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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: A wide range of very important issues were raised. The purchase of land is a key issue. Let us be straight - we all have a role to play at every level of government. Local authorities have a role to play in this. Councillors of all parties should be really focusing on this issue when zoning land. There are no restrictions on zoning land for sports facilities and making certain things...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Maidir leis na treoirlínte, tá an ceart ag an Teachta. Tá an jab sin le déanamh agus tá sé á dhéanamh ag an Roinn tithíochta. Tá idirchaidreamh agus comhrá ag tarlú idir an dá Roinn agus idir na hoifigigh maidir leis na treoirlínte a chur chun críche, a fhoilsiú agus a chur i bhfeidhm chomh tapa agus is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Caithfidh mé a rá arís go bhfuil oifigigh ón dá Roinn i mbun idirchaidrimh. Maidir leis an ábhar seo, tá siad ag iarraidh an obair sin a chur chun críche chomh luath agus is féidir. Tá me ag rá anseo go bhfuil an obair seo práinneach agus go gcaithfidh muid déileáil léi. Tá géarchéim thithíochta...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cúrsaí Tithíochta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Chas oifigigh ó mo Roinn le hionadaithe ón ngrúpa Bánú ar an 8 Bealtaine 2024. Ba é seo an dara chruinniú leis an ngrúpa. Rinneadh plé ar an gceithre bunéileamh a d'ardaigh an grúpa sa gcéad chruinniú a bhí ag ionadaithe na Roinne leo, is iad sin go dtabharfaí cumhacht d'Údarás na Gaeltachta dul ag...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Connolly. Ag eascairt as cinneadh an údaráis i mí na Nollag 2023, choimisiúnaigh an t-údarás taighde ón Dr. Séin Ó Muineacháin maidir le soláthar agus éileamh ar thithíocht sa Ghaeltacht. Foilsíodh torthaí an taighde sin le gairid. Léiríonn an taighde go bhfuil 106,000...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá an obair seo á déanamh ag Údarás na Gaeltachta faoi láthair agus tá sé ráite ag an údarás liom go bhfuil pleananna curtha i bhfeidhm maidir le haiseolas na ngeallsealbhóirí a bhailiú agus tá obair theicniúil ar siúl. Tá sé i gceist nuashonrú ar an gcur chuige molta a thabhairt don Roinn...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Táim ag súil le tuairisc agus níos mó eolais ó Údarás na Gaeltachta an mhí seo chugainn. Táim ag rá go poiblí agus go príobháideach leo go gceapaim féin go bhfuil ról lárnach aige toisc go bhfuil cúrsaí tithíochta lárnach do chúrsaí teanga. Is é sin an díriú atá...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá sé ráite ag Údarás na Gaeltachta liom go bhfuil céimeanna ullmhúcháin a gcur in áit ag an Údarás chun an scéim phíolótach seo a thairiscint do suas le 10 gcliant faoi thús an Fhómhair 2024. Tuigtear dom go bhféadfaí cur leis an líon cliaint ach breis maoinithe a bheith curtha ar fáil chuige...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Capital support for new swimming pools is currently being provided through the LSSIF. New swimming pool projects and the refurbishment of existing swimming pools are eligible to apply for grant funding subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Government funding for the FAI - to which the question refers - is primarily aimed at supporting the delivery of programmes at local level. Considerable additional financial support has been provided by the State for the development of football in Ireland, particularly through the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government and the FAI. The MOU provided for a package of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 23 and 24 together. The National Sports Policy was published on 25 July 2018 and provided for a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the fund is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects. These are projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Reachtaíocht Teanga (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá mo Roinn ar an eolas faoin dúshlán a bhaineann le seirbhísí ateangaireachta a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge i bParlaimint na hEorpa agus go deimhin in institiúidí eile san Aontas Eorpach agus anseo in Éirinn. Tá mo Roinnse gníomhach agus obair leanúnach ar siúl againn chun an t-easnamh seo a chur ina cheart. Ar an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Our offshore islands and their communities are an integral part of the Irish countryside and hold particular importance in the country's culture. The Irish language is an essential part of the community's identity and heritage on the Gaeltacht islands. Our Living Islands is the 10-year national policy for offshore islands. This all of Government policy, which is led by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Government recently agreed revised capital allocations under the National Development Plan totalling €2.25 billion out to 2026. The additional allocations of capital funding to 2026 will support key projects and programmes under the NDP such as the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) operated by my Department. The revised NDP capital allocations for my Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the LSSIF is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The first allocations...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Ar 28 Meitheamh 2023, d'fhógair mé go raibh conradh bronnta ar an gcomhlacht, Barr Feabhais Teo., chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an gcéad 10 bplean teanga a ceadaíodh faoi réir Acht na Gaeltachta 2012. Cinnteoidh an tionscnamh seo, a bhfuil buiséad suas le €92,500 á chur ar fáil ina leith, go ndéanfar athbhreithniú...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Addressing female participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy and a core priority for myself and Minister Catherine Martin. That includes women in leadership positions such as board members of National Governing Bodies (NGBs), Local Sports Partnership (LSP) and other funded sporting bodies. The most recent Sports Action Plan set a target for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tháinig deireadh le Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge in 2011. Faoin scéim d’íoctaí deontas, arbh fhiú suas le €260 in aghaidh na bliana le teaghlaigh cháilithe Ghaeltachta a bhí in ann a léiriú don Roinn gurbh í an Ghaeilge príomhtheanga labhartha bhunadh an tí acu. Sa scoilbhliain deireadh dá riar 2010/2011, ba...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá athbhreithniú an Údaráis ar phunann maoine ina áis thábhachtach taighde ar na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann leis an bpunann sna seacht gcondae Gaeltachta. Ó chuir an Teachta síos a ceist deiridh, d'fhoilsigh an tÚdarás taighde ar sholáthar agus éileamh tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht. Léiríonn an taighde seo:Go...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (30 May 2024)

Thomas Byrne: For the Paris Cycle, 2021-2024, the Government has provided record-level investment to Sport Ireland of approximately €89 million, towards high performance sport. Preparations for Paris 2024 are progressing positively. Sport Ireland is collaborating closely with the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland who will lead Team Ireland to the Olympic Games and...