Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A minute and a half.

In the opening statement, reference was made to Sport Ireland's remit being "strong governance". That is the phrase Mr. Mulvey used. We can understand how people would see the irony in this, given that Mr. Treacy has been in position for 22 years and Mr. Mulvey for 12 years, in breach, it appears, of Government guidelines on State bodies. In particular, with regard to the absolute fiasco and scandal that went on in the FAI and that came to the fore in the past 12 months, Sport Ireland was the overseer. How could anyone expect to have confidence in Sport Ireland? The two witnesses are not in any rush to give up their positions on the board, which are well-paid. They were in charge of oversight at the time of the scandal in the FAI, and it was not them who brought it to the fore but investigative journalism. Considering the salaries and their length of time on the board, how can they genuinely expect any member of the public to have confidence? Personally, having dealt with them on the committee, I will say on public record that I have no confidence in what they referred to as strong governance because they do not have a record of practising strong governance, standing over strong governance or adhering to it for that matter, particularly with regard to the FAI.