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 Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses for their presentations and for answering all the questions and observations from my colleagues. I thank Ms O'Connor for the very pragmatic and practical template she has brought to us. It is more than a template; these are guidelines we can apply and they are very useful. I wanted to tease out recommendation 6 a little. I do not expect Ms O'Connor to have all the answers on this but I want to know what her vision is. The Federation of Irish Sport recommends that NGBs "develop and promote social media policy to be adhered to by all members including players, coaches, [committees and so on]". Imagine a person sees something being done at the parish game, or in one of the elite sports, and they can identify the person doing it as someone who is attached to the club. Where does Ms O'Connor see the responsibility for, or monitoring of, area this within organisations? Maybe that is too much detail to ask but I just want to know what the overall vision is.

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