Mr. Brian Molloy:

The Deputy was referring to a camogie team. It happens in our association. As we move through the integration process. we will be in a position to centrally provide more funding to counties. With the player charter this year, a significant amount has been provided to counties. As has been mentioned, there is a piece whereby county boards will run a fundraiser and they will ask the county team to help out, as distinct from the county team going on a solo run and fundraising for themselves. Sometimes, it is a question of the county boards deciding to run a fundraiser and asking the players to help out. Ultimately, I agree with the Deputy and with Mr. O'Broin's point. The reality of the situation is that the intercounty camogie and ladies Gaelic football players put in the same effort and hours as the lads playing county hurling and football. They put in a huge amount of effort. The athleticism and skill level that are being brought to the games at the moment are unreal. This has not happened overnight. It has taken a lot of investment and time from the players. We are not there yet but we are getting a lot better. The committee will talk to Tom Parsons from the Gaelic Players Association later. He will confirm that we are certainly way better than we were, even five or six years ago, never mind going back decades. However, we still have a way to go. This integration process will definitely help us to get to that point and to really celebrate the elite camogie players around the country. That is our objective.