RAISING OUR GAME A Strategy for Sport at Trinity 2015 - 2018 39 06 FEDERATION OF IRISH SPORT Sport changes lives. Over the last number of years sport has been the consistent good news story amongst the economic doom and gloom. The Federation believes that Ireland would be a better place if sport was enabled to deliver on its full potential. Set out below is an overview of sport in Ireland and a summary of the key dividends it delivers: General Background 2.1million participants made up of 1.2 million adults and 900,000 children 18 and under 70 plus different National Sports Organisations / Governing Bodies Over 12,000 sports clubs Government Funding and Sport Peaked in 2008 at €234 million. Funding for 2013 is €77 million Sport and The Economy Government gets a return of €149 for every €100 invested in sport Sport sector supports 40,000 jobs Sport contributes 1.4% of GDP Sport generates €1.9 billion of household spending Sport and Health Physical inactivity responsible for 6% of deaths globally UK research indicates that 11% of their health spend each year is due to physical inactivity €1.6 billion is the estimated cost of physical inactivity in Ireland Sport and Tourism Sport is regarded as one of the fastest growing niches of the $4.5 trillion global tourism industry In the UK, a ‘sporty’ tourist spends an average of £900 per trip compared to a regular tourist spend of £500 Ireland v England Rugby match is worth €83 million to Dublin Sport and Community Sport is the largest single source of volunteering in Ireland with over 500,000 people volunteering in sport each week 70% of sports participation say meeting people is a reason for playing Garda call outs dropped by approximately 49% in Finglas and Ballymun during the 6 weeks of the FAI’s midweek leagues
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