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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Approval of Reappointment of Members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (without debate) - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions (without debate) - Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform re Amendment of Standing Orders relating to pre-legislative scrutiny of Government Bills...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: We are.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: In line with Government advice regarding resuming work at employers’ premises as COVID related restrictions were relaxed, CSO staff commenced a regime of one day per week on-site attendance at their designated CSO office in September 2021, rising to two days per week in February 2022. These arrangements were communicated as forming part of a “transition phase” of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Population Data (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: The CSO publishes annual estimates of migration in its Population and Migration Estimates publication. The latest figures are for April 2022 and the following table shows the number of immigrants and emigrants in the 12-month period to April 2022 broken down by age group. Estimated Migration classified by Age group, April 2022 - Immigrants Emigrants ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Housing Data (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) compiles monthly statistics on the volume of purchases of residential property, together with the monthly Residential Property Price Index (RPPI). The main source of data for these statistics is the electronic stamp duty returns collected by the Revenue, which include all transactions of residential properties. The tables on volume of transactions by the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Civil Service (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: As the Deputy will be aware, the Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2021 was enacted on 22 December last. It underpins a key Programme for Government commitment and it is notable that this coincides with Irish having become a full working language of the EU Institutions since January. The achievement of an ambitious 20% recruitment target of proficient Irish speakers by 2030 requires a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ceisteanna Craolacháin (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Ó 2009 i leith, tá maoiniú á thabhairt ag mo Roinn do Raidió Rí-Rá, stáisiún raidió do dhaoine óga trí mheán na Gaeilge, a chraolann ar an idirlíon agus ar aipeanna fóin póca. Faoin gcomhaontú deontais reatha, tá €119,000 ceadaithe do Raidió Rí-Rá in 2022 agus €109,000 in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Jack Chambers: Since 2009, my Department has been funding Raidió Rí-Rá, a radio station for young people through the medium of Irish, broadcast on the internet and on smartphone apps. Under the current grant agreement, €119,000 is approved for Raidió Rí-Rá in 2022 and €109,000 in 2023. My Department also provided €47,222 in the form of a capital grant in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.11 billion. The Programme...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (13 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders or in yesterday's Order of Business - 1. that the following motions shall be taken now without debate and that any division claimed thereon shall be taken immediately: - Motion re Report of the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage under Dáil Standing Order 133 on the European Parliament...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Demographic Data (13 Jul 2022)

Jack Chambers: Preliminary figures from the Census of Population 2022, indicated that the population of Ireland was 5,123,536. This figure reflected a population increase of 361,671 and was made up of a natural increase (births minus deaths) of 171,338 and estimated net inward migration (population change minus natural increase) of 190,333. This data is compiled on a de facto basis and represents the...

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...