The GAA will say that “the expectation that every single game should be on television is just not realistic” during an Oireachtas sport committee on Wednesday.
The comments will be made in reference to the controversy surrounding GAAGO - a subscription-based sports streaming service set up by the GAA and RTE in 2013 to show Gaelic football and hurling matches.
The service, which has exclusive rights to nearly 40 championship matches this year, has been heavily criticised after a number of high-profile games were put behind a paywall and not shown on free-to-air TV.
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In their submission titled The Future of Sports Broadcasting in Ireland, the GAA will say: “GAAGO has existed and flourished for eight years. The new arrangements and schedule were launched six months before a ball was even pucked.
