Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Inclusion in Sport: Discussion

Photo of Chris AndrewsChris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree. The Department of Justice and the Department of Health talk about immigration and people coming to Ireland. Almost everybody coming here plays sport. It is a real way to access them. If we are looking for projects or plans to develop integration, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Most people are aware of it or play it, so it is a door we can open to new communities. Hockey and cricket are equally important in terms of opening doors to integrating new communities. If the Department of Justice and the public sector want to develop these plans, they do not have to look any further than the work SARI does. It is important that SARI's work is funded and developed. As Ms Browne states, integration needs to be built into the infrastructure of the State. I thank the witnesses for their response.

Will Mr. Walsh give a critique of Senator Warfield's goalkeeping skills? There are question marks over his goalkeeping abilities. Apart from that-----

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