Mr. Tom Ryan:

I do not know how that funding will be allocated. I am hoping that my colleagues in other sports are of the same view. We do not know. The application process closed this week, and we are expecting that we will hear the outcome of that in mid-October. It was really welcome when it was announced for two reasons. First, it bore out the fact that the plight and the voice of sporting organisations were being listened to and heard, and we were very grateful for the good offices of Sport Ireland in that process. Second, from a practical point of view, and I do not want to keep repeating myself, but people will understand the extent of the financial plight that we were all in, and this was very much a good start to addressing that. The announcement came in July, at which point the funding that was announced was going to make a significant difference. It will still make a significant difference, but the problem is that our financial difficulties have persisted since then, and are growing. In short, we do not know how that funding will be allocated. It will make a big difference, but unfortunately, the financial problems that confront us did not just stop in July. The have been exacerbated since then and I am sure they will persist into 2021.