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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, with at least €100 million being made available over the period to 2027. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, approximately...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: This is a cohesive and hard-working Government. As Government Chief Whip, I can announce that by the end of this session, more than 100 pieces of legislation will have been passed since the Government took office. Each and every one of those pieces of legislation has been enacted to deliver for families and make progress across many areas of policy. More generally, we are committed to...

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: This is a cynical move to exploit issues, not solve them, and to drown out every positive measure in a consistently negative and divisive approach. This is just about pursuing a path to power at any cost.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: People will see through it.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Sixteenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 7th July, 2022, and appoints members to Committees accordingly.

Orders of Reference of Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach shall have the power to send for persons, papers and records included in its Orders of Reference for the sole and exclusive purpose of the examination of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's policies and procedures relating to the secondments of public servants.

Membership of Joint Committee on Standing Orders (Private Business): Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 5 of the Standing Orders of the Dáil and Seanad relative to Private Business, the following members be appointed to be members of the Joint Committee on Standing Orders (Private Business): Deputies Cormac Devlin, Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Matt Shanahan and Seán Sherlock.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann, in accordance with Article 15.1.3° of the Constitution, hereby determines that the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands may meet on Bere Island, County Cork, on a date in September decided by the Committee, in connection with the challenges facing Islanders on the operation of national Islands...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Supplementary Estimate for Public Services [Vote 29] (back from Committee) (without debate) - Motion re Sixteenth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate) - Motion re Orders of Reference of Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (without debate) - Motion re Membership of the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (12 Jul 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 funding programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to funding supports. I would ask the Deputy to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (7 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I appreciate the Deputy raising this issue. I wish to reiterate the commitment of the Government to investment in sport infrastructure across the country. If we are to achieve our ambitious targets for sports participation, we need to have the necessary facilities. As regards the responsibilities of my Department, two schemes provide grant assistance for the development of sports...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (7 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: One thing we are trying to encourage through the sports capital and equipment programme is to have local authority-led municipal sports facilities. We have had many examples of local authorities leading out on that, including Meath County Council. It is commencing work in Dunboyne, for example. There have been projects across the country where local authorities are partnering with a...

Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform: Motion (6 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 12th July, 2022, and 8th December, 2022, inclusive, pursuant to Standing Order 36(ca), shall be in accordance with the rota contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 5th July, 2022, entitled...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: In relation to sport, Sport Ireland, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the development of strategies for increasing participation in sport, is continuing its work to increase participation in sport by people of all age groups. Sport Ireland provides funding to the National Governing Bodies of sport, the network of Local Sports Partnerships...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Isle of Man) Order 2022 (without debate) - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Guernsey) Order 2022 (without debate) - Motion re Leave to Introduce Supplementary Estimate for...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Mortality Rates (5 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: The CSO publishes, both annual and quarterly, statistics on deaths that occur in Ireland. The CSO publishes provisional quarterly data based on the date the death was registered with the General Register Office (GRO) for the relevant period within 5 months of the end of the reference period. In addition, a yearly summary is published, also based on registered deaths within 5 months of the end...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (5 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: My Department recognises the importance of the leisure sector and the positive impact that swimming has on the nation’s health. However, my Department does not provide funding for the ongoing operational cost of swimming pools or leisure centres. My Department’s direct role in relation to swimming pools is primarily related to providing capital support for the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: The club to which the Deputy refers was provisionally allocated a grant of €59,500 under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) for the provision of pitch floodlights. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Programme, due to the value of the grants received by the club in the past, it is necessary to execute legal procedures in order to protect the public investment in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Swimming Pools (29 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank Senator Doherty for raising this important matter. At the outset, I want to reiterate the Government’s commitment to providing the necessary sports facilities right across the country. If we are to achieve our ambitious targets for sports participation, we need the necessary facilities and equipment. Our commitment in this regard was demonstrated in recent months when we...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Swimming Pools (29 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: To be fair to Fingal County Council, it was very engaged with Swim Ireland when it came to the pop-up pool in Donabate. That is the trialling of the new concept of delivery around transportable pools. A modular pool is a scaled-up version of that and a more permanent fixture. As a coastal community in Fingal, it is important to have access to swimming pool infrastructure. I take the...