Mr. Miche?l ? Conaire:

We have the quarter 3 figures for 2021, which are referenced in the impact indicators. Female participation is down somewhat. We are awaiting the final 2021 figures for the full year, which should be published by Sport Ireland in the next few weeks. When we see those, we will get a better picture of the whole of 2021. It is something we are watching because the national sports policy sets a target of 60% participation by 2027. Pre-pandemic, we were at approximately 46% in 2019. That has certainly taken a dip. It is something we will have to look at to see what the causes of that are and what can be done to encourage people back across all facets of society.

One thing we are particularly interested in, and it comes through the sports action plan as well, is ensuring a sport-for-all ethos across the system. It is something the Minister and the Minister of State are particularly interested in. Ensuring there is opportunity for minorities and people with disability, and equal opportunities for female and male participants and people of different age groups across the spectrum, is something we will really look at over the rest of 2022 and into 2023.