Ms Mary O'Connor:

People need to understand that women's sport, for the most part, is in its infancy. That is the case for every sport in Ireland. Ladies Gaelic football will not be 50 years old for another year. Its viability, visibility and popularity have grown. We have seen an influx of what we call girl dads into ladies' sport, which is welcome. As Dr. May has said, we need to increase the number of female coaches not just at foundational level, which is, for the most part, at grassroots level. It is also important that we have a talent identification pathway for female coaches who want to reach a high-performance level and coach at Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.