Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

There is a range of options. I am trying to think outside the box in terms of what can be done. There are strong personalities involved. No matter what one does in terms of structure at times, it may not have an effect in regard to personal relationships. That is at the core of some of the issues. I have examined the options and there are upsides to some of them but, unfortunately, they also have certain downsides or risks. We do not want to make the situation worse. What might appear to be a good idea could have an unexpected consequence of worsening the situation.

This has been exercising my mind for some time and as we come to the cusp of it, I will have to make decisions; hopefully, they will be the right decisions and will be met with general support from the sporting bodies generally. I put on record that it is my desire to bring about a position that is inclusive as opposed to the way the bodies seem to view matters, which is very much in exclusive terms from both their perspectives. Each seems to be excluded from the other's activities, yet they both want to be involved and complain that they do not have a full role. We have to try to overcome that issue.

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