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

Jack Chambers: Looking at the issues identified by the review, those aspects it points to include culture, the leaking of confidential information at the board, public distancing from board decisions, internal conflict, lack of clarity regarding roles and responsibilities, lack of active participation in the working of board subcommittees and significant issues regarding governance structures. There is...

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

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Mythen. We have a recommendation in the sport action plan. I am trying to find it here so I can give it to him. It is very much focused on insurance and it is working with the Federation of Irish Sport. I know that Mary O’Connor was before the committee. It is also working with Sport Ireland. We engage with the sports sector and then present that information....

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

Jack Chambers: On the question on insurance, action 4.5 of the sport action plan details six-monthly ministerial presentations to the Cabinet sub-committee on insurance reform. Match fixing and corruption are a threat to all sports at all levels and they undermine public confidence in the fairness of sport. We are a sport loving nation and we have an inherent understanding of the need for fairness,...

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

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Andrews and I will reflect what he has outlined to Sport Ireland. As he stated, safeguarding is a fundamental pillar and a basic minimum when it comes to anyone's participation in sport and we must ensure volunteers have received that training and also that we have the statutory protection in place in terms of Garda vetting. I will reflect that to Sport Ireland and also the...

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

Jack Chambers: The €150 million we provided is probably the most unprecedented level of funding in the history of sports capital. In fact, the funding ask against what was allocated is as close to what the ask was historically as well.

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

Jack Chambers: We have had massive engagement with the sports capital unit in respect of drawdown. It is getting a significant amount of contact about clubs that want to draw down capital and get it mobilised and utilised. In terms of historic grant allocation, there were smaller percentages in previous rounds. We have a huge level of ambition across the sporting system for a new round for new...

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

Jack Chambers: We will not be penalising those that comply. However, there will be financial consequences and we will publish a range of consequences that will be financial and not tokenistic. They will be very clear, transparent and have a significant impact on their core funding. We will publish that later in the year. For organisations that comply, we are in a process of expanding our funding....

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

Jack Chambers: I do not want to cast aspersions on any particular individuals.

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

Jack Chambers: There may be elected representatives who have a right to be on it through the election processes. However, we need best practice around governance, around having independence and having diversity on boards. If there happens to be an elected representative who comes through that, that is one aspect. There are certain boards that I have a concern about, and I spoke about one of them earlier....

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

Jack Chambers: The Deputy is a big fan of football and he might have an interest in playing a role on a particular board. To deprive him of his input would not be fair to him, as an elected representative. There may be people like him in other sports who want to play a role. We need to have good structures around governance that underpin best practice, that have independence, good sub-committees and that...

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

Jack Chambers: I have expressed concerns here.

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

Jack Chambers: We will reflect the committee's and my concerns.

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

Jack Chambers: To UEFA.

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

Jack Chambers: I thank the Acting Chairman for his remarks on the sports capital grants and on diversity and inclusion. I take his point on the velodrome project. It has been spoken about for many years. The velodrome and badminton centre project is a priority for us. It is a key project referenced in the national development plan. We have a draft master plan we are progressing. There is funding this...

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.