Ms Anne Marie Hughes:

I think we have heard that it is multifaceted and we cannot have one without the other. We have put some funding into the equipment and the facilities but we also need to build capacity in the leaders and then we need to create that environment and put further training behind that.

I do not want to harp on about funding but it can be a challenge. The equality, diversion and inclusion grant from the Dormant Accounts Fund has been great to start some projects. Perhaps this could be looked at to build capacity in our organisations, not only for initiatives but also for staffing.

Best practice has been mentioned and I want to give an example. After the report on abuse of match officials was published, we decided how powerful it would be if organisations could work together and we started the Respect Our Games campaign. Its charter clearly sets out what is acceptable behaviour. We see clubs at grassroots level throughout the country getting right behind it. I can go to my GAA club, soccer club and rugby club in Gorey and the same messaging is there. This is very powerful. Everybody in the room believes in the power of sport to do good. Sending the same message at the same time to a large number of people should make an impact.