Results 181-200 of 24,181 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (26 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: We are all united in this House on the importance of this project going forward. That is very much represented by the Government's financial commitment to the project as well. When the redevelopment of Casement Park was first mooted in 2013, a budget of £77.5 million was envisaged to complete the project, made up of £62.5 million from the Northern Irish Executive and UK...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation referred to by the Deputy applied for a grant of €200,000 towards the re-carpeting of an artificial grass pitch from the 2023 round of the Community Sports Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP)) The club had already been allocated €150,000 towards this project from the 2020 SCEP. Under the terms and conditions of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (24 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sporting bodies for funding purposes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to its role in the matter mentioned by the Deputy. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (24 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. It also has responsibility for governance oversight of National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport, Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) and other funded bodies. I have referred the Deputy's Question to Sport Ireland for direct reply on this matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Council of Ireland (24 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, the statutory agency with responsibility for the development of sport in Ireland, including high performance sport, undertakes such reviews after each Olympic/Paralympic Games. The Deputy will be pleased to note that a review into the Paris Cycle has been completed and was published last December. It is available from the Sport Ireland website.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Games (24 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: For the Paris Olympic cycle 2021-2024, the Government provided a record-level investment of approximately €89 million towards high performance sport. This was a substantial increase on the €59 million invested for the previous Tokyo cycle. In line with the Government’s target of delivering €30 million per annum for high performance sport by 2027, as indicated in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. As he is aware, the matter in question is the subject of an ongoing Garda investigation and we must remain mindful of that fact during our discussions this evening. It is the view of my Department and that of Sport Ireland that the FAI has engaged appropriately with these allegations. From the newspaper article which the Deputy mentioned, it...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Child Protection (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: This is an issue that my Department and Sport Ireland were aware of and had looked at. It is my Department's view, and that of Sport Ireland, that the FAI engaged appropriately with these allegations. The Deputy mentioned a particular newspaper article which has been discussed this evening. It outlines that no complaint was made to, nor any evidence of inappropriate behaviour received by,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Availability and ease of access to sports facilities, whether in a club setting, on public lands or in other amenity areas, is a key factor in drawing more people to participation in sport. Planning for future facilities’ needs, locations and types is a particular focus of our current Sports Action Plan. However, the use to which lands are put is ultimately a matter for the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475, 476 and 477 together. The Government is committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure throughout Ireland. The Programme for Government states that the Government will continue to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Capital support for new swimming pools, and the refurbishment of existing pools, is provided by my Department through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, which to date has allocated €28.9 million to 9 swimming pool projects. In 2024, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) received an unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (17 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: As Minister, I have responsibility for the postal sector, including the governance of An Post, to ensure the company is fully compliant with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and the governance functions included in the statutory framework underpinning An Post. In accordance with section 8.22 of the Code of Practice, all State bodies are required to seek the approval of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sports Facilities Fund, (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Fund), is the primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The Programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and assists the purchase of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was established under the National Sports Policy, published on 25 July 2018, to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, typically those requiring investments greater than the maximum available under the Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). Grants totalling...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Council of Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Olympic Committee for Ireland is the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) and it is an independent and autonomous organisation. Neither I nor my department have any function in relation to the OFI's engagement with the International Olympic Committee. I have not had any engagement with the OFI regarding the matter raised by the deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Olympic Council of Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: For the Paris Olympic cycle 2021-2024, the Government provided a record-level investment of approximately €89 million towards high performance sport. This was a substantial increase on the €59 million invested for the previous Tokyo Olympic cycle 2017-2020. In line with the Government’s target of delivering €30 million per annum for high performance sport by 2027,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sports Facilities Fund, CSFF (formerly the Sports Capital and equipment Fund – SCEP), is the primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The Programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Storm Éowyn caused widespread damage across the country including to damage sports facilities. In the first instance, I would hope that sporting facilities’ own commercial insurance would cover the cost of restoring such facilities back to sporting use where they have been damaged adverse weather events. Adequate insurance for facilities is a condition of capital funding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On foot of a record level of funding and of grantees under the most recent 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund, the Sports Capital Division within my Department is dealing with a significant volume of applications for formal approval and payments. This is impacting on the turnaround of such applications which are being systematically processed. The Department expect to be in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the programme, a review of the current...