Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Like other speakers, I compliment our witnesses for the work they have done and are doing in promoting sport in general, particularly at a time of crisis such as that we are going through. I have just a couple of questions, which have also been referred to by previous speakers.

In respect of the major capital grants programme, some grants have been awarded and, in the case of swimming pools, some are yet to be awarded. Are the witnesses satisfied that any glitches that have occurred whereby local contributions were slow in coming in as a result of the impact of the virus will not result in any applicants falling through the net? Are the witnesses satisfied that as we approach the winter months, sufficient space will be available for both indoor and outdoor sports to ensure that our communities which, in some areas at least, have been largely locked up for a considerable time will have those important outlets to fall back on? Those are my two questions. I may ask one more short one afterwards.