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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) 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 SCEP closed for applications on Monday 1st March 2021. By the closing date, over 3,100 applications were submitted seeking over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The club referred to by the Deputy applied for funding for sports equipment under the 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and was awarded a grant in August of this year. The letter of provisional allocation issued to all successful applicants, including the club in question, on 18 August and this correspondence set out the steps necessary to obtain formal approval and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. To date I have met with the venue owners for the golf tournament to which the Deputy refers on one occasion on 7th September last but I have not met the event organisers. Minister Martin attended the Ryder Cup in 2021 in the U.S. and while there met with the venue owner and the organisers on the 24th of September 2021. This was part...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Equality in sport is a key priority for Government. Our overall vision is for women to have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport. Both the Programme for Government and the National Sports Policy are unequivocal in their commitment to making this a reality. The aim in the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 is to eliminate the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (16 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Officials from my Department along with the football associations and government partners of the UK and Ireland continue to undertake feasibility work to assess the viability of a bid before FIFA formally open the bidding process in 2022. A wide range of factors will be examined during this feasibility study prior to any final decision to bid. A bid company is being established to help...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, with at least €100m being made available over the period to 2027. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and, thus far, approximately €86.4m has been awarded to 33 different proposals....

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Tairiscintí - Official Languages (Amendment) Bill 2019: Motions (17 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Táim an-sásta a bheith ar ais sa Seanad arís chun dá leasú iarmhartacha ar Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019 a chur faoi bhráid an Tí tráthnóna. Pléifidh mé leasuithe iarmhartacha Uimh. 1 agus 2 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin atá i gceist sa chás...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: As members will be aware, another committee is dealing with the Gaeltacht element of my responsibilities and, therefore, I will limit my comments to matters related to sport. Our immediate priority will be to safely accommodate sporting events, sporting organisations and high performance athletes, while continuing to take into account the prevailing public health advice. The Department will...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I am just getting the figure on that for Senator Cassells. Perhaps he could ask his next question and I will revert to him with the information.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: We are involved in establishing a bid board with the British Government and the respective football associations. We have increased the budgetary allocation for major events year on year, and approximately €500,000 has been spent to date. I will confirm that later in the meeting. As part of the bidding process, there will be an assessment of the required stadia in Ireland. On a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: As Senator Cassells knows, we have got significant stadia here as it stands, particularly if we take in both the Aviva and Croke Park.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: The bidding process is ongoing, and an infrastructural assessment will be part of that. It is a combined bid with other countries. We will be able to utilise existing infrastructure. If there is a recommendation on the upgrading of existing infrastructure following the assessment, that will also be part of it. We are at an early stage, and the bid board is being finalised.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: Between €80 million and €90 million of the €100 million was allocated in the previous fund. We have recommitted to a large-scale sports infrastructure fund in the current development plan. We have had very limited drawdown on that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I have it in front of me. More than 30 applicants were successful.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: A very limited number. We have had two to three applicants in recent days or weeks. That is one issue we have been prioritising. Departmental officials have met with every applicant who was awarded funding to get a sense of timelines and how to progress the projects. We are anxious to see the capital budget progressed as quickly as possible to get projects moving. The shutdown of the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: To answer Senator Cassells' first question, in terms of funding arrangements, there is no contingency from our perspective. We take applications whether it is for Dalymount Park, Tolka Park or for any other use. We expect drawdown in respect of the design work for Dalymount Park to happen shortly; it may already be under way. That is one of the few projects on which there has been progress...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Key Priorities and Legislation of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media: Discussion (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: We are funding the initial phase of this project because it was identified as a priority project. Football fans across the country would love to see Dalymount Park developed. If we get the design work progressed and the planning permission secured, moving to the next stage will be a priority for everybody involved.