Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The reason for the delay was that they were waiting for various staging points, such as AGMs and EGMs. The most recent excuse given was that they wanted to wait for the KOSI report and that any independent directors might want to see that. The excuse being given now is that they are examining the KOSI report and those who have been chosen are apparently deciding whether they will accept the position if offered as the situation reveals itself. I do not believe this is a good reason for not making the appointment of a new chief executive or starting the process or retaining the current chairman. The key to change and the FAI coming into a new corporate governance regime and the FAI's credibility is that those independent directors must be appointed. It is now six months later and they have not been. The reasons given vary but the delay is unacceptable. We believe the independent directors are the key to unlocking progress and reform, which is not happening.