Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael)
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I accept that. There is no confidence in terms of the top level, be it the chair of the board or the CEO, among the vast majority of the membership. Changes like those made in Cycling Ireland need to be made if this is to be progressed. I am very confident that the members would accept the report on that basis, but there is absolutely no confidence there at present. Mr. McDermott said there were long-standing issues that went on for many years and that have been left to fester and to build up. They were not dealt with until this committee started engaging with them. It was only then that a governance review took place. Sport Ireland needs to look at this in that light if it wants boxing to move forward and to get back the confidence of the members. They are the volunteers who train every Monday to Sunday night, bringing up all these boxers as kids. They are the people we need to support as a Government and as a committee because they are the people who put in the long nights, including winter nights, and voluntary hours to train these people - in all sports - to make them successful.