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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Jan 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...

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

Thomas Byrne: In relation to 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. Schools are eligible to apply for funding once the application is made jointly with a sports club. Over 13,000 projects...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Responsibilities (18 Jan 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Government has appointed me to be Minister of State at both the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and also the Department of Education with special responsibility for Sport and Physical Education. The Sports Action Plan 2021-2023 contains a number of actions highlighting the importance of physical activity in the educational setting. It is intended to...

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

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 445 together. 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. As well as sports organisations, applications are accepted from local authorities and artificial playing surfaces...

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

Thomas Byrne: In relation to 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. Grants are available to sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport, and local...

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government (17 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: Hear, hear.

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (17 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: I never heard of it.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: Those are after the post-European Council statements.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: I will counteract the misinformation about the alleged militarisation-----

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: -----of the EU that first came from Deputy McDonald last week.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: The Leas Cheann-Comhairle is now repeating it.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: I do not know whether what the Taoiseach said-----

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: -----could be repeated, because the Taoiseach made this point and stated the facts.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: Okay. As the Taoiseach said less than an hour and a half ago, spending on defence and security is a national competence. Decisions on that are, in the first instance, for each member state to decide on. We decide on our military spending. Dáil Éireann decides on our military spending. Nobody in Brussels or NATO is telling us what to do with our military forces. We decide that...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: I reject terms such as "European globalists". Deputy Mattie McGrath should look into the origins of those conspiracy theories. The agenda for next week's meeting of the European Council will be discussed by European affairs ministers at the General Affairs Council next week in Brussels, which I will attend. I will focus, as the Taoiseach has said, on a number of external relations...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: That is conspiracy theory stuff.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: You did actually.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: Yes.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: That is not true. We have been fully approved.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (7 Dec 2022)

Thomas Byrne: This is misinformation.