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Government funding to sport supports:
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Sport Development Programmes aimed at increasing participation |
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Implementation of Child Protection for young people participating in sport |
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Employment in national sporting organisations |
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Operation of national sporting organisations |
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Coach Education and Training Structures |
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Establishment and operation of Local Sport Partnerships |
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High Performance Programmes in National Sporting Organisations |
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Elite and up and coming elite athletes |
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Anti-Doping |
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Research Programme |
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Building and improvement of sports facilities at local level throughout the country |
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Redevelopment and construction of national sports facilities i.e. Croke Park, Lansdowne Road and the National Aquatic Centre |
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Therefore a reduction in Government funding will:
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Minimise opportunities for sports participants particularly those less likely to “play” |
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Impact on ability of national sporting organisations to deliver sport |
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Put children participating in sport at risk |
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Threaten existence of local sports partnerships |
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Write off our athletes chances at Olympic and Paralympic Games in London 2012 and Rio 2016 |
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Impact on quality and development of coaching in Ireland |
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Allow talented athletes to slip through the net |
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Loss of employment and expertise from national sporting organisations |
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Reduce effectiveness of anti-doping programme thereby, impacting on Ireland’s reputation abroad |
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Prevent analysis thereby inhibiting development of an effective sports policy |
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No access to funds for communities wishing to improve or provide local sports facilities |
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Prevent the further development of national sports facilities including, jeopardising the development of the National Sports Campus |
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