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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: On the first question, as I stated in my initial remarks, we are finalising the assessment of the applications. I am engaging with the Minister, Deputy McGrath, on the final figure and what we can allocate. I expect the final amount to be very significant. I do not propose to give a figure until it has been agreed with the Minister but there is a commitment, reaffirmed in the national...

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 thank Deputy Griffin for his questions. On the sports capital programme, as I stated in the Dáil last week, there has been a delay of several weeks as a result of incomplete applications in certain counties. Clubs have been given an opportunity to respond. We were hopeful to conclude the process by the end of November, but I expect it will be just before Christmas or, more likely,...

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 thank the Deputy. I referenced the Department of Education and I met representatives from Sport Ireland this morning in respect of this matter. We have a new winter initiative, the Let's Get Back campaign, which is based around trying to encourage the return to indoor and outdoor sport. When it comes to schools, representatives from the Department of Education and a couple of the working...

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: An appeals mechanism is available to clubs that made applications for equipment only. There was a little confusion around that. I can state that if a club had, for example, some sports capital and equipment on the same application, that is still a live application and has not yet been decided on or assessed. Some clubs that might need a hurling wall or a lawnmower might have thought 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 will have to provide the committee with specific detail on the Ryder Cup. There is an expanded envelope under that subhead for next year of just over €6 million. We had under €6 million this year. To go back to Senator Cassells' question on the World Cup, we expect to spend more than €2 million over a four-year period. We have spent a very limited amount so far, but...

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 thank the Senator for the questions. I will try to get through them. On sports capital, which we have discussed before, I take the Senator’s point on County Longford. We have structured the funding this year by splitting it half-and-half between demand and per capita. This will allow for a fair distribution across the country. On the Senator’s point, we are developing 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: I thank the Deputy for his question. I was involved with some members of the FAI, including Packie Bonner and its president, Gerry McAnaney. I have read the report on the UEFA model and it is excellent. As the Deputy said, it sets out funding structures that parallel social outcomes. Where there is a front-loading of investment from other sources, the State oversees the outcomes to 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: One aspect of it could involving private banking but also there is the potential to involve the European Investment Bank. I would like to have a conversation with it too. We will engage with the banks. That will not be a difficulty. We received the report last week and we need to know what way we would structure this model if we were to embrace it. We will engage with the financial-----

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: It was fantastic to see Maggie Farrelly referee the senior county club final. I hope she is the first of many female referees to officiate across our club and county systems. When she spoke about this, she wanted to focus on the future and on her being one of many female referees. It was brilliant to see what she did. Through our women in sport programme, we are trying to fund...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I am joined by my colleague Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, assistant secretary general, with responsibility for sport and tourism. As committee members will be aware, the sports sector has been and continues to be severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Throughout this time, Sport Ireland and the Department have been continually engaging with the sector, and we know sporting bodies and...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: What subhead is the Deputy referring to specifically?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: What subhead is the Deputy referring to?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I can go through the amount this year across the subheads to give some comparisons. I went through sports capital in a previous meeting and this does not relate to that. In terms of Sport Ireland, the funding position next year will merge in the increase and some of that embeds some of the Covid funding as well. I am not sure where the Deputy saw that reference.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: The funding profile for sport is actually increasing. What the Deputy referred to could be related to some of the Covid funding, but I will check that out because I do not have the figure she has referred to.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: It is split between the three main governing bodies for the field sports, the other governing bodies, and the club resilience fund for clubs. The resumption of sport and physical activity fund is targeted through many local sports partnerships. It also looks at opportunities around additional physical activity in hard-to-reach groups, such as those in disadvantaged areas, people with...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: There is a structured application process through Sport Ireland, which engages with the local sports partnerships. They have been engaged with by Sport Ireland directly on funding opportunities and new activities. They tend to target hard-to-reach groups, such as in disadvantaged areas or those with disabilities. From last year's announcement there was a specific and even a geographical...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy and I know there was great support from his committee on equalising the grants. It sends the right message to all women and girls around opportunities in sport and participation, particularly in Gaelic games. The majority of the Sport Ireland budget is funded directly from the Exchequer. I do not have a breakdown but it would be a very minor amount funded by the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. We can send the detailed breakdown of all counties and local sports partnerships so everybody on the committee can see the specific initiatives relevant to their counties. That will allow them to see the detail under the figures. We can do the same when we make our announcements. On the national lottery point, the amount from the national lottery comes into the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I will check that out and get a note from Sport Ireland. One of the criteria to get funding from Sport Ireland is to be a registered and recognised national governing body. I will have to check if the organisation in question is such a body. It could be a case of the organisation formalising the arrangement with Sport Ireland, registering as a national governing body and then applying for...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy and I echo his remarks about Mr. Treacy, who has built a structure that started very much from himself back in the late 1990s. It has grown as a structure around sport to see Sport Ireland as it is today, with a very professional structure that oversees sport and delivers policy outcomes. I welcome the Deputy's remarks on funding. As part of the application process for...