Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I was reading into this and speaking to woman about it. I know that support is being provided for dedicated leadership training programmes for women, including governance related, technical training, coaching, refereeing and team management. Sport Ireland is supposed to monitor NGB progress against targets and report annually on whether additional measures, such as gender quotas, are warranted.

On the targets, I know the Minister of State will follow up on this. It is important that we encourage the use of targets and that we make sure to meet our targets. We have some of the finest young women in the world who can offer so much. They are so proud of our Irish heritage and love to be involved in the different sports. We must ensure we pay, look after and encourage them. I know the Minister of State is absolutely committed to doing this.

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