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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport in Ireland, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding across its various funding programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to funding supports. I would ask the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Brexit Supports (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 921 and 971 together. The allocation of funding from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) is a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. Information on the BAR, including the applicable eligibility criteria, is accordingly available from that Department. If the Football Association of Ireland has a specific project in mind, my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 922, 924, 938 and 946 together. The National Sports Policy was published on 25 July 2018 and provided for a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the fund is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects. These are projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Foras na Gaeilge is in ongoing discussions with Comharchumann Forbartha Mhúscraí - the closest Gaeltacht language planning lead organisation to Maigh Chromtha - in an effort to find a lead organisation for the development and implementation of a language plan for the town. Despite a series of public meetings and discussions with interested parties organised in Maigh Chromtha by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment-only grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The grants have been provisionally allocated to organisations across the country and to over fifty sports and activities. Further allocations, including those for capital works and capital works with an equipment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I propose to take Questions Nos. 926 and 927 together. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment-only grants under the latest round of the SCEP. The grants have been provisionally allocated to organisations across the country and to over fifty sports and activities. Further SCEP allocations, including those for capital works and capital works with an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Is trí Chlár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga mo Roinne a chuirtear cúnamh caipitil ar fáil do choistí agus eagraíochtaí cáilithe Gaeltachta chun áiseanna pobail, teanga agus caitheamh aimsire a fhorbairt nó a athchóiriú. Tá plé ar bun ag oifigigh mo Roinne leis an scoil atá i gceist le beagnach bliain anuas...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

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. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications received. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I announced over €26 million in equipment-only...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The club referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application under the 2023 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The 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. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

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. The 2023 round of the SCEP has seen a record number of applications received including the application referred to by the Deputy. On 9 May 2024, Minister Martin and I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá céimeanna ullmhúcháin á dtógáil ag údarás na Gaeltachta chun an scéim phíolótach atá beartaithe a thairiscint do suas le 10 gcliantchomhlacht faoi thús an fhómhair. Is féidir go gcuirfí leis an líon cliaint ach breis maoinithe a bheith curtha ar fáil don údarás chuige sin i mbliana agus...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Ar an 28ú Meitheamh 2023, d'fhógair mé go raibh conradh bronnta ar an gcomhlacht, Barr Feabhais Teo., chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an gcéad 10 bplean teanga a ceadaíodh faoi réir Acht na Gaeltachta 2012. Cinnteoidh an tionscnamh seo, a bhfuil buiséad suas le €92,500 á chur ar fáil ina leith, go ndéanfar athbhreithniú...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Pléitear ceist na tithíochta ag cruinnithe rialta idir feidhmeannaigh an údaráis agus oifigigh na Roinne agus tá obair leanúnach i dtaobh na ceiste seo ar siúl ag foireann an údaráis leis na geallshealbhóirí ábhartha eile. Cheadaigh Bord údarás na Gaeltachta €250,000 d'obair chomhairleoireachta agus thaighde ag a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Tá athbhreithniú údarás na Gaeltachta ar a phunann maoine ina áis thábhachtach taighde ar na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann leis an bpunann sna seacht gcontae Gaeltachta. Táthar ag féachaint ar na féidearthachtaí forbartha do chuid de na foirgnimh folmha atá ag an údarás, ag cur san áireamh na hacmhainní...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not hold a copy of the confidential agreement surrounding the sale of Arramara Teoranta by údarás na Gaeltachta to Acadian Seaplants in 2014. I have been informed by údarás na Gaeltachta that the agreement referred to by the Deputy is still in place and that, accordingly, details of the sale cannot be divulged.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: údarás na Gaeltachta (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not hold a copy of the confidential agreement surrounding the sale of Arramara Teoranta by údarás na Gaeltachta to Acadian Seaplants in 2014. I have been informed by údarás na Gaeltachta that the agreement referred to by the Deputy has not ceased and that, accordingly, details of the sale cannot be divulged.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department has approved funding of €1,604,881 to Lárionad na Gaeilge, Maynooth University for the administration and development of the TEG programme for the period 2022-2025. However, as no specific scheme exists for TEG exams for third level courses/students as a standalone cohort, the Department is not in a position to provide the precise cost breakdown requested by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I should point out to the Deputy at the outset that the provision of financial supports for colleges is a matter for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science and that my Department has no role in this regard. Furthermore, funding the language obligations of public bodies prescribed under the Official Languages Act 2003-2021 are, and will continue to be,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department does not have any specific scheme in place such as that mentioned by the Deputy and, accordingly, no costing of the proposal is available. The primary area of contact of the Gaeltacht and Irish Language Division of the Department with the higher education sector is An Tionscnamh Ardscileanna Gaeilge (the Advanced Irish Language Skills Initiative), which forms a central part of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jul 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The estimate and outturn figures for the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) for the years 2019 to 2022 can be found in the published Appropriation Accounts for the years 2019-2022 . The relevant figures for 2019 were included in the Appropriation Account for the then Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (Vote 31). The draft 2023 Appropriation Account for this Department is...