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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: Does Mr. Smyth want to respond?

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: The sound is not great. I suspect your microphone is not plugged in.

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: Mr. Perry indicated 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: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the site location and timeline for a new capital build for Cavan Institute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (30 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the advancement of a new campus for Cavan Institute at Cathedral Road, Drumalee, County Cavan; if a report has been submitted to his Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot be added to their spouse’s contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58792/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for an appointment at Cavan General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58682/21]

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Gino Kenny for sharing his very personal story with us this evening. In the 11 months since the report of the commission of investigation was published the Minister advanced legislation to allow for the exhumation in June, introduced draft legislation to allow access to birth and early life information and to open the commission's archive to over 300 survivors. I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I want to raise the issue of bullying in schools. Sadly, it is a feature of school life that students, teachers and parents face despite the Trojan efforts of pastoral teams, management and teachers in schools to address the scourge of bullying. Social media giants have played a huge part in inciting hate speech and have provided a continuous and relentless vehicle to allow bullying to...