Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank our witnesses. Many of the questions have been asked already, but I would like to explore the toolkit concept that was referred to. Who rolls this out? How many sports have availed of it? What is imperative for our witnesses and their organisations is the composition of the national governing boards. Are additional measures such as gender quotas warranted in that regard? I have sat on several boards, and it is often hard to get people to step down. Power lies at that level and it is where things can be changed from the inside out.

Turning to the steering committee of Women in Sport, how does that interface with the sports themselves? What kind of power does it have? I reiterate as well what was said about media outlets. It is scandalous that there is such a low percentage of coverage devoted to female sports. Might the Minister have a role to play in ensuring that organisations in receipt of State funding, such as RTÉ, provide equal coverage of women’s sports?