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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: 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. It also has responsibility for the development of coaches and tutors at all levels in sport.  As the specific issue raised is a matter for Sport Ireland, I have referred the Deputy's question to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: 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. Grants are available to sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport, and local authorities. Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: While the priority in the short term is to advance the successful applications, which number almost 2,900, under the 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme to "formal approval" and grant drawdown stage, my Department continues to support and guide grantees from past rounds as they manage the grants awarded. This support entails, inter alia, detailed, ongoing engagement with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (29 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ireland has consistently demonstrated its ambition to attract major international sports events that can make a positive return to the country. This is most recently evidenced by the Government’s decision to support an expression of interest by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) in bidding, with the UK, for the right to host the UEFA Euro 2028 championships as well as the...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: I speak this evening on my own behalf and that of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. Tá an-áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt leis an Teach faoin €1.142 billiún don Roinn seo atá i Meastacháin bhuiséid 2023 agus chun achoimre a thabhairt ar roinnt de na bearta a thacóidh le teacht aniar, forbairt agus fás na n-earnálacha a bhfuil...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Údarás na Gaeltachta Annual Report and Accounts for 2021 will be published on the completion of the annual audit by the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General and following noting by Government.  The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General commenced its annual audit in September 2022.  It should be noted, however, that the organisation's End of Year...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oifigí Roinne (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a chuir mé in iúl i gCeist Dála 32569/22, is ar an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta atá an fhreagracht maidir leis an Acht um Pleanáil agus Forbairt 2000  - faoina dtagann gnóthaí i ndáil le cúrsaí pleanála agus tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht.  Mar a luadh roimhe seo, tá mo Roinn...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar a cuireadh in iúl agus Ceist Dála 19 den 21 Meitheamh 2022 á freagairt, ghlac mé le trí chéim faoi leith i mbliana ar leas earnáil na gcoláistí Gaeilge: - Níos luaithe i mbliana cheadaigh mé ardú deich fán gcéad sa deontas laethúil a íoctar le teaghlaigh Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge ar...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Faoi fhorálacha ábhartha Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021, rinneadh an Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge a bhunú ar an 20 Meitheamh 2022. Is ar ullmhú an chéad Phlean Náisiúnta maidir le soláthar seirbhísí poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge atá obair an choiste dírithe go...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí agus Tacaíochtaí Gaeilge (28 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Is ionann an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030 agus an Plean Ghníomhaíochta 2018-2022 lena mbaineann, agus polasaí an Rialtais i leith na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta. Tá mo Roinn ag súil an tríú tuarascáil ar dul chun cinn ó 1 Eanáir 2022 go 31 Nollaig 2022 a fhoilsiú go rí-ghairid. Tabharfaidh an...

Allocation of Time: Motion (27 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: “It is proposed that, notwithstanding anything in the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2022— (1) in respect of the Motions for Financial Resolutions by the Minister for Finance, the following arrangements shall apply: (a)the motions shall, in accordance with the following schedule, be moved and grouped together for the purposes of debate, and if not...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Jobs Data (27 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: The exact information as requested by the Deputy is not available. The Earnings, Hours and Employment Costs Survey (EHECS) is the official source of short-term earnings, labour estimates and job vacancies in the State. The EHECS collects aggregate quarterly data from enterprises with three or more employees in the NACE Rev 2 Industrial Sectors B–S inclusive. The quarterly EHECS...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: The latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) closed for applications on Monday 1 March 2021 and by the deadline a record 3,106 applications were submitted. The final set of allocations under this round (on foot of capital appeals) was announced on Tuesday 31 May. The priority in the short term is to advance the successful applications, of which there are almost...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (22 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: This is a single Topical Issue matter but multiple topics are being raised so I will try to deal with some of them. The LSSIF was launched in 2018 by the previous Government to provide an open and transparent system for applying for funding for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, where the amount being sought by applicants was greater than the funding available under...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Funding (22 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: We have a €15 million club fund and Sport Ireland has written to all sporting organisations and governing bodies on same. This fund has been kept in reserve from earlier on in the year and, therefore, there will be an injection of support for grassroots clubs before the end of the year that will provide a significant support to clubs and sporting organisations. We are focused on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: 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, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. Sport Ireland does not provide direct funding for individuals but channels the funding through its network of Local Sports Partnerships,...