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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge all the Senator's points. The 20x20 campaign was successful and brought so many different groups, organisations and the media together. It was a great success and we recently discussed it with the Federation of Irish Sport. The campaign was run for a particular point in time but there may be scope for doing a new campaign, as the Senator suggested. I am open to doing...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: We have such a structure in place already. There is a women in sport lead within Sport Ireland, as well as a women in sport group that deals with these issues. It is focused on four main areas, namely, leadership and governance; visibility; coaching and officiating; and active participation. Many of the sporting organisations are also appointing directors of women in sport for their own...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: As I said earlier, I take very seriously the letter we received from those players, both current and past. We are going to seek to address those issues with the IRFU and-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I would be interested in their perspective. They did not cast any aspersions on Sport Ireland or on the structures that are in place. They did not reference them.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for her comments. As I said, I take these matters extremely seriously. We have sent a very strong message around trying, first of all, to follow through in the first thing that was asked of us, which was to seek a meeting with the IRFU. We will have that meeting to reflect fully what was said by the players and to reflect all the issues. It is important that I have my...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: What I will say to the Deputy is that we want to see progress on the issues raised by the players and to have a constructive pathway. That is why we have involved Sport Ireland: to have overall oversight of funding and to implement the policy that we set. I am not going to pre-empt the discussions, but all I will say is we will be robust and direct in our engagements with the IRFU. We look...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chair and appreciate her comments. I echo what she has said around the huge achievements by Irish sportswomen over recent months. She has outlined them all and I will not repeat them. We are concerned about the report from the third quarter of the year and the gap that has emerged. We will have a dormant accounts programme announced in the next two weeks. There will be a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Through the local sports partnerships and the Women in Sport fund, there is the Adolescent Girls Get Active research report from 8 March last. That research has been informative in how we shape future funding schemes through the Women in Sport fund and also how we fund local sports partnerships. From a positive perspective, strengthening that link between our education system and our local...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Deputy Andrews raised an important point that has not been raised. Something we need to strengthen - we have a coaching lead within Sport Ireland - is coaching and officiating and broadening the coaching base to include more women from grassroots to high performance. We are trying to increase the number of women officiating and refereeing as well. There is targeted coach education...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Straitéisí Ranna (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Tuigtear dom go bhfuil trí scéim ar leith á reáchtáil ag Foras na Gaeilge faoi láthair le tacaíocht a chur ar fáil do na meáin scríofa i nGaeilge: scéim do nuachtáin ar line faoin a fhaigheann Tuairisc.ie tacaíocht; scéim d'irisí Gaeilge faoina fhaigheann leagan clóite agus...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Straitéisí Ranna (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá an ceart ag an Teachta an cheist seo a ardú. Tá tábhacht nach beag le réimse na foilsitheoireachta don phobal. I mí na Nollag 2018, d'ullmhaigh Séamus Daltún tuairisc ar an anailís ar na meáin Ghaeilge atá maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge. I mí Iúil 2019 rinne Pádraig Ó Ciardha taighde dar teideal Staid Reatha agus...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Straitéisí Ranna (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a luaigh mé, idir 2018 agus 2020 rinneadh taighde agus ritheadh trí phróiseas comhairliúcháin d'earnáil na meán Gaeilge. Bunaithe ar thorthaí agus ar mholtaí an phróisis comhairliúcháin agus taighde sin, rinneadh cinntí maidir leis an réimse seo. Dúirt mé cheana go bhfuil sé mar fhoráil de chuid...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar atá ráite agam roimhe seo, cuirim fáilte mhór roimh fhoilsiú an taighde is deireanaí ó Thuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta ar tugadh faoi le maoiniú mo Roinne. Dár ndóigh, is mise a sheol an tuarascáil ar na heagraíochta an samhradh seo caite. Is saothar taighde tairbheach é an taighde seo dar teideal Staidéar ar...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil an taighde an-tábhachtach agus go bhfuil na moltaí an-phraiticiúil. Mar a luaigh mé, tá sé beartaithe grúpa oibre a bhunú faoi chathaoirleach mo Roinne chun bearta ar leasa tuismitheoirí den chineál a luaigh mé á chomhordú agus á bhrú chun cinn. Beidh ionadaíocht ag...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Ghaeltacht (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a dúirt mé, tá an fhadhb seo an-tábhachtach agus sin an fáth go mbeidh grúpa oibre nua ann agus go mbeidh cathaoirleach mo Roinne ann le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta, le Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta agus le heagraíochtaí eile. Beidh an grúpa oibre sin ag féachaint ar an taighde seo ionas go mbeimid in ann struchtúr a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: It is of interest to many people. I thank Deputy Carey. I propose to take Question Nos. 73, 95, 103, 123 and 131 together. The sports capital and equipment programme is the primary vehicle for the Government's support for the development of sports and recreational facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Do I just have one minute to answer all that?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: In response to Deputy Carey's question, we are trying to maximise the amount with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We expect it to be significantly up on the amount allocated, but I will not announce the outcome of that until we announce the grants. We have had positive discussions and that will be finalised. Regarding the date, as Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan said, we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: Should I come in now?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (20 Jan 2022)

Jack Chambers: I might be able to deal with some of them if you want to-----