Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Indeed they did. I should commend Senator Brennan for tabling this positive motion. We have negative politics and we have seen what has happened with the water issue in the past number of weeks. I espouse positive politics and sport is another great way of creating positive politics. I would like to see a requirement that the clubs that get sports capital grants in the next round should ensure their facilities are accessible for people with physical disabilities. If the infrastructure of the clubs does not meet the accessible standard that at least their coaches sign up for accessibility training and there is an honest effort to include people with physical disabilities in the community from towns and villages in the club activities. I would like to see a programme that creates equality among people and as I have said already, sport is a great way of achieving that. We have an opportunity to ensure that everybody who wishes to participate in sport and live a healthy life has an opportunity to do so.