Mr. David Courell:

I do not know whether it is appropriate for Deputy Murphy to speak on behalf of 100,000 volunteers and say they are all questioning their role in the game. I myself am a volunteer and I have seen first hand the sterling work they do. They are the lifeblood of the game and Deputy Murphy is accurate in that. We are hugely grateful to be one of the biggest participation sports in the country. We cannot do it all as an NGB. We need the army of well-intentioned people who are out there coaching one, two or three teams a week, doing the accounts, making the tea and whatever it may entail. This is what makes Irish football tick. Our volunteers see we recognise them. We want to continue to increase our recognition of them. We are introducing volunteer awards. We are in the process of introducing them at present. They are genuinely a core aspect of everything that we do. I hope they recognise, just as Senator Mullen did earlier, that we are in a challenging environment right now when we are trying to do right by the women at the centre of the situation. This should not be taken as a negative.