Results 4,201-4,220 of 9,170 for speaker:Jack Chambers

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I will try to quickly respond to the questions on sport. On the first issue the Deputy raised about level 3 and the various groups that are currently excluded, I chair a sports management group that is meeting shortly. As Deputy Dillon indicated, there is an expert group on the return to sport. This will be an issue if we are in level 3 for prolonged periods. In level 5, for instance, we...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I have no statutory function regarding the pheasant hunting season. It is not something that is regulated by the Department or by Sport Ireland. I understand An Garda Síochána directed that recreational shooting is not considered a form of exercise, as provided for in the Health Act 1947 and the regulations underpinning it. In fairness, I am aware that many rural Deputies have...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I know of the Senator's interest in sport and we have had many engagements on it. With regard to the return of spectators to stadiums, in the road map and framework we have set out, particularly in levels 1 and 2, that stadiums with a capacity of fewer than 5,000 would be permitted a maximum of 200 people. There is ongoing work on stadiums with a capacity of in excess of 5,000. We have had...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: It is due shortly. Obviously, there has not been the same impetus at level 5 to conclude it. We have been looking at Six Nations games and Dundalk games in the Europa League next year. We could potentially use bigger stadiums. The aim will be to trial this at the bigger stadiums and see how it goes so we can broaden it out. At level 5 in our current epidemiological position, there will...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: Yes. If we are in a better epidemiological position in the spring, we will have guidance out and we will try to pick particular matches to trial a limited number of spectators in our bigger stadiums.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: Like Senator Carrigy, I commend the players who are providing the nation with such positive activity on Saturdays and Sundays. It is excellent to see all our teams out in the county colours across GAA, camogie and ladies' football. In answer to the Senator's specific questions, we are currently preparing the criteria for the new sports capital programme and that will be reopened. It...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I know that the Deputy raised this with the Taoiseach yesterday. The return to sport expert group is very much an open forum and engages with and receives feedback from lots of different groups and associations. The levels of restrictions as they relate to sport and the criteria according to which various sports operate across level 3, 5 or 1 involve very much a whole-of-government approach...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in the Order of the Dáil of 22nd October, 2020, that the sitting be now suspended for 90 minutes, and on the resumption, the sitting shall continue in the Convention Centre Dublin on North Wall Quay, Dublin 1, whereupon Leaders' Questions shall be taken in accordance with Standing Order 36.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: It is important we reiterate the facts around this. At the Business Committee last Thursday, Sinn Féin proposed a motion on social protection and was very clear and explicit about that. It then allowed the Dáil to adjourn - to reconvene at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday - without informing or giving notice to all colleagues and other parties that it was intending to table a motion of no...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: If I can be allowed to-----

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I know Deputy Mattie McGrath respects democracy and the capacity of this House to make decisions on its rules, which is underpinned by the Constitution.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: We have set out the speaking time today, in line with what was agreed in the context of Dáil reform and with what the House agreed. That is what we are doing. There is no factual basis to what the Deputy.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: To respond to Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, I agree that we need to conduct business in a more family-friendly fashion. We are working across parties to change the current position on late sittings, but that requires the co-operation of the Opposition. When the Opposition comes in here and calls votes, even though the Government has made concessions, that adds 30 minutes to the day of the...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: -----to the effect that regardless of what concessions we make, or what we agree to, it will call a vote on every matter.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: That has been the custom and practice since July. I respect the Business Committee and I have tried to work in a constructive way with everybody. We have made concessions on lots of matters, including in terms of speaking time and in bringing Ministers before the House. Last week, for example, we suggested a change to the proposed business to increase speaking time by up to 50% for the...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: It is very clear. The Opposition argued over one minute last week. We want to be constructive.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: The factual position is that the vote on a confidence motion cannot take place in the Dáil Chamber. That is underpinned by the public health guidance. I think everyone supports that. As a result, business must be transacted in the convention centre and that is what we are voting on today. I ask those who oppose that proposal to outline their solution. In the interests of staff and...

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: -----the expedient progress of business today, Members should accept the situation and move across to the convention centre to allow Leaders’ Questions and our normal work to proceed.

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Transport, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Defence Minister for Public Expenditure and...

Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020: Referral to Joint Committee (10 Nov 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Technological Universities Act 2018 (Section 36) (Appointed Day) Order 2020, copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 28th October, 2020, be referred to the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, in...