Dr. John Bosco Conama:

We have not yet said this to the Minister but I would be happy to mention that in future submissions, and to mention disability-proofing, for example. More work needs to be done on this but I will pick one example. There could be a local sports centre or club involved in the likes of the women in sports programme, which we mentioned before, and there is a need to develop those kind of sports centres at a local level. As Ms Browne mentioned before, the responsibility is continuously put on us to look for this kind of funding and to reach out. Mr. Maguire and I, for example, are members of our mainstream golf club. Our golf clubs are quite open-minded and it is in that way that we link in with local sports clubs and change attitudes. I cannot speak for other people and their experiences but that would be our lived experience. There needs to be a clear link between the DPOs and policies in making sure it is followed through on because it needs to be clear. As we have mentioned before in our submissions, we have a right to enjoy sport at every level, including local, national and international, and article 30 of the UNCRPD mentions that.