Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will answer that question briefly and then hand over to my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Griffin. The Government is looking for a new package to help sport generally. That will include all the national governing bodies, large and small, and it will be distributed, hopefully, to the grassroots, which are the most important in this regard. I share the Deputy's tribute to the volunteers. It is very important that sport at every level is supported, not just the big battalions but at a grassroots level also.

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