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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I am committed to maintaining the significant support for sport witnessed in recent years and will continue to engage with Sport Ireland and other stakeholders in this regard. In relation to my Department's direct 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I recognise the importance of sport and physical activity for the health and wellbeing of our society and the need to ensure that opportunities are in place to allow all members of society to participate in sport. Encouraging participation levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 May 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 Events (18 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Ireland has consistently demonstrated an ambition to attract major international sports events that can make a positive return to the country. This is most recently evidenced by the Government’s decision to support the submission of a final bid dossier by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), with the UK football associations, for the right to host the UEFA Euro 2028 championships...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (16 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding under its various programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to funding provided by Sport Ireland to the sporting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, grants are available to voluntary, not-for profit sports clubs, community groups, NGBs, and local authorities. Third level colleges, Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and schools may also apply for funding jointly with sports clubs or organisations. The programme only funds organisations where all the income is used to fund the...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Táim an-sásta a bheith anseo leo inniu chun plé a dhéanamh ar an ábhar ríthábhachtach seo. I condemn any form of abuse in sport, including online abuse, racism, discrimination or inappropriate behaviour towards anyone involved in sport. Referees, officials and players are an integral part of our sporting structure and deserve to be respected for the...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It will be ready in a couple of months.

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Yes. That is the next stage.

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The audit will be focused on this summer.

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Senators for all their contributions. I certainly will consider some of the suggestions carefully. I thank Senator Maria Byrne for mentioning Ms Joy Neville and note Ms Maggie Farrelly in the GAA is in a similar position. She appeared on television the other night. I spoke to her at the start of the week about some of the issues she and her colleagues have faced. It is important...

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

Thomas Byrne: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding under its various programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Deputy would be the first to the Ryder Cup as well, in Limerick, in his constituency.

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

Thomas Byrne: As the Deputy is aware, the distribution of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund is a matter for the Minister for Finance. The possibility to augment the current betting levy regime for the purposes of partially funding the drive to increased sports participation continues to be raised by the sports sector and numerous sporting organisations have made proposals in recent years for what they...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Mary Butler got it done.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Those in Sinn Féin do not want to know anything.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Educational Disadvantage (3 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I am happy to speak on this issue. It is almost 18 years to the day since the then Fianna Fáil Minister for Education and Science, Deputy Mary Hanafin, established the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, programme. Disadvantage occurs throughout our communities and schools but I believe education is the great leveller, and we must do all that we can in order to support...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Educational Disadvantage (3 May 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I will take the points the Senator raised back to the Minister. I do not doubt the genuineness of her contributions, but nor do I doubt the genuineness of politicians around the country seeking DEIS status for schools in their area. In my constituency, two schools in the same village were added to the DEIS programme last year. It is extremely obvious from the Pobal maps that this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (3 May 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...