Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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I will be brief. I thank Mr. Regan for coming in. He has answered many questions that I would have had anyway. I have been listening for the past hour.

I have nothing but respect for the GAA and what it does through communities. I am a rural Deputy who represents County Limerick. We have many small rural GAA clubs, which are the heart of what happens in the community or the hub, like the schools in the parishes. I want to put on the record I have nothing but the utmost respect for the GAA. I myself used play GAA games.

I have one or two questions. I will take a slightly different view to this. Much has been answered about the younger children. If I diverge slightly from the topic, I ask the Chairman to pull me up on it.

My question relates to older children. A child, in legal terms, is under 18. Does Mr. Regan see anything happening around performance enhancing or any of that starting to creep in, particularly for the older children aged 16 or 17, and even players aged 18? What one hears is probably anecdotal. I would be interested in Mr. Regan's comments on that and whether he is starting to see it?