Sir, - Now that the dust has settled on Gort na Mona, it is time to reflect on the frequency of boardroom debacles in the state sponsored bodies - five boards in crisis during the past few years.
Is there a correlation between director performances and the system of selection, a system which has been cheerfully embraced by successive governments? Surely, as we enter the brave new world of strategic management, we should acknowledge the critical importance of the state bodies, dispense with the political network and establish a formal system for the independent selection of directors. - Yours, etc.,
Churchtown,
Dublin 14.