Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely.

Finally, we are all around the table together on this point. What happened in the past should never have happened. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement, ODCE, the Garda and others are looking into that and a process is being gone through. I am asking that we all now consider looking at a transition now, while asking how we can go to the future but learning from the past. On a transition, I am asking that the Minister, Sport Ireland and the Department consider suggesting to the FAI that a transition process and an interim board be put in place. The problem with new directors coming in is that when they come in to this role, he or she could be personally responsible for the debts in this the past. Who, in fairness, will do that? If I was advising somebody, I would suggest that they be very careful in this regard because their house could be on the line. A new structure should be created for transition in order that good people are placed on the board. They can then appoint an independent CEO and get professional advice from one of the professional organisations to understand how to restructure in a professional manner. This is what is needed because there appears to be no transition, plan or structure and we are going headless into this. A suggestion like this has a good chance of working. I believe there is a great future for the FAI and out of this dust, a very good soccer structure will emerge in Ireland.