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Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Mar Aire Stáit ar a bhfuil freagracht as an nGaeilge agus as an nGaeltacht, fáiltím roimh an deis labhairt anseo i Seanad Éireann le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge faoi chúrsaí Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta. Is pribhléid é dúinn sa tír seo go bhfuil ár dteanga dhúchais againn. Is iad ár dteanga, ár dtraidisiúin agus ár...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Cuirim fáilte mhór roimh an deis labhairt leis an gcoiste maidir le Meastacháin Athbhreithnithe 2022 mar a bhaineann siad le mo réimse freagrachta maidir le seirbhísí spóirt agus fóillíochta. The 2022 allocation for sports and recreational services amounts to €181.2 million and is clear evidence of Government support for the aims of this...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge the Deputy's input into, and interest in, sports capital. There will be an appeals process, which I hope will be outlined and published in the next week or so. There will be a three-week window in which applicants can make an appeal. It will capture not only invalid applications but a broader range of unsuccessful applications than was the case previously. We have a...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: We will revert to the Deputy shortly. That information is here, but we just have to retrieve it. I will get the specific figure. As the Deputy knows, there would have been an underspend under many of the capital subheads. This situation applied across the Government because, due to Covid, there was not the same level of drawdown. We will get the exact figure for the Deputy.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Does the Deputy mean the €150 million package?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: That was a negotiated package for the last round. There were record levels of demand amounting to almost €200 million. Each round is assessed on its own merits in terms of the funding requirements. We have had increased sports capital allocations in recent years. Whenever we have future rounds, we will be able to assess the demand. It is the single largest grassroots allocation and...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Yes, if a club in Louth or anywhere else is awarded €120,000, it might draw that down 18 months later, after it has got the planning permission and gone through the process. It is a provisional grant allocation and clubs are able to draw it down pending the completion of the process. There could be another club in the Deputy's area that has gone through all the stages and it could...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: As it is capital, it is a multiannual programme and that has been the nature of it for many years. Even so, there is a commitment in the programme for Government to running regular rounds of the sports capital and equipment programme. We answered parliamentary questions on this issue last week in the House. The timeline and sequence will involve, first, concluding the appeals process that...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Absolutely. I appreciate the importance of the matter to members. The spend on sports capital was almost €24 million in 2021, so that will be the approximate figure for the drawdown for last year.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: In the most recent round, my predecessor, the then Minister of State, Deputy Griffin, brought in a 50:50 split between per capitaand the level of demand, which gave a good regional spread. As can be seen in the Deputy's county, Wexford, and in County Kerry, which I visited in recent days, there is a fair regional spread that reflects not only the population dynamics of the country but also...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: One of the major events we are discussing at the moment is Euro 2028. As a Department, we are positively disposed to the idea. We have to conclude the cost-benefit analysis and the ratio that applies in that regard but there is considerable potential from a North-South, east-west perspective. Work is ongoing and we will have to make a final decision before 23 March in respect of submitting...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: Obviously, having a major events policy formalises that across Government. The national development plan captures, for example, investment in the national sports campus and the potential it offers for hosting major events. For example, the velodrome could host events across multiple disciplines because it is a multi-use facility. Beyond the periphery of the velodrome, which obviously...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (8 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: All of the recruitment for the census field operation is carried out by the CSO under licence by the Commission for Public Service Appointments and complies with their strict recruitment principles regarding fairness, equality, openness and transparency. The census is employing 5,100 enumerators in areas all across the country. In selecting candidates for the positions of census...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: The club to which the Deputy refers was provisionally allocated an equipment grant under the 2020 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) for a variety of purposes.   My Department always adopts a flexible approach to grantees wishing to change the purposes of their grants so long as the proposed new items being funded accord with the terms and conditions of the SCEP....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: As previously outlined to the Deputy, the club to which the Deputy refers was provisionally allocated a grant under the 2018 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) for security fencing and the development of a natural playing surface. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the SCP, due to the value of the grants received by the club in the past, it was necessary to execute a Deed of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (8 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: D’fhógair mé ar an 16 Feabhra 2022 go raibh tús curtha ag mo Roinn le comhairiliúchán poiblí mar chuid den athbhreithniú ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin/toghcháin i ndáil le Bord Údarás na Gaeltachta, a gealladh go ndéanfaí sa Chlár Rialtais. Fágann sé seo go mbeidh an deis á tabhairt...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (3 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: The club to which the Deputy refers, was provisionally allocated a grant of €7,641 last August for the purchase of sports equipment under the 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. The necessary documentation was subsequently received to allow the grant to be formally approved. In relation to the drawdown of the funding, I understand that while material was...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (3 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the National Digital Database of Sport and Recreation Facilities, currently being developed by Sport Ireland, is entering phase 2 of its development. The project aims to collect authoritative data on Sport and Recreation Amenities, provide clear and concise information to the public and facilitate national and local policies. This database will be a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (3 Mar 2022)

Jack Chambers: The creation of a National Digital Database of Sport and Recreation facilities is a multi-phased development project, led by Sport Ireland, that allows for expansion to all-island coverage. Some data will already cover the 32 counties, particularly information on clubs from National Governing Bodies who operate on an all-island basis. The Sport Ireland project development team is working with...