was unanimity across members of the committee of all political parties and none on the need for the existing board to step down in full. We now realise that is no longer the case. Given that the person in question is not giving positive replies to the Minister, who is the funding master, I do not expect him to give positive replies to this committee. I would be interested to hear the views of Sport Ireland on this matter. Quite frankly, I am gravely concerned that despite the need for continuity on any board, there is no need for continuity when bad practices have been put in place by people in the past.