Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I agree with what Deputy Coppinger said. It looks quite poor that we are only giving €150,000 in additional funding to Women in Sport, but I am conscious that it is a Supplementary Estimate. What does this bring the actual 2018 figure to? What percentage of the overall sports expenditure is geared to women in sport? I would hate the perception to go out from this committee that golf is elitist and in my county, many small golf clubs do great work with juvenile golfers. Any teenager should be able to participate in the sport of their choice.

A portion of this money comes from a special dividend from the IAA. Are we confident that this money will be available for the various sporting bodies next year?