Mr. M?che?l Naughton:

To allude to what Mr. Molloy was saying, as an association we are conscious that we do not get the same level at the gates or the same level of sponsorship as the GAA gets, or even the same level of funding from the Government. There is that discrepancy, and it is hard. People do not understand. We work very well with the GAA in getting double headers on. However, now with the split season and with the weather conditions, it involves trying to get pitches that can take two games. That is why people sometimes say such things as Donegal ladies played here and the men played there. We would love to have a double header but unfortunately the pitch might not be able to take it. That is often the problem. Now with the split season as well, so many games are going on, leaving half the year for clubs. Everyone is fighting for the same pitches, for the same time and same media coverage. Those are problems.

With integration, that is all up for discussion, with the fixtures committee looking at all of that, to see in what way it can be done better that will work for everybody. That is what integration is all about. Integration is about making sure that everybody in that club is treated exactly the same. We have to look at all the issues that the Deputy alluded to in order to make it easier for everybody to get out.