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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: As the committee members will be aware, another committee is dealing with the Gaeltacht element of my responsibilities and I will limit my comments today to matters relating to sport. Our key priorities in sport are to support the sector’s continued recovery from the impact of Covid-19, to continue investment in vital infrastructure and to contribute to building a healthier and more...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Senator for his comments. As he is aware, there has been an independent review of IABA with very strong recommendations. If he reads the review and recommendations fully, it sets out many difficulties, the dysfunction, the governance concerns and the issues that arise in terms of the connection with the grassroots and between the core organisation and the board. That is why we...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: There is a 12-month bidding process. UEFA has published the bid book and this is followed by a structured process over a 12-month period when we engage fully with UEFA. This will involve a Government decision in the early part of next year. We are working with various nations on putting the bid together. We are working through various aspects such as stadia, matches, capital operational...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I am confident we will have full capacity to be able to host.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: The FAI is fully engaging with the GAA. The FAI has submitted the expression of interest and we have supported it in it. It is engaged with the GAA on this. There is a 12-month window. UEFA has published the bid book and we are fully engaged on it. I am confident our existing stadia infrastructure can host Euro 2028. There is a huge North-South dimension to the bid. The Senator has...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: There is a budgetary allocation of €14.6 million. We had a meeting with the large-scale team last week. There have been some initial drawdowns and we can send on a detailed project-by-project note on this. Early projections for this year are that the full allocation will be drawn down and a number of the projects have progressed. Some have not been able to balance finance, as the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I was in Dalymount Park a few weeks ago at a match against Finn Harps. Unfortunately a last-minute goal was conceded against a nine-man Finn Harps. We are advancing funding to Dalymount Park. A provisional grant of almost €1 million had been given towards the design cost. We expect this to progress this year. We are engaging on large-scale projects. We are doing a review. We are...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: -----co-operation with Dublin City Council. Investment in the League of Ireland is very important. Dalymount Park and other stadia will be important in the coming years.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I am very positively disposed towards the work Ms O'Connor has done this. We need clubs to proactively display a code of ethics and terms of admission, whether with regard to spectators, referees and a range of other aspects with regard to sport for all. We are looking at this very positively and we will work with the federation. I know the committee has had a very positive discussion on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: We are concluding a review of this initiative, which is looking at, to return to Senator Cassells's question, the types of funding gaps in those projects we have already funded. I refer to certain projects that missed out. There is also the aspect of broader demand. We will engage with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the possibility of an additional budget line in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: Looking at the issues identified by the review, those aspects it points to include culture, the leaking of confidential information at the board, public distancing from board decisions, internal conflict, lack of clarity regarding roles and responsibilities, lack of active participation in the working of board subcommittees and significant issues regarding governance structures. There is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Mythen. We have a recommendation in the sport action plan. I am trying to find it here so I can give it to him. It is very much focused on insurance and it is working with the Federation of Irish Sport. I know that Mary O’Connor was before the committee. It is also working with Sport Ireland. We engage with the sports sector and then present that information....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: On the question on insurance, action 4.5 of the sport action plan details six-monthly ministerial presentations to the Cabinet sub-committee on insurance reform. Match fixing and corruption are a threat to all sports at all levels and they undermine public confidence in the fairness of sport. We are a sport loving nation and we have an inherent understanding of the need for fairness,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Andrews and I will reflect what he has outlined to Sport Ireland. As he stated, safeguarding is a fundamental pillar and a basic minimum when it comes to anyone's participation in sport and we must ensure volunteers have received that training and also that we have the statutory protection in place in terms of Garda vetting. I will reflect that to Sport Ireland and also the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: The €150 million we provided is probably the most unprecedented level of funding in the history of sports capital. In fact, the funding ask against what was allocated is as close to what the ask was historically as well.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: We have had massive engagement with the sports capital unit in respect of drawdown. It is getting a significant amount of contact about clubs that want to draw down capital and get it mobilised and utilised. In terms of historic grant allocation, there were smaller percentages in previous rounds. We have a huge level of ambition across the sporting system for a new round for new...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jack Chambers: We will not be penalising those that comply. However, there will be financial consequences and we will publish a range of consequences that will be financial and not tokenistic. They will be very clear, transparent and have a significant impact on their core funding. We will publish that later in the year. For organisations that comply, we are in a process of expanding our funding....