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Ceisteanna - Questions: Census of Population (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I note the views of Members on the time capsule. It will be fascinating to see what views Members of this House put into the time capsule to be opened in 100 years' time. I hope things are a lot more positive than Deputy Boyd Barrett's negative disposition.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Census of Population (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: That is why the Government is absolutely committed to delivering on housing, giving that hope and ensuring the progressive delivery of social and affordable homes for many people. As regards the Deputy's point on dereliction, I sent him a letter in recent weeks with the factual position on that. I will ask my officials to send him an updated note on that again, but I did follow up on it....

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann: approves the calling of two Citizens' Assemblies to consider the following matters and to make such recommendations as it sees fit and report to the Houses of the Oireachtas: (1) a Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, with a total of 100 members including an independent Chairperson and 99 randomly-selected members of the public, to examine how...

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputies for their insightful contributions, many of which were supportive. I listened carefully to the Members' views and I will convey their valuable suggestions to the Government and the assembly secretariat as appropriate. Clearly, there is considerable support and enthusiasm from the majority in this House for the work of citizens' assemblies. Many Members wanted more of...

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move that leave be granted.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: Initial preparatory planning work has been undertaken by my Department in this regard. It is intended to establish a working group in the near future to take forward the detailed work of preparing a national swimming strategy, with a view to its completion and publication this year.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.  Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The club to which the Deputy refers was provisionally allocated a grant under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) for the development of an artificial playing surface. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the SCP, certain legal requirements must be met in order to protect the public investment in the facility. In this regard my Department has recently been in contact with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The club to which the Deputy refers, was provisionally allocated a grant under the 2018 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) for security fencing and the development of a natural playing surface. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the SCP, due to the value of the grants received by the club in the past, it is necessary to execute a Deed of Covenant and Charge in order to protect...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 207 and 209 together. The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.  Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (17 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is ar an mbunús agus ar an tnúthán go mbeidh na coláistí Gaeilge athoscailte in mbliana atá an Roinn ag feidhmiú agus, dá réir, gur tríd an gcúnamh leanúnach a chuirtear ar fáil faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge a bheidh an Roinn ag teacht i gcabhair ar an earnáil go príomha mar a bhaineann...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Central Statistics Office’s Structural Business Statistics (SBS) publishes annual statistics on enterprise characteristics including turnover. The latest SBS results show that there were 285,466 enterprises in the business economy in 2019. Of these, 244,510 enterprises had annual turnover less than €750,000. The following table shows the breakdown of these figures by sector...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Data (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Central Statistics Office’s Structural Business Statistics (SBS) publishes annual statistics on enterprise characteristics including employee numbers. The latest SBS results show that there were 285,466 enterprises in the business economy in 2019. Of these, 273,829 enterprises had less than 20 employees. It should be noted that a large portion of the business economy is made up of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 to 306, inclusive, together. The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 to 313, inclusive, together. The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2022)

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. Any sports club can apply directly for funding up to a value of €150,000 for local projects. In cases where a club does not own a premises, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317, 320 and 327 together. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.  Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (22 Feb 2022)

Jack Chambers: Dublin City Council's proposal for the development of Dalymount Park was among the successful projects to be awarded funding under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). A grant of €918,750 was awarded under Stream 1 of the LSSIF towards the cost of bringing the project to tender stage and a formal grant agreement has been signed by Dublin City Council and my...