Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Committee on Disability Matters
Participation in Community Life for Persons with Disabilities: Discussion
2:00 am
Ms Louise Keane:
It is similar to what Ms McTavish said. With any of the programmes we are creating or developing, we are looking at what is happening internationally as well. For example, Mr. D'Arcy mentioned the all-star resource we are creating at the minute, which is both a coaching award but also a resource to support clubs in developing and starting our all-star programmes. We have taken a lot of guidance from New Zealand, which has a similar programme within its Australian rules football, AFL. We have got a lot of resources, information and guidance from that. In terms of our strategy, we are looking at what is happening in other countries in other sports. That is also informing what we are doing and how we are building our strategy.