Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 18 September 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: Impact on Sport in Ireland
Mr. John Kelly:
I will come in on the question of space for indoor and outdoor sports and will ask Mr. Sheahan to pick up on the sports capital element. We are very conscious that we are entering the winter. As we all remember, during the deepest of the lockdown we had some great weather, which helped to get people out, but we cannot hope for that in the winter. In July, the Minister announced a fund to help out pools in dealing with some of their costs. We are aware that those costs have not gone away. As can be seen, in level 2 pools can maximise revenue if they maintain social distancing. This should make a big difference. There is no doubt but that it will be very challenging to keep indoor spaces open. It is something we will have to examine in the context of the Estimates.
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