Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 July 2020
202. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are being undertaken to prepare Irish athletes for the 2021 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/20]
View answerSport 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 allocation of funding across its various programmes.
Due to the work of Sport Ireland and the NGBs our high performance athletes have already been back training since the 8th of June. I have additionally referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.
