Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will publish its sports policy. [7864/18]

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 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.

This detailed evaluation work is nearing completion and I will be in a position to submit the draft Policy for the approval of my Government colleagues in the coming weeks. Once approved, the Policy paper will be published very shortly thereafter.