Debate contribution: Grassroots Sports Facilities: Investment

Debate contribution by Mrs Cathy Mason on 14 October 2025.

MLA: Mrs Cathy Mason
Party at the time: Sinn Féin
Date: 14 October 2025
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Grassroots Sports Facilities: Investment
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5180784

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Thanks for that answer, Minister. When I engage with clubs across South Down, they tell me that they see a huge growth in women and girls' participation in sport — GAA, soccer, rugby, coastal rowing and cricket — but that facilities for them lag far behind. How will you ensure that future investment prioritises equality so that female players have the same opportunities as their male equivalents?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 2535/22-27.

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