Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail the participation level of disabled people in sport in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the work she carried out to increase the participation levels of disabled people in sport; and work she has carried out with sporting clubs to increase volunteer training on disability awareness. [36194/24]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the development of guidance and training programmes for sporting bodies. This remit also includes the measurement of sports participation and the allocation of funding to sporting organisations for the implementation of a range of programmes and measures to address inequalities in sports participation.

As the issue raised is a matter for Sport Ireland, I have referred the Deputy's question to the agency for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 working days.