Mr. David Courell:

I thank the members for the invitation to join the committee today. Before I respond to the question, I appreciate I did not have an opening statement but I wish to frame the FAI's representation here today. As mentioned by our partners, this is available to all sports should it be piloted. The context is that UEFA is leading from the front and we are sitting here, shoulder to shoulder, in support of this because we genuinely believe it is an innovative concept that could deliver multitudes of value across the landscape, not just for soccer but for all codes around the country.

In response to Deputy Andrews's question about the delivery model, as Mr. McGroarty said, it is not intended to be direct to NGBs. This is intended to go straight to the sharp end of delivery where it is needed most and where it can have the most impact. It will be the clubs that would apply through some sort of process that it is hoped Rethink Ireland or another body would run, and they would be either awarded that money directly or potentially via LSPs to deliver on the ground. That would then bolster that team of volunteers who we all know, and Deputy Mythen mentioned this earlier, are under a lot of strain. They would be bolstered with administrative capacity to deliver on these programmes effectively and efficiently.