Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 27: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has had meetings with the Gaelic Players Association regarding their proposed Government-funded grant scheme; if he has received representations from either the GPA or the GAA on this issue; his views on such Government grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26927/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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I met with the Gaelic Players Association (GPA) on 8th March, 2006 to discuss their proposed grant scheme for GAA players. I also met with the President of the GAA and officials on 16th May last. At both of these meetings, I indicated that this issue is, in the first instance, a matter for the governance structures within the GAA itself, to determine how best the important contribution of its own elite players should be recognised.