Dr. Una May:

I will be brief. As for the media coverage, we do not have an awful lot of the statistics. We do know that in the UK the coverage in the print media is quite good in comparison with that in Ireland. I point out that tomorrow there will be a women in sport supplement part-funded by Sport Ireland in The Irish Timesin the lead-up to its Sportswoman of the Year Award. The supplement will cover not just high-performance sport but a lot of other sports, including women with disabilities, targeting our Women on Wednesday series and so on.

As for childcare, parental responsibilities have come up on a number of occasions in our surveys but it has also been found in our research that children in families in which the mother is active are more likely to continue lifelong participation in sports, so the mother has a significant influence on the children's participation. I would also draw attention to the maternity policy for high-performance athletes that has just recently been introduced by Sport Ireland. The policy recognises that high-performance athletes may take some time out of their career and will continue to be supported during that time while they have their babies.

Those are just a few quick points. Sorry - I know we are tight for time.