Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 October 2023

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media

Inclusion in Sport: Discussion

Dr. Una May:

It is not something I have figures on but we record the activities. As part of their annual report, every governing body reports to us on their activities so we have the information. We do not capture it specifically on this topic but we capture information about all the initiatives and programmes they are involved in, particularly under specific funds, dormant accounts being a good example that is targeted at all areas of inclusion. We have specific information around those but not every governing body is obliged to apply for dormant account funding. We monitor closely those who have applied for and obtained funding for programmes and initiatives but we do not force any NGB to apply for these. Sometimes it is down to the capacity of a governing body as to whether it would apply. That is where the local sports partnerships are key. They can reach into communities and groups that are difficult to reach by an NGB.

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