Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 162: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the same kind of scheme and the same money will be made available for county players who play for soccer teams in every county of the country as the schemes (details supplied) announced recently for football and hurling teams; if the same scheme will be put in place for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33040/07]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the schemes (details supplied) will be made available to other sporting organisation that represent their county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33041/07]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the same kind of scheme as the one announced recently (details supplied) will be made available for the ladies football teams and players and ladies camogie teams and players; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33042/07]

Séamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, together.

The agreement reached between my Department, the Irish Sports Council, the GAA and the GPA, is in recognition of the contribution of Senior Inter County players to our indigenous sports of hurling and football. The scheme provided for in the agreement is a response to a joint submission from the GAA and the GPA for support for Senior Inter County players and I have no plans to extend the scheme to other team sports.