Mr. John Treacy:

We would normally get our budget from the Minister and then meet the Minister and the Department and be given his policy priorities.

Last year, they would have prioritised funding for the smaller organisations and national governing bodies, NGBs, of sport. The women in sport funding and the sport for older people programme would have been prioritised. We give over €600,000 to the sport for older people programme. We would be given a policy direction on that basis and prepare our plans along those lines.