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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sport and Recreational Development (14 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It is clear that we want to support football. We made a special effort to reach out to football clubs and get them to apply for sports capital grants. I did that and I know the Senator did so locally as well. I wanted to do this because I want to see clubs benefit from the fund. We will do the same when we open the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, which is very important. I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Nov 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 Nov 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 of sport. All applications were assessed in accordance with the published evaluation procedures and guidelines and...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Fáiltím roimh an deis an t-eolas is déanaí a thabhairt don Seanad faoinár bpleananna forbartha um chaipiteal agus beartas spóirt. Táim ag súil le tuairimí na Seanadóirí a chloisteáil. Ba mhór an onóir dom gur ceapadh mé i m'Aire Stáit le freagracht as an spórt agus as an gcorpoideachas. Ó ceapadh...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It is funded by the Government.

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It gets millions from the Department of housing.

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It was funded by the URDF.

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: Can they not use the men’s facilities?

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: If there is anyone----

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I will try to get through as many of the issues as possible. I will talk about the issue of women and sport, which has been raised by a number of Senators. The day is over when, as Senator Dooley said, women have to thank the GAA for letting them in or have to pay. I brought in a new rule on sports capital this year and this will apply in counties Kildare, Louth, Clare and all over the...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: That is what we said. To be honest, I hear these stories and then when I ask on the ground, people say, "It is grand here", and I know it is not. I am hearing that in the Seanad today. I have to say, though, I was talking to some representatives of the Camogie Association who told me that camogie clubs have been more involved this year with the sports capital programme than ever before in...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: That is what I am saying. I hope we will be in the position to do that in the coming weeks. We may not be ready to open applications in the coming weeks, but I at least hope to be able to signal that. There is ongoing engagement with the Department of public expenditure on that at the moment. We have to do that. We had to do it for sports capital and we now have to do it for the...

Seanad: Sports Funding: Statements (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: A fantastic job has been done and I do not think anybody would ever be penalised for doing a fantastic job. Newbridge is the same. There are two projects that are under way: Dunboyne, which is my own area, and the running track in Newcastle West. They are among the very few that are being done. We want more of that.

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. We have had several debates on the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in the House in recent weeks. It is clear there is genuine concern on all sides of the Dáil for the situation people in the region are now facing. I very much welcome that a truce, insofar as it goes, has been announced between Israel and Hamas...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It is not.

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: It is not agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Inquiries (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The untimely death of two individuals in the event to which the Deputy refers was a terrible tragedy It should be noted that the event was organised by Ironman which is a private commercial organisation. Neither the Department nor Sport Ireland have any role in relation to the sanctioning of such events and are not therefore carrying out any inquiries into the two deaths. The Coroner...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Racism in Sport (21 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. In the Budget 2024 announcement last month, Minister Catherine Martin and I announced an increase of over €7 million in Sport Ireland’s allocation for next year. This level of funding will allow Sport Ireland to continue to support the sport sector and to increase its funding support in a number of very important areas,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Nov 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...

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I express my sympathy and solidarity with those victims of the attack, which was the first thing that happened on Thursday. Some children and carers were viciously attacked. I certainly support An Garda Síochána in its investigation of this and in the prosecution of the individual responsible. I also thank those bystanders who took the initiative to prevent further attacks. They...