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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a dúirt an Teachta, tá an cheist seo an-tábhachtach don Ghaeltacht agus chun treoirlínte nua a chruthú. Beidh treoirlínte nua ag an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta agus beidh sé freagrach as an gceist seo. Tá siad ag déanamh go leor oibre. Tá oifigigh mo Roinne i dteagmháil leis na hoifigigh sa...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Aontaím leis an Teachta. Bím i dteagmháil le go leor daoine sa Ghaeltacht, ina Dáilcheantar féin agus ar na hoileáin. Níl an córas ag obair ag an am seo. Sin an fáth go bhfuil struchtúr ann, idir mo Roinn féin agus an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta le chéile. Mar pháirt den struchtúr...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, luaitear i gclár an Rialtais go ndéanfar athbhreithniú ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin agus toghcháin i ndáil le bord an údaráis. Faoi réir na bhforálacha ábhartha de na hAchtanna um Údarás na Gaeltachta, arna leasú faoi Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012, is saolré cúig bliana atá ag...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ba mhaith liom a rá i dtús báire go raibh próiseas comhairliúcháin phoiblí ann freisin. Tá na freagraí sin ag mo Roinn cheana féin agus tá m’oifigigh ann ag obair ar an gceist seo. Bhí go leor daoine i dteagmháil leis an Roinn chun an cheist seo a phlé agus tá an obair seo déanta. Bhí go leor...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá mo Roinn i mbun próisis féinsholáthair faoi láthair chun sainchomhairleoireacht a ceapadh don tasc. Táthar ag súil go gceapfar sainchomhairleoireacht don chúram seo gan mórán moille. Tá an próiseas comhairliúcháin phoiblí críochnaithe ag an Roinn. Nuair a bhíomar ag dul tríd an bpróiseas...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: We all are very concerned about what we saw and the total disorganisation beforehand, with fans arriving with tickets and being excluded and then being blamed for just trying to get into a match. We have seen that broadly reflected. It was terrible that fans were being blamed. I am absolutely concerned. Certainly in the Irish context, we have good event planning. From a security...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (21 Jun 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 €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy is aware, The 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represent Government policy in relation to the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions.  My Department is responsible inter alia, for coordinating its implementation which has cross-departmental ownership....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: While I have not had any direct engagement to date on this matter with the organisation mentioned by the Deputy, I am aware that the current levels of hotel accommodation availability and pricing could potentially impact on attendance at sporting events particularly in Dublin. As Minister Martin has already outlined, there is additional pressure on hotel capacity and pricing as we enter...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: The primary aim of the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 is to increase and improve, in a planned manner over a period of time, the quantity and quality of services provided for the public through the Irish language by public bodies.   In setting out new requirements as regards the delivery of public services in Irish, ending the system of Irish language schemes and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Faoi mar a chur mé in iúl roimhe seo i gCeist Pharlaiminte 22180/22, rinne mé plean teanga an Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta: Bearna agus Cnoc na Cathrach a fhaomhadh faoin bpróiseas pleanála teanga i mí Bealtaine 2021. Tuigtear don Roinn ó Údarás  na Gaeltachta, atá freagrach as feidhmiú an phróisis ar an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 27 and 67 together. In relation to Cork City and Macroom respectively; in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Gaeltacht Act 2012, both of these urban centres been shortlisted, together with 13 other towns as towns which can be accorded Gaeltacht Service Town status, subject to language plans being developed for both respectively in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland works with a large number of sporting bodies and other organisations to develop and promote a variety of outdoor sports and to support the development of recreational trails throughout Ireland, which are all developed to encourage more people to be active in the great outdoors.  While Sport Ireland does not directly develop or provide funding for footpaths or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Addressing women’s participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy. That includes women in leadership positions such as board members of National Governing Bodies (NGBs). In the Action Plan for Sport 2021-2023 all NGBs are being asked to achieve 40% gender representation on their boards by the end of 2023.  Failure to achieve this...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: In relation to my Department's responsibilities, three schemes provide capital grant assistance for the development and improvement of sports facilities: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund and the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) has recently published online its finalised Governance Review and its upcoming EGM on 10 July will provide the opportunity for the organisation and its members to affect meaningful and positive change in boxing. I would encourage them to accept and implement the recommendations of the review in full.  It is important to note that the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 39 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 €100 million 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: Departmental Policies (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Increased participation in sport is a key objective of my Department. In pursuit of that objective, we are committed to a Sport for All approach aimed at ensuring that all persons have the opportunity to partake equally in sport and physical activity, regardless of age, social-economic status, disability, or membership of, for example, the LGBTI+ community, the Traveller community or other...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: My Department has a critical role to play in ensuring that the transition to a lower carbon economy fosters creativity, expands the possibilities for people visiting and living here to engage with nature, and that social and economic sustainability are at the heart of all future development in our sectors. We are doing this through a programme of specific actions under the Climate Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (21 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá tugtha le fios ag Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil an obair atá i gceist maidir le heagrú an tríú céim den taighde seo fós idir lámha ag an Údarás agus táthar fós ag súil, mar a bhí tugtha le fios roimhe seo,  go mbeidh an taighde críochnaithe go hiomlán faoi dheireadh an fhómhair. Mar is...