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

Jack Chambers: We all are very concerned about what we saw and the total disorganisation beforehand, with fans arriving with tickets and being excluded and then being blamed for just trying to get into a match. We have seen that broadly reflected. It was terrible that fans were being blamed. I am absolutely concerned. Certainly in the Irish context, we have good event planning. From a security...

Fourteenth Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Fourteenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 26th May, 2022, and discharges a member and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.

Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of Title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022: Referral to Joint Committee (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 27th April, 2022. be referred to the Joint Committee on Health, in accordance with Standing Order...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Social Protection, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Justice Minister for Further and...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Fourteenth Report of Committee of Selection (without debate) - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Chiropodist) Regulations 2022 (without debate) - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: We will facilitate all the other requests in the order they come in.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Road Projects (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Scéim na mBóithre Áise, to which the Deputy is referring, has been suspended for some years now.  Under the provisions of the scheme, which was administered by my Department, financial assistance was provided to the relevant local authorities to undertake repairs in respect of Gaeltacht roads which met the terms of the scheme. As with the rest of the country,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (31 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Child Protection (31 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards. Sport Ireland’s remit in the area of child safeguarding is to develop and disseminate guidelines and codes of practice promoting best practice for the protection of children in sport consistent with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (31 May 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.  Full details of the Programme including a copy of the latest "Guide to Making an Application" (which sets out the terms and conditions of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for his question. There is a necessity for all business and service providers to provide value, particularly with the level of support the Government has given over the past 24 months. I acknowledge the concerns the Deputy has raised. We have all been shocked by the scale of the increases in the car rental sector. While neither the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. The news will have come as a shock to staff at PayPal's Dundalk and Blanchardstown offices and their families and communities. The Tánaiste has spoken directly with the PayPal leadership team and expressed his disappointment at the decision and the impact it will have on all its employees. The company has assured the Government that PayPal remains committed to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. I acknowledge the concerns he has raised and the current difficulties we are seeing in respect of taxis more generally in Dublin city and elsewhere. The Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, who has responsibility for this, is not here to answer the specific query, but I will bring to his attention the practical suggestion on the extension, the issue of cashless...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: There has been significant investment in the Department's resources, with more ecologists, forestry inspectors and additional administrative staff assigned to licensing. A team of 35 ecologists has been recruited to deal specifically with licensing. In 2021, 56% more licences were issued than in 2020, with 4,050 licences issued, compared with 2,592 licences issued in 2020. In terms of...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: As Deputy Mattie McGrath knows, two hours are allocated tomorrow for the People Before Profit Deputies in Private Members' time, which gives adequate time to discuss the industrial dispute to which he referred. If further time is required, we can discuss it at the meeting of the Business Committee on Thursday. In regard to the Electoral Reform Bill, I welcome Deputy Nash's positive...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I agree it is important that businesses are mindful of the need for Ireland to maintain its position as a destination that gives value for money. I acknowledge the Deputy's concerns that the tourism sector maintains its competitive edge. The Deputy is correct in saying that we have extended the VAT reduction and a whole other range of supports, especially supports around Covid. I will ask...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be the Statements on the Role of Journalists in Conflicts across the World (not to exceed 210 mins). Private Members' Business shall be the Second Stage of the Short-term Lettings Enforcement Bill 2022, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday's business shall be: - Statements on Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: the Protocol, Legacy Issues and the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: The CSO compiles statistics on both Environmental Subsidies and Similar Transfers (ESST) and Fossil Fuel Subsidies. Eurostat recommends that a scheme in ESST should not be included in Fossil Fuel Subsidies and vice versa. A scheme in ESST should have environmental protection or resource management as its primary purpose. Resource management includes “Heat/energy saving and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (24 May 2022)

Jack Chambers: The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) closed for applications on Monday 1 March 2021 and by the deadline a record 3,100 applications were submitted.  Approximately one thousand of the submitted applications were for 'equipment-only' projects. These applications were assessed first and grants with a total value of €16.6M were announced on 6...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (24 May 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...