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

Jack Chambers: Addressing women’s participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy. The Women in Sport funding programme is an important support for sporting bodies in putting programmes in place to increase women’s participation in their sports and to progress their strategic objectives for women in sport. Last year, Sport Ireland announced an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (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 Football Association of Ireland (FAI) with the support of Cork County Council submitted an application under the LSSIF for construction funding for Phase 1 of the Munster...

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

Jack Chambers: Officials in Sport Ireland have been engaging with the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) on an ongoing basis regarding the IABA’s response to the recommendations of its Governance Review and Sport Ireland continues to provide guidance to the Association on the implementation of the recommendations. Significant progress has been made by the IABA who have continued to report...

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

Jack Chambers: Mar uasdátú don Teachta, is féidir liom a dheimhniú go bhfuil an suirbhé a bhí beartaithe ag Údarás na Gaeltachta a dhéanamh ar a chliantchuideachtaí á dhéanamh i láthair na huaire ag an eagraíocht. Dáileadh ceistneoir le gairid chuig gach cuideachta agus tá iarrachtaí déanta agus á ndéanamh...

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

Jack Chambers: Ireland has consistently demonstrated an ambition to attract major international sports events that can make a positive return to the country. This is most recently evidenced by the Government’s decision to support the submission of a preliminary bid by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), with the UK football associations, for the right to host the UEFA Euro 2028 championships...

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: In relation to my Department's responsibilities, 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, including many football developments, have now benefited from funding since 1998, bringing the...

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

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 172, 173 and 175 together. Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. This includes the allocation of current funding to sporting organisations across its various programmes such as the Core Funding Programme and High...

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

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

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 178, 179 and 180 together. 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...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (back from Committee) (without debate) - Motion re Twentieth Report of Committee of Selection (without debate) - Social Welfare Bill 2022 (Second Stage) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Declaration of...

Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022: Motion (22 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 2nd November, 2022.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (22 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Twentieth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 18th November, 2022, and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Griffin and acknowledge his strong advocacy for sports clubs in County Kerry. We are finalising the review. We hope to open the next round early next year. We are finalising our engagements with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, who was supportive of the previous round when we had a record level of funding, as the Deputy will be aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Energy Prices (15 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) is being run by Sport Ireland and the funding will be...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Craolacháin (22 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: Tá tuarascáil á hullmhú ag Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann ar thionscadal taighde trí chéim a rinneadh maidir le seirbhís raidió náisiúnta trí mheán na Gaeilge do dhaoine óga a chur ar fáil. Baineann Céim 1 den taighde seo leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn i measc lucht éisteachta óg in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (22 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I can inform the Deputy that I had an introductory meeting with the then newly appointed CEO of the organisation mentioned by the Deputy on 1 February 2022. Neither Minister Catherine Martin nor I have held any other bilateral meetings with the CEO to date this year.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reProposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022 (Section 9(2)) (Amount of Financial Contribution) Order 2022 (back from Committee) (without debate) - Motion reMinisterial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Motion reProtocol and arrangements for President von der...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (29 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Tánaiste and Minister for...

President von der Leyen's Address to the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (29 Nov 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the following arrangements shall apply in relation to any meeting of the Dáil on Thursday 1st December, 2022: (a) the ordinary routine of business shall be interrupted after Leaders' Questions pursuant to Standing Order 36, and the sitting of the Dáil shall thereupon stand suspended; (b) at 2 p.m., the Dáil shall be enjoined with Seanad Éireann to...