Mr. Colin Regan:

The first step is to identify the current barriers preventing schools from supporting children in reaching the basic requirements of 60 minutes. What are the barriers? Is it is a matter of facilities or the knowledge base among teachers within the school? Is it parents? Is it the fact that not enough coaches from the various national governing bodies are able to cover the required additional support that would raise the level?

We could adopt a targeted approach to supporting those schools. A number of schools are achieving that target. It is a question of identifying the barriers preventing other schools from achieving what is required, often through the curriculum.