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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that Údarás na Gaeltachta is undertaking a broad range of initiatives to develop Gaeltacht tourism. An tÚdarás is focusing on four main strategic objectives to develop Gaeltacht tourism. Firstly, to support private and community-based enterprises in developing high-end slow tourism experiences that encourage longer stays and higher spending while...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport and physical activity are hugely important to our collective wellbeing and health, so it is in our national interest to promote increased participation in sport and activity at all levels, locally and nationally. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Funding not exceeding €15,000 was approved in June 2022 to enable Nascadh Uíbh Ráthaigh to prepare a Language Plan for that area of Uíbh Ráthaigh that is situated outside the official Gaeltacht boundaries and outside the Gaeltacht Service Town of Cahersiveen.This grant was approved in line with the commitment made in the Government’s 2018-2022 Action Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Major international sports events can increase sporting participation, encourage domestic and international tourism and also promote Ireland as a destination for education and business opportunities. They present a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class tourism and sports offering to Europe and the world. The Government continues to support the hosting of major sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 across its various funding 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. 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 Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. It also has responsibility for the Governance Code for Sport. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two relevant capital funding programmes, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). In 2024 over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to community sports clubs and facilities from the CSFF while grants totalling €173 million were awarded from the LSSIF. This is a an all-time record investment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). 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 CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Bodies (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Reply not received from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Reply not received from Department.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 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 Sports Facility Fund (CSFF). The cumulative investment from the LSSIF since 2020 is €297 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the allocation of funding under its various programmes. It also has responsibility for the development of strategies for increasing participation in sport, including participation by women and girls. Sport Ireland does not directly commission media or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On 4 November 2024, funding allocations under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) were announced. The total amount of grants awarded under this second round was €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects. With this announcement, the cumulative investment from the LSSIF since the first round in 2020 now totals €297 million. Last year the LSSIF received an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A provisional grant of €918,750 was announced in January 2020 towards the overall design cost for the redevelopment of Dalymount Park under Stream 1 of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). This Stream 1 funding was for design costs only and, to date the Department has paid Dublin City Council €353,226 towards the design element of the project. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over €75 million in State funding has been allocated to the FAI between 2019 and 2024, including €30.2 million specifically to support football development and aimed at promoting participation in football by young people, with the balance in funding comprising Covid-specific and energy supports to the FAI and the wider football sector. In particular, considerable financial...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s first National Swimming Strategy was published in August 2024 and it sets out a vision to provide everyone in our country with an opportunity to swim. The working group tasked with developing the Strategy consisted of representatives from my Department, Swim Ireland, Sport Ireland, Active Disability Ireland, Ireland Active and the local authorities. The resultant Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). 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 CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Ghaeltacht (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Ó thaobh cúrsaí tithíochta tá cuspóir uaillmhianach ag an Rialtas seo 300,000 teach a thógáil roimh dheireadh 2030. Rachaidh an cuspóir seo chun tairbhe gach cearn den tír, an Ghaeltacht san áireamh. Tá cainteanna ar siúl idir an Roinn Tithíochta agus oifigigh sa Rannán Gaeltachta maidir le pleanáil i...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 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. The total investment in the LSSIF Fund currently stands at €297 million, with...