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:
The funding generally as regards areas of inclusion comes from the Dormant Accounts Fund. We have quite broad definitions that allow for that possibility for governing bodies. Clubs within a governing body would be very encouraged to apply. We encourage at all times collaboration between organisations, so the likes of Sporting Pride collaborate specifically with governing bodies if there is an area of interest. That would tie in with events and tournaments in the future. More specifically, we do not have a labelled programme or initiative but we have a diversity and inclusion fund, as part of our dormant accounts funding, which allows for the possibility of governing bodies, clubs and anybody within the remit of those governing bodies to apply for support.
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