Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

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

Elimination of Abuse Directed Toward Referees, Officials, and Players in Sport: Discussion

Photo of Alan DillonAlan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On that, and this is my final point, we receive submissions from various sporting organisations. Some of them have suggested the establishment of a centralised sporting ombudsman, the function of which would be to handle abuse reports across the board. We have heard from various witnesses who have come before us that there is a major issue with the under-reporting of incidents. There is much fear around what they are do to in this instance. What would be Sport Ireland's take on establishing this type of position? Would it support something along those lines being established?

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.