Some sports bodies 'still have a way to go' to meet gender balance quotas, warns sports minister

Jack Chambers praised the NGBs that have made progress on the make-up of their boards.

Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers TD speaking during the 2022 SSE Airtricity Women's National League Awards at the Gibson Hotel in Dublin on Thursday. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

At a time when exactly half of all National Governing Bodies have less than 40% female representation on their boards, Minister of State for Sport Jack Chambers has reminded sporting organisations that failure to meet the 40% gender balance target by the end of next year will impact on their funding.

Speaking at a Sport Ireland Governance event yesterday, Minister Chambers hailed the progress of the 33 sporting bodies who have already obtained or exceeded the 40% target.