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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (16 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Faoi mar a chur mé in iúl roimhe seo i gCeist Pharlaiminte 47572/22, rinne mé plean teanga an Limistéir Pleanála Teanga Gaeltachta: Bearna agus Cnoc na Cathrach a fhaomhadh faoin bpróiseas pleanála teanga i mí Bealtaine 2021. I mí Meithimh na bliana seo, d’fhógair Údarás na Gaeltachta go rabhthas ag lorg áisitheora...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Nov 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: Sports Funding (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: This is a hugely exciting time for women’s football in Ireland. The wonderful achievement of the Irish women's team in qualifying for next year’s World Cup Finals presents a real opportunity to grow the women’s game even further at all levels including the women’s national league. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) launched its 2022-2025 Strategy in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Any form of abuse, discrimination or inappropriate behaviour towards anyone involved in sport is absolutely unacceptable. Referees, and all other officials, and players, are an integral part of our sporting structure and deserve to be respected for the important role they play in sport. There have unfortunately been too many examples of this abuse in recent times and it cannot be allowed to...

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

Jack Chambers: Grant allocations from Dormant Accounts to all Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) in each county are based on competitive bid processes scored in accordance with clearly defined and publicly available award criteria. For each of the eight Dormant Account funding streams available for application by Local Sports Partnerships this year, applications were invited from all 29 Local Sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá cistíocht iomlán d’ós cionn €34m curtha ar fáil d’Údarás na Gaeltachta don bhliain reatha. Tá an ciste seo ag cabhrú go suntasach leis an Údarás chun a chlár oibre a chur chun feidhme. Tá comhdhéanamh an chiste mar seo a leanas: - Fomhír C6 – Údarás na Gaeltachta (reatha)...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oifigí Roinne (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is ar an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta atá an fhreagracht maidir leis an Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt 2000, arna leasú - faoina dtagann gnóthaí i ndáil le cúrsaí pleanála sa Ghaeltacht. Sa chomhthéacs sin, ar mhaithe le feabhas a chur ar an gcaoi a chuirtear forálacha ábhartha den Acht agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oifigí Roinne (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ar mhaithe le tuilleadh comhoibrithe, comhthuisceana agus comhpháirtíochta a chothú i measc páirtithe leasmhara a bhfuil baint acu le seachadadh tacaíochtaí do theaghlaigh Ghaeltachta atá, nó ar mhian leo a gclann a thógáil le Gaeilge, agus mar a chuir mé in iúl sa Teach seo cheana, bhunaigh mo Roinn grúpa oibre le gairid....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oideachas Gaeltachta (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ar mhaithe leis na cineálacha deiseanna bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt dó ina cheist, d’fhógair mé níos túisce i mbliana go bhfuil ciste ceithre céad míle euro (€400,000) ceadaithe agam chun leathnú suntasach a dhéanamh ar an gciste scoláireachta do lucht freastail iar-bhunscoileanna DEIS na tíre chun freastal ar...

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

Jack Chambers: The football associations in the UK and Ireland announced in February 2022 their intent to bid to jointly-host the UEFA European Championships in 2028. Ireland had been due to host part of the 2020 iteration of those championships and so I am well aware of the significance and scale of the tournament and what a positive experience it would be to jointly host it in 2028. On 22 March...

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

Jack Chambers: On Tuesday, the Government approved a new Masterplan for the development of the Sport Ireland Campus. The Masterplan, which will be published later today, provides a framework for the further development of the campus over the next 15 to 20 years and identifies the next key high-level projects for development. The first high-level project for delivery under the new masterplan is likely to be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ó thús na bliana seo, bhuail mé féin agus feidhmeannaigh mo Roinne cúpla uair le hionadaíocht lucht lóistín na gcoláistí Gaeilge - atá lárnach i gcóras na gcoláistí Gaeilge ar ndóigh - chomh maith le scáthghrúpa na gcoláistí samhraidh, CONCOS. Rinneadh é sin chun go mbeadh an deis againn...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: In the context of my Department’s role in coordinating the implementation of the Government’s Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022), I recently launched the third annual progress report on its ongoing implementation on behalf of Government. The plan itself was first published in 2018 in order to accelerate and better co-ordinate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Increasing participation levels in sport for all age cohorts is a priority of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 and is a key objective for 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,...

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

Jack Chambers: As part of Budget 2023, €35 million is being made available to help alleviate the impact of increased energy costs for sports clubs and organisations with a view to ensuring that everyone can continue to enjoy the benefits of sport and physical activity over the winter months. The Sports Energy Support Scheme (SESS) announced earlier this week is being run by Sport Ireland and the...

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

Jack Chambers: The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, 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, approximately €86.4 million has been awarded to 33 different proposals. The projects...

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

Jack Chambers: Work has commenced on the development of the first National Swimming Strategy based on a vision to ‘provide everyone in Ireland with an opportunity to swim’. The Working Group tasked with the detailed work of preparing the strategy is chaired by my Department and comprises representatives from relevant National Governing Bodies for sport and stakeholders, specifically Swim...

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

Jack Chambers: This is a hugely exciting time for women’s football in Ireland. The wonderful achievement of the Irish women's team in qualifying for next year’s World Cup Finals presents a real opportunity to grow the women’s game even further at all levels including the women’s national league. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) launched its 2022-2025 Strategy in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (17 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá an cheist trí chéile maidir le bunú a leithéid de ghrúpa oibre á breithniú ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Ar mhaithe le haghaidh láithreach a thabhairt ar na bealaí a bhféadfaí tacú tuilleadh le hearnáil na gColáistí Gaeilge, cheadaigh mé roinnt beartas faoi leith i mbliana. De thoradh na mbearta sin: -...

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

Jack Chambers: On Tuesday, the Government approved a new Masterplan for the development of the Sport Ireland Campus. The Masterplan, which will be published later today, provides a framework for the further development of the campus over the next 15 to 20 years. Sustainability and energy-efficiency are key elements of the campus masterplan. Passive design strategies and energy-efficient buildings will...