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:
That has been one of the big successes for us. Since we started, we decided between the three organisations that we needed an expert medical group, and we suggested that would be done through Sport Ireland. It has been set up and it meets regularly. I believe it meets weekly. It has been excellent at feeding back and taking feedback. It has responded to any research we have fed in. We have had our own challenges with the international team and making sure it can travel to and from international matches without unnecessary hassle. We have got considerable support from the group on that. The way forward on having fans back in stadiums is to work through the extra medical group and NPHET and to continue to produce the best feedback we can on the international experience. We will get there. That has actually been one of the big success stories.
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