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Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The teaching profession has done fantastic work and we are committed to supporting them as well. On the local issues raised by Senator Keogan, obviously I am aware of them all and I am in touch with Department officials in relation to them and will keep her informed on them. They are obviously dear to her heart and dear to my heart. On the position of Duleek secondary school, as Members...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Defibrillators Provision (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: 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 physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Grants are available for a wide variety of capital works and non-personal sports equipment including first aid...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: 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, approximately €86.4 million has been awarded to 33...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: 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 (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: A list of all allocations under all recent rounds of the SCEP (including the 2020 round) is published on my Department's website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/. A full list of all payments made can also be viewed on my Department's website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/efc6c4-sports-capital-programmes-pa yments/.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: 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 funding to the sporting organisations, across its various programmes. Sport Ireland's core funding allocations to National Governing Bodies of Sport for 2023 were announced today...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: 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: Departmental Funding (15 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 79 and 80 together. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to the funding it has allocated to the organisations mentioned. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days. In relation to capital funding provided by my Department, the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP)...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I apologise. I was not anticipating the swap. I thought I was No. 4. I thank the Deputy for bearing with me. I know the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, has already given an initial reply. As the Deputy knows, the sports capital and equipment programme is the main vehicle for the development of sports and recreation facilities. More than €1.15 billion has been spent on that...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: We will be in a position to do that in due course. I came into the Department just before Christmas. The review was under way. We provided some input into it and the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, has done the same. It will mean that the sports capital programme will be better. There was no specific allocation when we opened the programme the last time. The decision was made during...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: We did not receive notification.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 71 and 109 together. Addressing the participation of women and girls in sport and physical activity is an important element of national sports policy and is a core priority for me and the Minister. Along with Sport Ireland, we will continue to promote and encourage greater participation in sport by women and girls. The Government has provided a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Deputy raised the issue of Anaïs O'Donovan previously and I know that Sport Ireland is aware of her situation. I certainly will get back in contact with the agency on that case. It takes responsibility for managing that funding. Just to be clear, I do not think there is any discrimination there in terms of gender but it is related to the particular sport in which I understand she...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I know.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It is welcome that more people are not just participating in women's sport, but also supporting it, which is important. I saw that myself in Páirc Tailteann recently when there was a men's match and a women's match one after the other, with similar crowds. That would not have been the case previously. I have a personal commitment to this through my family. I know someone who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputy for his ongoing support and representations on the football centre of excellence for Munster in Glanmire. The work he has done as a councillor and in the Dáil has been important to the project. 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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I would be more than happy to attend any meeting on this matter. The Government has allocated more than €2 million to this project, and that money is still there. I understand the issues the Deputy has raised and his commitment to the project. This weekend, I will be attending the President's Cup match in ladies soccer. I am sure I will bump into officials from the FAI at that. I...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Facilities (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I do not have to hand the figures on the percentage of the fund that has been drawn down, but I can think of one project in my constituency where part of it is almost complete. Regarding phase 1, the original cost estimate was €3,858,473 and the Government awarded €2,025,699, so by any standard, the Government grant was a significant allocation towards the original cost...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: As part of budget 2023, a funding package of €35 million was made available to help alleviate the impact of increased energy costs for sports clubs and organisations, with a view to ensuring that everybody could continue to enjoy the benefits of sport and physical activity over the winter months. In doing so, the Government acknowledged that increased energy costs are a major concern...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputy. I agree with him about volunteer numbers and participation rates. We are concerned about volunteer participation. The Government cannot mandate people to volunteer or make a law to make people volunteer but we can create the environment to ensure volunteers and clubs are supported in the best possible way. That can happen through the sports capital programme and...