Mr. Tom Ryan:

I will be very brief. Mr. Perry is correct. There have never been better relations between the three sporting organisations as we navigated our way through the recent difficult months and years.

In response to Senator Warfield's point about under-reporting, I do have some fear around that. I will restrict my comments to the sphere of verbal abuse, because that is the more prevalent worry we have in the GAA. That could be due to a combination of factors. As individuals, people can have different levels of tolerance for different situations. That is not a good thing. People can perhaps have reservations about how issues are going to be dealt with. We have a responsibility to reassure referees that not only is it their responsibility to report but it is our responsibility to act on it when they do. I acknowledge Mr. Phillips's point about referees and integration within the clubs. Referees are representing clubs on the Gaelic games field as well. We do our best to make sure that they feel part of the club organisation. Mr. Phillips has explained that very well and I fully endorse his point.