Mr. Iarlaith ? Broin:

Looking at solutions around finance and local authorities, a model we have found works really well is if a local authority does a deal with a local post-primary school where the school gets two fields during the day and the authority takes it over in the evening, hires it out, looks after it, lines it out and charges clubs for it. GAA clubs can use that pro rata. We are not looking for a land grab. All we want is access to these facilities. Our children will be using them during the day in school. The local authority would link up with the school - this happens in the North routinely - and then all the GAA clubs will be able to use it. They do not have a liability over that land; it is not vested in the GAA, but we have the use of it. That is a good compromise model for use of public money for all and then, of course, it is multi-use if it is not vested in the GAA. That is just one solution to answer the question asked about how local authorities can assist schools, GAA clubs and other sporting clubs as well.