Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I share Deputy Mythen's concerns. It would have been better to have had a more conciliatory statement at the outset. We will be engaging properly on the issue relating to women's rugby. We have a list of the breakdown of allocations that we can send to the committee. I have a full breakdown that we will submit to the committee so members will have all the detail on it.

The media has a hugely important role when it comes to women in sport. In fairness, we have seen greater visibility in the past couple of years but there is an awful lot more to do. I know one of the key areas in our women in sport policy is visibility being referenced around trying to ensure we have a women in sport communications plan and we promote the visibility of all women's sport throughout our media, both print and broadcast. The Minister leads on the media side of the Department but she is anxious to make progress regarding all equality issues. RTÉ has stepped up by showing some of the Irish women's football games. I know TG4 has played a really important role as well in promoting women's sport over the past number of years but there is more to do here and it is something we keep on the agenda. I know that Sport Ireland's lead for women in sport is constantly engaged on that and on strengthening visibility.

Regarding the question about Gaelic games players, the GPA has amalgamated in the past 12 months, which is really positive. Male and female players working together in the interests of the Gaelic games family is a very positive development. They are working with Sport Ireland on the dispersal of the grants for players. I can give the Deputy more detail on that. We have equality around the grant. There is €2.4 million for female players, which is the equivalent to the amount allocated to male players. Once we made that decision, Sport Ireland engaged with the GPA, the LGFA and the Camogie Association around having an agreed dispersal model. A report was produced that outlined some of the background to that area that Sport Ireland progressed. It has a dispersal structure with the GPA and the other two sporting organisations and there is an agreed process regarding how that is dispersed that is progressing.