Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Inclusion in Sport: Discussion
Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Mr. Ó Conaire mentioned the sports capital grants earlier and the marking scheme in place. Additional points are given to clubs that demonstrate inclusion, especially in the area of gender balance and so forth. Is there a process in place for the Department to follow up on all clubs across all codes and get signed letters from them, especially from underage and female sides of the clubs, to ensure inclusion? Is there a follow-up process to ensure this happens? I have a big fear that many executives get the letters, bang them into the Department, look for the money but nothing actually will improve at all after the process when they get that facility. Is there a follow-up process in place to ensure that inclusion actually happens?
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