Darragh O'Brien (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for that clarification. It is better that we know. It does not seem to be an excessive amount. The Minister of State said he could have appointed someone with a job for life. No one wants to see that in any of the roles, or certainly I do not want it. If somebody is performing his or her functions well, there should be a proper evaluation and that term can be extended, which is fine.

Section 22(2) states: "the chief executive shall be appointed by Sport Ireland with the approval of the Minister, and may, with the approval of the Minister, be removed from office for stated reasons by Sport Ireland." The first interim chief executive will be appointed for a year. Has the Minister of State set down a specific term for the chief executive appointed after that? Is there a review? Is it a five-year term? What is it?