Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and have a number of questions for them. I understand that funding from Northern Ireland amounted to £2.5 million over the four-year period, equating to £625,000 per annum. I understand that funding from the Government in the Republic has increased this year from €1.2 million to €1.4 million. Is that correct?

In terms of the reserves of Special Olympics Ireland, is there a large reserve in place, or are there financial difficulties? The cross-Border element is very important to me as I am a Deputy for Monaghan. Can the chairman of the Ulster Special Olympics, Mr. John McKernan, expand into Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal, as is the case with Ulster Rugby and various other organisations, or are these Ulster counties dependent on the input from Special Olympics Ireland? It was mentioned that clubs from Letterkenny go to Belfast; does Special Olympics in Ulster have an outreach programme in the Border counties?