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Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The funding has been approved.

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I pay tribute to the Labour Party for tabling this motion. I pay particular tribute to Deputy Ó Ríordáin for his obvious passion in this debate and his genuine interest in soccer. He gave a fantastic speech this morning with which people on this side of the House would not disagree. I pay tribute to everybody who took part in the debate and the visitors in the Public...

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: They were Covid-19 supports.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: One of our primary aims under the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 is to increase the levels of participation in sport by women and girls. Soccer is a key sport in contributing to that aim and I am delighted to note the huge growth over recent years in the number of women and girls playing soccer. The Government and Sport Ireland are continuing to support the FAI in growing the game...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy 2018-2027 (NSP), approved by Government and launched in mid-2018, outlines the strategic approach to be taken over its 10-year period for the provision of State support for sports facilities. Chapter 4 of the NSP identifies the priorities for Government insofar as sport facilities at local, regional and national levels are concerned, confirming in particular the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (11 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I would like to thank the Deputy for raising this matter, on which I have recently had correspondence from the Friends of Irish Athletics group. I have familiarised myself thoroughly with the extensive series of correspondences and discussions that have already occurred with previous Ministers and Agencies on this same topic over several years, in particular with my immediate predecessor...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Seanadóir for raising this issue. The requirement for additional school places is kept under ongoing review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Senator Seery Kearney for giving me the opportunity to address this issue. I speak as someone who is not just a Minister of State in the Department but as a Deputy in a constituency where this was an issue a number of years ago, where the demographic projections of the Department did not match what was happening on the ground for various reasons. I believe the Department system has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I am pleased to confirm to the Deputy that the National Digital Database of Sport and Recreation Amenities, currently being developed by Sport Ireland, is on track to be substantially completed by the end of this year. It is a major, multi-annual project involving the integration of multiple datasets from a wide variety of stakeholders that will, inter alia, increase our understanding of gaps...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 338 together. In relation to capital support, my Department provides grant assistance for sporting facilities through the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The SCEP is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In terms of my Department's responsibilities, the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as an ábhar seo a ardú mar Shaincheist Tráthúil. It gives me the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, who cannot be here this evening. I am in the Department under the Minister. I will outline to the House, on behalf of the Minister, the current position in relation to capital projects to deliver...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an ábhar seo a chur ar chlár oibre an tSeanaid inniu. Illness benefit is the primary short-term income support provided by the Department to those who cannot work due to illness of any type and who are covered by social insurance. Eligibility for illness benefit depends on the person's PRSI record and class. People must have made...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I acknowledge the circumstances the Senator's constituent is undergoing and I wish that person the very best of luck with their health challenges. As I have said already, if he could outline them in more detail to the Minister I am sure she would be very happy to get her officials to look at the matter. The Government in recent years has already extended a number of social insurance...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Dillon can say whatever he wishes. He is right to advocate for his community and for schools. It is very important for Ministers to give the exact response. I cannot just come in here and talk off the top of my head. I need to get the exact position of the Department and that is what I am outlining. That is why the response is always carefully worded in these situations. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The first call for proposals under the LSSIF closed in 2019 with applications confined to local authorities and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport. All applications were assessed in accordance with the published Evaluation Procedures and Guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: My Department's main role with regard to artificial pitches relates to providing grant assistance for the development of such facilities. In this regard, the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme for...