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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In relation to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), all applications under the last three rounds of the SCEP were assessed in accordance with the published scoring criteria. A list of all allocations, including the three most recent rounds, is published on my Department's website at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/. Details of applications under the...

Seanad: Youth Mental Health and Guidance Services in Secondary Schools: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, I thank Senator Garvey and her colleagues for tabling the motion. Together with our colleagues in the Department of Health and the HSE, who have responsibility for mental health services, the Department of Education plays an important role in supporting the well-being of our young people. It is important. Another important point, as a number of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as an ábhar seo a chur ar chlár oibre an tSeanaid inniu. Illness benefit is the primary short-term income support provided by the Department to those who cannot work due to illness of any type and who are covered by social insurance. Eligibility for illness benefit depends on the person's PRSI record and class. People must have made...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Social Welfare Eligibility (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I acknowledge the circumstances the Senator's constituent is undergoing and I wish that person the very best of luck with their health challenges. As I have said already, if he could outline them in more detail to the Minister I am sure she would be very happy to get her officials to look at the matter. The Government in recent years has already extended a number of social insurance...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as an ábhar seo a ardú mar Shaincheist Tráthúil. It gives me the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Foley, who cannot be here this evening. I am in the Department under the Minister. I will outline to the House, on behalf of the Minister, the current position in relation to capital projects to deliver...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Deputy Dillon can say whatever he wishes. He is right to advocate for his community and for schools. It is very important for Ministers to give the exact response. I cannot just come in here and talk off the top of my head. I need to get the exact position of the Department and that is what I am outlining. That is why the response is always carefully worded in these situations. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The first call for proposals under the LSSIF closed in 2019 with applications confined to local authorities and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport. All applications were assessed in accordance with the published Evaluation Procedures and Guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: My Department's main role with regard to artificial pitches relates to providing grant assistance for the development of such facilities. In this regard, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jun 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 benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In relation to capital funding, 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 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 (29 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In terms of 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 have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Jun 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...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Seanadóir for raising this issue. The requirement for additional school places is kept under ongoing review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank Senator Seery Kearney for giving me the opportunity to address this issue. I speak as someone who is not just a Minister of State in the Department but as a Deputy in a constituency where this was an issue a number of years ago, where the demographic projections of the Department did not match what was happening on the ground for various reasons. I believe the Department system has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I am pleased to confirm to the Deputy that the National Digital Database of Sport and Recreation Amenities, currently being developed by Sport Ireland, is on track to be substantially completed by the end of this year. It is a major, multi-annual project involving the integration of multiple datasets from a wide variety of stakeholders that will, inter alia, increase our understanding of gaps...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (4 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 337 and 338 together. In relation to capital support, my Department provides grant assistance for sporting facilities through the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The SCEP is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of...

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: They were Covid-19 supports.

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The funding has been approved.

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I pay tribute to the Labour Party for tabling this motion. I pay particular tribute to Deputy Ó Ríordáin for his obvious passion in this debate and his genuine interest in soccer. He gave a fantastic speech this morning with which people on this side of the House would not disagree. I pay tribute to everybody who took part in the debate and the visitors in the Public...

Investment in Football: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2023)

Thomas Byrne: We also have the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. I will be publishing a review of that fund soon and I hope to announce a new call under it at some point this year. We have written to all applicants regarding potentially offering a small amount of extra funding because we recognise that some projects have been delayed for various reasons. To be honest, there was a project I was...