Mr. Ronan Corrigan:

No more aware of it than what we would have heard on the record at this committee when we heard that an independent entity would do the preliminary selections and the board effectively would read through those recommendations and make appointments to the board. That would be the part that would concern us very much because we are moving further and further away from those who are at the grassroots. Those who will be affected have an ability to influence the decisions that are being made. I do not use the word "influence" loosely. I mean that we ensure the entities that are there that are investing all their members' money are able to be satisfied and to be able to go back to their big memberships and say that they are confident in the entity that is Horse Sport Ireland, that it is representative of their desires and aspirations, and it is listening to them.

That is the big thing; it is about listening to us and working with us.