Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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I have made the argument. The people who are charged with the responsibility are on the fixtures committee. One would assume they have a hands-on approach and that their recommendations should be binding. People sitting on boards are usually divorced from the reality in many instances.

People who sit on boards can, for political or other reasons, use their influence to undermine the committees they have put in place. The people who are charged with the responsibility should be the ones whose recommendations are binding. I will withdraw the amendment and revert to it later.