Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 18 September 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Sport in Ireland

Photo of Ruairí Ó MurchúRuairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome what has been said. I accept there will always be wobbles and mistakes. If we are looking to cut them out, that is fine. I get the point of view of Mr. Hogan and the sporting organisations that despite a couple of faux pas, a plan that operates for six to nine months is far better than what we were probably operating with beforehand. Once we have clarity and people have things explained to them, they can accept them.

I wonder if Mr. Treacy or somebody from Sport Ireland could talk about particular difficulties that certain clubs would have. I have had approaches from a swimming club that is under heightened financial pressure because the swimming pool has to operate with new rules and regulations on distancing, etc., which is all fine but which involves added costs to the club. I wonder whether there were any other such sectors. I accept that if one looks for information on what people's wants and needs are, one will find a huge amount of difficulties that many of us will not even have considered.

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