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Select Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Céim an Choiste (Atógáil) (23 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: Tá gach duine anseo. Tá deis againn roimh 6.30 p.m. agus beidh an spás anseo.

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Electric Scooter Trials) Bill 2021: First Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: 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 programmes. Sport Ireland does not however, provide direct funding for clubs or individuals but instead channels the funding through the relevant National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 573 and 574 together. Insofar as risk assessment and advice is concerned, the position is as advised previously to the Deputy. The Expert Group on Return to Sport, which is chaired by my Department, provides relevant advice to the sporting bodies to inform their own risk assessment, and the majority of sporting bodies have put in place appropriate COVID-19...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: In the context of the recent publication of the COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery Plan 2021 – The Path Ahead, the Government has agreed that the public health restrictions will be subject to ongoing review taking account of the evolving epidemiological situation and available evidence in relation to vaccine deployment, uptake and effectiveness. The public health advice is that it is too...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fur Farming (24 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: I am informed by Údarás na Gaeltachta that there is currently one client company in the fur sector, Tazetta Teo, which has received support since 2009. The company was formed in 1992 following the amalgamation of Jet Mink Teo. and Cilfin Teo., which had established mink farms in the same area in Donegal in 1969. Údarás na Gaeltachta grants to Tazetta Teo. since 2009 are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (25 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, has provided NGBs with almost €40m in High Performance Programme Funding (€39.925m) between 2017 and 2021. In recognising the challenges associated with delivering a High Performance Programme during the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessity for funding stability, Sport Ireland has maintained the level of High Performance Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (25 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has provided substantial supports and additional funding to Údarás na Gaeltachta over the past year in order to support the work of the organisation itself and to support the thousands of jobs in its client companies. Officials from my Department continue to work closely with Údarás na Gaeltachta to ensure that the range of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Plean Teanga (25 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: Tá plean teanga Chathair na Gaillimhe curtha faoi bhráid mo Roinne ag Foras na Gaeilge agus é á mheas faoi láthair faoi réir na dTreoirlínte Pleanála Teanga agus fhórálacha ábhartha an Achta. Tuigtear dom go bhfuil an measúnú sin nach mór críochnaithe anois agus áthar ag súil leis, dá...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Prohibition of Winter Disconnections) Bill 2021: First Stage (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021: Referral to Joint Committee (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Protection of Young Persons (Employment) (Exclusion of Workers in the Fishing and Shipping Sectors) Regulations 2021, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 3rd March, 2021, be referred to the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: The promotion and achievement of increased access to, and participation in, sport and physical activity by people with disabilities is a key priority of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. Sport Ireland, the agency responsible for the development of sport in Ireland, has also developed a specific Policy on Participation in Sport by People with Disabilities, details of which are available on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland has no involvement in the governance review of the organisation mentioned by the Deputy nor in the arrangements between the organisation and the person engaged in respect of the review. Such arrangements are a matter for the organisation itself. I understand that in 2020 the organisation identified that it required assistance in assessing supports and structures necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represents state policy for the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions. The Strategy and supporting action plan have cross-departmental ownership and, accordingly, responsibility for implementation falls on a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: Aithníonn mo Roinn go bhfuil sé thar a bheith dúshlánach do na coláistí Gaeltachta agus iad ag iarraidh a bheith ag pleanáil chun cinn don bhliain seo amach romhainn, go háirithe agus cúrsaí COVID-19 ag athrú go síoraí. Tá comhairleoirí sláinte agus sábhailteachta fostaithe ag mo Roinn chun cuidiú...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking...