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

I will take five minutes to give everybody a chance to speak. I am easy. I welcome our witnesses and thank them for coming before the committee. I compliment them on the role they have played over the last six months. They have shown leadership and encouraged people both directly and by example. All they have done to contribute to the fight against the virus is greatly appreciated.

My questions will be short and simple. We are now entering a new stage, which is challenging in two ways. There has been a resurgence of the virus but, at the same time, the sporting organisations need to be able to expand their appeal, to cater for crowded venues to a certain extent and to remain viable. My question for each of the organisations is as follows. Do they believe they can maintain the safe social distance required in the current climate and the climate that is likely to emerge as we proceed? Are they all satisfied that they can meet the challenges of social distancing, of curtailing the forward march of the virus and of being sufficiently expansive to allow the organisations to make enough money to keep them going? That is my first question. I will only ask two.