Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is. The Department of Education and Skills has been identified as a stakeholder in the implementation of the sports policy and it will have a seat on the sports leadership group. It is very important to have that interaction, not only with the Department of Education and Skills, but with other Departments, including the Departments of Health and Children and Youth Affairs. The sports capital programme was altered this year to make it more accessible to schools. There were some bureaucratic obstacles previously which made it difficult for schools to make valid applications. We have freed that up in the 2018 round.