Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On that point, I sit on the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association's national development committee. At a meeting in Croke Park a couple of weeks ago, we heard there is a 20% drop-out rate among those between the ages of 15 and 21, which is shocking. In trying to address that, we must have retention. There is a surge in participation but we are seeing a large drop-out rate in later teen years.