Results 24,021-24,040 of 24,065 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation referred to by the Deputy was provisionally allocated grant funding of €245,204 in 2024, under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund. My Department has been in contact with the organisation and it will be in a position to confirm formal approval of the grant, when the organisation uploads the required documentation requested.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (1 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The club referred to by the Deputy were provisionally allocated grant funding of €405,026 in 2024 under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund. My Department has been in contact with the club on the steps required to progress to formal approval and the club expects to upload the necessary documentation by mid July at which point the Department will be in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Swimming Pools (2 Jul 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 Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), benefitting over forty sports, as well as multi-sport facilities, throughout the country. This represents the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Events (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the first major international sporting events held in Ireland was the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 1998 and I would of course welcome its return to this island at some point in the future. It would be a real showcase for the spectacular scenery that Ireland has to offer, including in the south east. Major international sporting events can play a key role in increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Events (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Major international sports events can play a key role in increasing 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sporting bodies for funding purposes, and other such matters. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sporting bodies for funding purposes, and other such matters. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sporting bodies for funding purposes, and other such matters. 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his good wishes. I look forward to working with the committee and thank it for the opportunity to be here to address priorities in the time ahead. The Government is committed to supporting our sporting ecosystem so that more people can participate, reap the benefits of sport and fulfil their potential, from grassroots right up to high performance level. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I felt very much like the goalkeeper in the contest for a while when most of the play is up the other end of the pitch. The Deputy rightly outlined the LSSIF. It was an important piece relating to the overall funding infrastructure that the State provides. Prior to 2019, there had not been anything filling that space. There were many projects of a reasonable scale throughout the country...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: We have not compiled any reserve list at the moment. Compiling any reserve list will be contingent on us securing additional funding to be able to do that. That is something we would then look at in the context of having additional funding. There is hope. We want to see more projects move on and more projects built. We intend to continue with this fund and have future rounds of it. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: There is a general approach that they have to use it if they want to keep it. That is the approach we will be taking. However, we are at the stage now where they have been awarded. We are looking to work with them. Some of them are at different stages. We want to see them get to fruition. That is our objective. We will be working with them to try to get drawdown and get them moved on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Not in the short term. We are not going to keep it on the never-never because we do not want funding held up whereby other projects could be proceeding. That is something we will monitor closely. We expect all of those who have received funding awards to get a move on and to move ahead with their projects.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: We want to see everyone participating in sport and having the opportunity to participate. Sport Ireland has published guidelines for national sporting bodies, but there are different approaches taken by sporting organisations internationally as well. It is a role for each national governing body relating to their policy on the issue,as long as they are working in conjunction with the Sport...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I want to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to participate in sport.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland has guidelines which each national governing body follows regarding participation around-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: There are not any currently. We want to ensure that everybody gets the opportunity to participate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: That is something we want to see as part of every tournament we host. It is about improving participation. There are benefits for the wider economy and from a tourism point of view. Each time we do something, we want to see it have a wider benefit too and particularly benefit the sport and the participation in sport. We are examining that, for example, in the context of golf at the moment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is a very strong advocate for the post office network and the impact it has on local communities. He is certainly right. The three-year agreement that is coming to a conclusion at the end of this year has been really important to maintaining the post office network. The Government is absolutely committed to ensuring that remains the case. This is going to require continued...