Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses for coming in. A case could be made to have a full Oireachtas session with each group because this topic is so important. We will fire on anyway. If I cut across anybody when they are answering, it is because I will be caught for time. I will try not to be rude if I can.

My first question is for Ms Browne and is around accessibility and inclusion. I welcome her and thank her for her statement. I will give a shout-out to a fantastic event that will happen in Kinsale this weekend. It is an ongoing event, Sailability, which involves access on the water for wheelchair users and people with physical disabilities. It has been a game-changer. All too few of these types of initiatives are going on in the country, although they are growing. I will bring it down to funding for sporting organisations. An effort was made during the most recent sports capital grant allocation to ensure that funding was allocated to those groups that could prove they were being inclusive. That included gender, race and people with physical or intellectual disabilities. That allocation was in 2021. Are we seeing the fruits of that? Are we seeing improvements within sporting organisation facilities as regards accessibility? I understand we have a long way to go. Is that philosophy, supported by the then Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, making a difference?