Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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586. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date by which the national sports policy will be completed. [7370/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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As the Deputy is aware, I launched a public consultation process for the new National Sports Policy in late 2016, which resulted in the receipt of 54 submissions from a wide range of stakeholders including Government Departments, National Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Sports Partnerships and private individuals.

My Department and I have since examined the content of these submissions in detail. In addition, my officials have held a number of bilateral meetings with relevant Government departments and other key stakeholders during the drafting process in order to inform our decision making on the key challenges that confront the sector and the many complex issues that arise in relation to addressing those challenges.

I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this detailed evaluation work is nearing completion. I hope to be in a position to submit the draft Policy for the approval of my Government colleagues in the coming weeks. If approved, it will be published very shortly thereafter.