Mr. Jimmy D'Arcy:

On SWOT analysis, I again emphasise our facilities because these are a massive challenge for clubs in terms of fundraising.

Luckily the sports capital grant - I am not sure what the new term for it is - now heavily emphasises both accessibility and inclusion, as well as responses to environmental impact. That should be more integrated into the application process for those grants and perhaps some guidance provided about how best to frame applications considering things like inclusion. That is coming from my own experience as the development officer for my own GAA club and applying for those grants. There is an opportunity there. It is not just an internal one but a collaborative one with Government.

The healthy clubs programme has been a revelation within the GAA construct. Over a third of our clubs are now involved in it and social inclusion is a big pillar within that. That is definitely a strength. That settings-based approach to implementing health initiatives would definitely be a strength. We are seeing that programmes like that, and its sister programme, the GAA green club programme, which is helping our clubs build community resilience and respond to climate change, are bringing in new and more diverse groups to our construct. Those perspectives are helping us develop empathy for seldom-heard groups and disabled persons within our communities and that is a real strength. If we had the resources, it is a programme that would be taken on board by every club. I suggest there is an opportunity there also.