Johnny Mythen (Wexford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister and Minister of the State to the committee. I will quickly go through my questions. Sports clubs are being crippled by ever-increasing insurance costs or by unsuitable insurance that will not cover small but still significant injuries. For example, a number of insurance companies will only cover accidents such as the loss of an eye or a limb, or those that result in a person being in a wheelchair. Another example of this is in the circus and street arts sector. They cannot secure affordable or suitable insurance at all. Is the Department doing anything on this issue to help to lower insurance costs for local clubs and organisations?