Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is most welcome. As we build a shared island we need to facilitate and expand our sporting connections and, therefore, this news is very timely. Sport plays a vital role in breaking down barriers and bringing communities together. We only have to look at our experience through Covid to see how important sport was. It brings us together in a common cause and in teamwork and, most importantly, it helps fill the gaps that divide us. That is nowhere more important than in Ireland.

Can the Minister of State indicate any measures that have been implemented or are planned on the shared island approach to sport?

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