Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Inclusion in Sport: Discussion
Ms Jacqui Browne:
I thank everyone and all the Cathaoirleach's colleagues for helpful and insightful questions. It is interesting, which I am not one bit surprised about, that all of the witnesses here today have so much more in common than we do not. I would like to highlight one thing. I am conscious that we have had much conversation about football, soccer and very mainstream sports. I raise the level of access for everyone, including disabled people, to ordinary, everyday participation in sport. We have the greenways of Ireland, cycle tracks and swimming. It is summertime. People are out walking, hiking and mountaineering. I would hate to have a focus on just GAA, soccer or rugby, if that makes sense. I challenge the committee to make sure that we are really inclusive of this range of sports and activities.
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