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Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the plans of works in relation to the €1 million funding for the development of specialist palliative care inpatient units in County Cavan that was announced by his Department in December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34632/22]

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I believe everybody is well settled and has had an opportunity to get their breath again. Our guests, witnesses and those joining us in the Gallery are all very welcome today. I have received apologies from Deputies Fitzpatrick and Munster and Senator Cassells. I welcome our guests. We have representatives from Rethink Ireland, the FAI, UEFA and the United Nations Educational,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Mr. McGroarty for his insightful contribution. I am sure my colleagues will have lots of questions for him in due course. The next speaker is Ms Carty.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Carty. Ms Mortell will speak now on behalf of Rethink Ireland.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Ms Mortell. I thank all our guests for their very comprehensive presentations to the committee today. I will now invite my colleagues to come in. I welcome Deputies Griffin and Dillon who have also joined us. We will begin with Deputy Mythen, who has five minutes. The floor is his.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Dillon. I call Deputy Griffin.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Is Deputy Griffin finished?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: We try to give people as much time as they need. I go now to Deputy Andrews, if he has questions.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I want to follow up on something Deputy Andrews asked. Mr. Courell, you talked about the clubs. I will take the example of a small soccer club in a very rural part of the country. You said that this would put the supports in place. Clubs and their volunteers are very hard pressed to have the administrative staff for putting an application form together. When you said that support will be...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: That would come from the fund itself.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: It does. I wanted to figure out how it will work. Is Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan ready to speak or will I continue to our colleagues?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I call Senator Blaney.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: It is my turn and I will have to be brief. To be fair to all the members, I think everything has been explored to a very positive outcome. I have two quick questions. We have heard time and again at this committee how girls fall out of sports at a particular age, often at 14 or 15. I think that is broadly the case across many sports. We are haemorrhaging young girls who are finished...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: This would be a good way to address that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I wish to offer a suggestion. There are a lot of positive outcomes and potential with what Mr. McGroarty is suggesting. I was going to suggest that perhaps at another time, after the summer recess, we might invite him back in with the Department's sports officials to consider and explore the possibility of progressing this. What other actions can this committee take to help to progress this?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: If we were to do what I am suggesting and meet with sports officials, we should also bring in housing officials. Is that correct?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Can I get support from my colleagues to do that? Perhaps in the new year we can explore that a little bit further and bring officials in from both Departments to do that. I am being reminded by the clerk to the committee that the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is another Department and it would not be answerable to this committee. Can we still send an invitation to...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Social Outcome Contracts in Irish Sport: Discussion (29 Jun 2022)

Niamh Smyth: This committee needs to lead out on trying to get those three Departments together.