Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I will not ask a question yet but rather offer my own commentary on the issue. Ms Leydon spoke about the gathering of the information. I attended the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition two years ago in which students from my local school, Portumna community school, participated. They had done that scope of research into the facilities that were available in both urban and rural areas and had the breakdown on that. We might bring them in before the committee to let us see that breakdown because they have done the heavy lifting, so to speak. They did that research in transition year, TY. They took a serious interest in it. They wanted more physical education and decided to find out the barriers that were holding back girls and boys from doing it. The point Ms Leydon made earlier is a valuable one. I invite her to answer the questions.