Sport returns to the Chamber through the 2023–2028 legislature, from the interpellation on obesity in March 2024 to the question on coaching licences in April 2026. The Chamber debated daily physical activity in school, the number of clubs and qualified coaches, the funding of sports infrastructure, the subsidy system for clubs and federations, and the safeguarding of athletes after the selection of a player convicted of domestic violence. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 19 March 2024, in the interpellation on obesity and the role of sport, Jeff Boonen stated the number of municipal sports coordinators and called for more.
\n\n\nLeider gëtt et eréischt néng där Coordinateurs sportifs; eng Initiativ, déi also sollt weiderentwéckelt ginn.
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Unfortunately there are only nine of these sports coordinators so far; an initiative that should therefore be developed further.
\nSitting of 19 March 2024, Jeff Boonen, CSV
\nOn 20 November 2025, in the question élargie on the development of sports infrastructure, Charles Weiler argued that the state and the communes must build a modern sports infrastructure framework.
\n\n\nEt ass dofir essenziell, datt mer als Land, an dat zesumme mat de Gemengen, e passenden a modernen infrastrukturelle Kader schafen, fir d’Sportsaktivitéiten ze ënnerstëtzen, an dat op allen Niveauen.
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It is therefore essential that we as a country, together with the communes, create a suitable and modern infrastructure framework to support sports activities, and that at every level.
\nSitting of 20 November 2025, Charles Weiler, CSV
\nOn 3 July 2024, in the question élargie on qualified staff in the approved sports federations, Mandy Minella proposed a coordinator post to support the federations' management work.
\n\n\nE Coordinateur oder Chargé de développement, deen d’Verbänn an hirer Geranceaarbecht ënnerstëtzt, géing hei e groussen Ënnerscheed maachen.
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A coordinator or development officer who supports the federations in their management work would make a big difference here.
\nSitting of 3 July 2024, Mandy Minella, DP
\nOn 10 June 2025, in the debate on a national safeguarding strategy in sport, Mandy Minella criticised the selection of an athlete convicted of domestic violence.
\n\n\nAn dësem Kontext ass d’Nominatioun vun engem Sportler, deen notamment wéinst Gewalt am Stot verurteelt gouf, dach eng ganz kritesch Decisioun – kritesch, well heimat e Standard gesat gëtt, dee mir esou als Gesellschaft net kënnen an net dierfen akzeptéieren!
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In this context, the nomination of an athlete who was convicted, among other things, of domestic violence is a very critical decision, critical because it sets a standard that we as a society cannot and must not accept!
\nSitting of 10 June 2025, Mandy Minella, DP
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the question élargie on a simplified route to a coaching licence, Barbara Agostino noted that the coaching-licence rules create situations clubs find hard to understand.
\n\n\nMee mir mussen och éierlech soen: An der Praxis gëtt et Situatiounen, déi fir d’Veräiner net einfach ze verstoe sinn.
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But we must also say honestly: in practice there are situations that clubs find hard to understand.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Barbara Agostino, DP
\nOn 19 March 2024, in the interpellation on obesity and the role of sport, Dan Biancalana recalled his party's election pledge on daily physical activity in school.
\n\n\nMir haten an eisem Walprogramm als LSAP stoen, dass mer eis derfir géifen asetzen, dass physesch Aktivitéit am Alldag vun de Kanner soll an der Schoul agefouert ginn an datt Kanner all Dag och eebe Sport sollen hunn.
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In our LSAP election programme we said we would work for physical activity to be built into children's school day, and for children to have sport every day.
\nSitting of 19 March 2024, Dan Biancalana, LSAP
\nOn 13 November 2024, in the question élargie on respect for values in sport, Taina Bofferding proposed a binding code of ethics for everyone active in sport.
\n\n\nDuerfir ass et wichteg, an dat ass och mäi Plädoyer, dass mer hei missten eng Aart Eethikkodex aféieren, verbindlech Reegelen, déi fir se alleguerte gëllen, Reegelen, déi och am beschte mam Secteur zesummen ausgeschafft ginn, wou een och eng Kéier hei ganz kloer Haltung weist.
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That is why it is important, and this is my plea, that we introduce a kind of code of ethics here, binding rules that apply to all of them, rules best worked out together with the sector, where a very clear stance is shown.
