Mr. Liam McGroarty:

I have read the policy several times. There is much commonality with it. It begins by talking about the impact and evaluation tools we must design to see if we are getting bang for our buck and if this is the right way to invest in sport. The national sports policy aims to increase the percentage of people physically active to 50%. That has stagnated and the percentage has decreased. This was partly because of the impact of Covid-19, but the national governing bodies, NGBs, also need to do more. We must do much more at the local level. This initiative is giving private investors an opportunity to invest in sport and to give local clubs more capacity. People are the biggest challenge in our sports. We are extremely reliant on volunteers. They are greatly important but we must structure more support around volunteers to enable clubs to connect with under-represented groups.