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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and contributions. I am finally getting to my questions. I am glad my questions have not been touched on yet. When one is near the end, every question tends to have been exhausted. Some of my colleagues alluded to the huge and historical achievement of Maggie Farrelly who was the first female to ever referee a county final. I find it...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: To finish on that point, since Maggie Farrelly is the first female to referee a men’s game - I am mindful of the distinction between that and camogie and so on - is the reason for that anything to do with this problem around how referees are treated from the sidelines by coaches, players and spectators? Does that have any part to play in that question?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you. I am going to move that question on to Mr. Phillips.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Phillips but he has run over time. I appreciate he has prepared an extensive presentation, but all members received a copy in advance of the meeting and it will be more useful to spend our time on a question-and-answer session, where we might extract more information. I thank Mr. Phillips and invite Mr. Slattery to make his opening statement.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I ask Mr. Slattery to respond first.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Do any of the witnesses want to respond to Deputy's comments and observations?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. Phillips and Senator Maria Byrne for her contribution. Senator Carrigy is on the line. I am sure he has questions to be answered as it is an area of interest to him.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you. I will pose the same question again. Does Mr. Phillips feel this issue of how referees are treated when they are on the pitch is any deterrent to female referees?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Thank you. That is positive news from Mr. Phillips's sector. I ask the same question of the FAI.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: As opposed to how many males?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Elimination of Abuse Towards Referees, Officials and Players in Sport: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: That concludes my line of questioning. I thank the witnesses for their participation. It has been a very insightful, interesting and timely discussion. I hope that from the ideas and suggestions the witnesses have raised today, we can do something to address the issue in a proactive way. On behalf of the committee, I thank them all for their participation and their opening statements. It...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Business of Joint Committee (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Good afternoon. I thank Deputy Dillon for stepping in for me for the private session. I welcome members to our final meeting before the Christmas break and I thank all of them for their engagement over the past term. I will begin with some formalities. I take it that the draft minutes of our latest public and private committee meeting of Wednesday, 1 December, are formally agreed and...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers, got delayed in the Dáil because proceedings ran over time. If he is not on the call - I do not think he is - I will have to ask members to allow us to suspend the meeting until he is with us. We will suspend for the shortest time possible and reconvene when he is on the line.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank members for their patience. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make her or him identifiable. I would like to remind members again of the constitutional requirements that members must be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister of State for his very comprehensive statement. It is now the turn of my colleagues. I remind members that they have five minutes each for questions and answers. The rota for questions has been circulated.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: We are way over time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: No, I am sorry, Senator Cassells.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Senator Cassells has gone way over time.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: We have gone way over time. I have to move on.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I am going to have to call it a day for Senator Byrne, and I apologise, as he is way over time again, if that is okay. We may get a second round in. I call Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan and he has five minutes.