Mr. Gary Owens:

I will add to what the others have said. Our experience to date is that we have proved through incremental steps, especially with the expert medical group, that we take the right decisions in a safe environment. From the FAI point of view, we have access to best international practice as well. UEFA is doing a good deal of work on this and will carry out a test next week which will be interesting. A total of 20,00 fans will attend. I believe we can get fans back into the grounds in a safe environment.

There is a significant difference between 2 m and 1 m financially. If we can get to 1 m then it makes a big difference and that is a critical goal for us.

We have come together as a group. The three associations are working together. We will put a formal proposition to the Government and we will look for support for that. I believe we can do it. I am more concerned about the financial implications where we have lower numbers of fans attending. We are going to have to work out the implications of that.