Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 18 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland

Mr. Gary Owens:

Our engagement with Sport Ireland has worked very well. The next critical step is an assessment of the detailed submission we made and we expect that to happen pretty much straight away. We submitted a request for €19.3 million which would have included some support for the League of Ireland. We have been working with the league in steering groups and are trying to generate income outside of fans attending games. We are looking at enhancing sponsorship as well as streaming, TV and media rights to see if we can generate some income. We are also looking at using central purchasing for merchandise which we believe can add some value to the clubs. Those steering groups have been working quite well but there will still be deficit which we will need to help the League of Ireland with.

On mental health, we have already said what we are doing in that area. We fully agree and we have taken the initiative, as Mr. Scanlon indicated. Have I missed any questions?

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