Micheál Carrigy (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. I was attending another meeting. One of the proposals put forward by Mary O'Connor from the Federation of Irish Sport was for a television programme similar to "Sports Stadium". Another example is the Australian Government's approach of allocating a certain amount of funding to ensure minority sports are shown. What are the witnesses views and opinions on that approach? Could it be worked on collectively with the Federation of Irish Sport to give extra exposure to minority sports? We heard in the previous session that both the League of Ireland and the GAA have their own platforms, and the IRFU has plans. Could such a project be looked at collectively to bring more minority sports to the fore? When I was younger I remember regularly watching Golden League athletics, which used to be shown regularly. There were more sports shown then than are shown now on our mainstream channels. What are the witnesses views?