Results 3,361-3,380 of 9,549 for speaker:Jack Chambers
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I agree with the Deputy. Local authorities need to think beyond the traditional things that they fund. The scheme gives them and the local economy a complimentary benefit in terms of the ability to develop different spaces and provide capital investment. I share the Deputy's remarks and we need to see that engagement. In fairness, the night-time economy action plan and task force...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Culture Policy (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: My Department is liaising with Galway 2020 on the development and implementation of the proposed legacy framework arising from the designation of Galway as Ireland's 2020 European Capital of Culture. In that regard, Galway 2020 is due to submit its proposals on the proposed legacy programme shortly and I would expect that the €1 million available will be spent. As set out in the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I share the Deputy's frustration with regard to the ESB and agree there should be better co-ordination to support businesses in towns and villages when particular maintenance has to be done. It is unfortunate that a day's business has been lost. There should be better engagement on such matters. On the Deputy's wider points, I will raise the issue of the cost of card payments with the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: We absolutely acknowledge the importance of the tourism and hospitality sector for employment in the regions and that is why in budget 2022 the Government allocated €67 million in additional funding for tourism, which brought the overall budget to €288 million. A total of €50 million was provided for tourism business continuity. Many schemes were operated through...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: Mar aitheantas ar na dúshláin sin, d'fhógair mé ardú ar bhuiséad bhonnlíne clár na leabhar Gaeilge don bhliain 2023, mar a dúirt mé. Is é seo an chéad ardú ar an mbuiséad le seacht mbliana anuas agus nuair a chuirtear é sin in éineacht leis an maoiniú aon-uaire de €300,000 a cheadaigh muid i mbliana,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: A fundamental aim of the national sports policy is to increase the level of participation across the population, with a specific focus on less represented groups, including women and girls. In May 2022, my Department held a youth stakeholder forum on sport at which we gathered young people together to identify the barriers keeping them from sport and to gain insight into how those...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: In addition to that, we are developing a new national physical activity plan with the Department of Health, and I chaired a recent meeting of the sports leadership group. I have got a lot of input from the Federation of Irish Sport and some of the governing bodies, so we have a new and evidence-based physical activity plan. I think that will complement the promotional campaigns Sport...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: The Deputy is correct, in that some schools have embraced this and are open until 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock at night. There is a huge amount of PE and other activity during the day in those schools, and they open their doors for sporting organisations to use their facilities in the evening. Other schools do not have the facilities and are closed when the school day finishes. The Department...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 10 and 11 together. The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, co-chair the hospitality and tourism forum. In the context of their respective roles, the focus of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is on the development of tourist traffic within or to...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: As I referenced, there is €3.5 million for capital spending. While the predominant allocation is for current expenditure on festival events and activities, there is a capital dimension to some of the funding around the language support scheme. We welcome engagement from groups around a variety of initiatives from a current spending perspective. Obviously, the predominant allocation...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I would be happy to engage. We welcome all community groups and the effort and energy they put in from a volunteer perspective in promoting the language and developing it within their local communities. We see phenomenal effort and a huge impetus to really drive the language over the coming years. We are seeing many more opportunities now in the language with the new Official Languages...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: Is it not just off the motorway?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: Aistríodh feidhmeanna Bhord na Leabhar Gaeilge chuig Foras na Gaeilge ar 1 Eanáir 2008. Clár na leabhar Gaeilge a tugadh feasta ar an scéim a riartar faoi scáth Fhoras na Gaeilge, scéim a chuireann tacaíocht ar fáil do scríbhneoirí, d'fhoilsitheoirí agus do phobal léitheoireachta na Gaeilge i gcoitinne. Cuireann mo Roinn...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: Mar a dúirt mé, tá áthas orm gur éirigh liom maoiniú breise a fháil do chlár na leabhar Gaeilge don bhliain seo chugainn mar chuid de cháinaisnéis 2023, a fógraíodh Dé Máirt. Is é seo an chéad ardú ar bhuiséad an chláir le seacht mbliana anuas. Is aitheantas é sin ar na dúshláin...
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: It was important for us to have provided a humanitarian response for those who arrived from Ukraine. Thankfully, we have been able to provide accommodation and support for people when they arrive. It has been very important. I hope Deputy O'Donoghue is not suggesting-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I do not think that we should-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: We must be very careful not to-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: Deputy O'Donoghue must be very careful to not suggest that those who are arriving from Ukraine-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: I think-----
- Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tourism Industry (29 Sep 2022)
Jack Chambers: The Deputy should be very careful. We are providing a strong humanitarian response for those who arrived from Ukraine. We have an obligation to provide-----