\nSitting of 13 November 2024, Taina Bofferding, LSAP
\nOn 18 March 2026, in the question hour on safeguarding and ethics in football, Taina Bofferding asked whether the affected players received psychological help and had a contact point.
\n\n\nD’Fro stellt sech: Krute se psychologesch Hëllef? Hu se iwwerhaapt eng Ulafstell, wou se sech konnte mellen?
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The question arises: did they get psychological help? Do they even have a contact point where they could report?
\nSitting of 18 March 2026, Taina Bofferding, LSAP
\nOn 19 March 2024, in the interpellation on obesity and the role of sport, Fred Keup stated figures on the fall in the number of football clubs.
\n\n\nMir hate fréier hei am Land 150 Fussballsveräiner. An elo hu mer der just nach 100 – awer duebel esou vill Awunner.
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We used to have 150 football clubs in this country. And now we have only 100 - but twice as many inhabitants.
\nSitting of 19 March 2024, Fred Keup, ADR
\nOn 10 June 2025, in the debate on a national safeguarding strategy in sport, Joëlle Welfring proposed one common charter and code of conduct for organised sport.
\n\n\nA mir sollen hei zu Lëtzebuerg op alle Fall dem organiséierte Sport eng eenheetlech Charta ginn an och e Verhalenskodex ginn.
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And here in Luxembourg we should in any case give organised sport one uniform charter and also a code of conduct.
\nSitting of 10 June 2025, Joëlle Welfring, déi gréng
\nOn 9 July 2025, in the debate on her motion on equal treatment of women's, men's and youth teams in football, Joëlle Welfring defended her call for an objective analysis of the federation's functioning.
\n\n\nAn dofir fannen ech et ganz wichteg, dass een hei objektiv eng Kéier d’Fonctionnement analyséiert an ofklappt op méiglech Verbesserungspisten.
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And therefore I find it very important that for once the functioning is analysed objectively and examined for possible ways to improve.
\nSitting of 9 July 2025, Joëlle Welfring, déi gréng
\nOn 13 February 2025, in the interpellation on extra-curricular activities at primary-school age, Sven Clement criticised the proposed school-based sport model and called instead for clubs to come back into schools.
\n\n\nAn dat ass eppes, wat mer awer e bësse Suerge géif maachen, soudatt ech am Moment éischter de Wonsch hätt, datt mer méi Ouverturë géife maachen, fir datt d’Veräiner erëm an d’Schoulen kommen.
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And that is something that would worry me somewhat, so that at the moment I would rather wish that we opened things up more, so that the clubs come back into the schools.
\nSitting of 13 February 2025, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 19 March 2024, in the interpellation on obesity and the role of sport, the Minister of Sports stated a shortage of qualified coaches and instructors.
\n\n\nAm Moment hu mer leider net genuch qualifizéiert Traineren a Moniteuren oder Coachen um Terrain, fir der Demande un enger héichwäerteger Beweegungsoffer kënne gerecht ze ginn; sief dat an de Veräiner, de Gemengen, de SEAen an den Altersheemer.
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At the moment we unfortunately do not have enough qualified trainers, instructors or coaches on the ground to meet the demand for a high-quality movement offer; whether in the clubs, the municipalities, the childcare services or the retirement homes.
\nSitting of 19 March 2024, Georges Mischo, Ministre des Sports
\nOn 13 February 2025, in the interpellation on extra-curricular activities at primary-school age, the Minister of Sports announced that the reformed club subsidy will no longer be limited to competitive sport.
\n\n\nAn deem Kontext kann ech hei schonn d’Annonce maachen, dass deen neie Subsid net méi wäert op de Kompetitiounssport limitéiert bleiwen, sou wéi dat aktuell nach de Fall ass.
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In that context I can already announce here that the new subsidy will no longer be limited to competitive sport, as is still the case today.
\nSitting of 13 February 2025, Georges Mischo, Ministre des Sports
\nOn 30 April 2026, in the question élargie on a simplified route to a coaching licence, the Minister of Sports announced a consultation before or during the summer to introduce recognition of prior experience.
\n\n\nMir wäerten do virum Summer oder am Summer d’Consultatioun starten, fir eeben op där enger Säit dann déi Validation des acquis de l’expérience – dat, wat Der gefrot hutt – wierklech ëmzesetzen.
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We will start the consultation before or during the summer, so as to really put in place the validation of acquired experience that you asked for.
\nSitting of 30 April 2026, Martine Hansen, Ministre des Sports
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