Ms Christine Moloney:

It has become a greater issue since the recession than it was in years previously. Many of the claims come from areas of lower demographics. These costs are in place but the committee members, as legislators, have the chance to make a decision to provide subventions through health promotion units across the country. The legislators have the opportunity to use us.

A schools physical education programme is in place and we should ensure our children are active in the educational environment, but the issue is that schools do not have the money to send the children to learn to swim; the parents are paying for it. Parents are having to fork out constantly to give their children opportunities. Because of peer pressure, the children cannot be told they are not going swimming. This affects us as a society as well.