The Minister of State for Sport has pledged equal funding for female players in gaelic games.
Under the current model, 12-hundred-euro is received by male players while female players get just four-hundred-euro.
In an interview with R-T-E, Minister Jack Chambers proposed 12-hundred-euro for both.
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That would see total funding from the government to GAA players rising to 5.3 million euro overall from last year's figure of of 3.7 million.
