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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In November 2022, the Government approved a new Masterplan for the development of the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus. The Masterplan 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 the National...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed between the Government and the Association to which the Deputy refers was signed in January 2020 and it enabled Sport Ireland to restore funding of €2.9 million per annum to the organisation and to provide additional annual funding of €2.9 million for football development up to and including 2023. In recognition of the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Dec 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 Funding (5 Dec 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Racism in Sport (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In May 2022 Sport Ireland published its Diversity and Inclusion Policy and developed an action plan to support the implementation of that policy. Included in that action plan is detailed support for building capacity in the sport sector, including training and education. I have referred the Deputy’s question to Sport Ireland for direct reply with regard to the actions it is taking...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (5 Dec 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The latest round of the SCEP (2023) closed for applications on Friday 8 September 2023. A preliminary examination of the submitted applications demonstrates that the Programme has again generated a large number of applications, including one from the club referenced by the Deputy, and it is evident that the total number of applications will exceed the previous record of 3,106 applications...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 295 together. Ireland has consistently demonstrated ambition in terms of attracting to the country large scale sports events that can make a positive return under a range of headings including in terms of the economy and tourism, wider participation in sport, and general wellbeing. This is evidenced by the Government’s decisions to support...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (5 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: In addition to the regular major sports events organised by the various National Governing Bodies of Sport, Govenment input has played a role in the hosting of major sporting events of varying sizes across many sports since the Grand Départ of the Tour de France in 1998. These events have included events with a strong focus on tourism such as the US College Classic American football...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (5 Dec 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 (12 Dec 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 (12 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: I recognise both the importance of sport and physical activity for the health and well-being of our society and the need to support the sporting sector to ensure that opportunities are in place to allow all members of society to participate in sport. Since 2020, this Government has provided over €177 million in Covid-19 funding to support the sport sector in addressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (12 Dec 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 (13 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The school referenced by the Deputy, received a grant of €150,000 under the 2020 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme towards the construction of a sports dome. The associated sports clubs included in the application are Templeogue Basketball Club, Larkview Boys FC, and Dublin Futsal.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (13 Dec 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 (13 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) closed for applications on Friday 8 September 2023. A preliminary examination of the submitted applications demonstrates that the Programme has again generated a large number of applications and it is evident that the total number will exceed the previous record of 3,106 applications submitted under the last (2020) round....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (13 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Tour de France is the biggest cycling race in the world and, during 2022, Minister Martin engaged with her counterpart in Northern Ireland, the then-Minister for the Economy, regarding a potential joint bid to co-host the opening 3 stages of the race, the Grand Départ. Departmental officials engaged with counterparts in Northern Ireland and established a project group to scope...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (13 Dec 2023)

Thomas Byrne: The Europa League is Europe’s secondary club football tournament, second only to the Champions League. In July 2021, UEFA announced that due to the withdrawal of hosting rights for UEFA EURO 2020 (due to Covid-19), the Aviva Stadium in Dublin was being awarded the hosting rights for the 2024 Europa League Final. Hosting an event of this profile is an important opportunity for the...