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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: We have such a structure in place already. There is a women in sport lead within Sport Ireland, as well as a women in sport group that deals with these issues. It is focused on four main areas, namely, leadership and governance; visibility; coaching and officiating; and active participation. Many of the sporting organisations are also appointing directors of women in sport for their own...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: As I said earlier, I take very seriously the letter we received from those players, both current and past. We are going to seek to address those issues with the IRFU and-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I would be interested in their perspective. They did not cast any aspersions on Sport Ireland or on the structures that are in place. They did not reference them.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for her comments. As I said, I take these matters extremely seriously. We have sent a very strong message around trying, first of all, to follow through in the first thing that was asked of us, which was to seek a meeting with the IRFU. We will have that meeting to reflect fully what was said by the players and to reflect all the issues. It is important that I have my...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: What I will say to the Deputy is that we want to see progress on the issues raised by the players and to have a constructive pathway. That is why we have involved Sport Ireland: to have overall oversight of funding and to implement the policy that we set. I am not going to pre-empt the discussions, but all I will say is we will be robust and direct in our engagements with the IRFU. We look...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chair and appreciate her comments. I echo what she has said around the huge achievements by Irish sportswomen over recent months. She has outlined them all and I will not repeat them. We are concerned about the report from the third quarter of the year and the gap that has emerged. We will have a dormant accounts programme announced in the next two weeks. There will be a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Through the local sports partnerships and the Women in Sport fund, there is the Adolescent Girls Get Active research report from 8 March last. That research has been informative in how we shape future funding schemes through the Women in Sport fund and also how we fund local sports partnerships. From a positive perspective, strengthening that link between our education system and our local...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Challenges facing Women in Sport: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Deputy Andrews raised an important point that has not been raised. Something we need to strengthen - we have a coaching lead within Sport Ireland - is coaching and officiating and broadening the coaching base to include more women from grassroots to high performance. We are trying to increase the number of women officiating and refereeing as well. There is targeted coach education...

Special Committee on Autism: Motion (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform pursuant to Standing Order 118A(2)(b), a Special Committee on Autism is hereby established, with Orders of Reference as contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform entitled 'Orders of Reference for Special Committee on Autism', a copy of which was...

Rotas for Leaders' Questions and Parliamentary Questions: Motion (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That— (a) notwithstanding the Order of the Dáil of 16th December, 2020, the sequence in which Leaders shall be called upon to put questions between 19th January,2022, and 14th April, 2022, pursuant to Standing Order 36(ca), and (b) notwithstanding anything in the report adopted by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, the sequence of allocation to parties and...

Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the Joint Committee on Gender Equality may meet, notwithstanding the fact that in advance of its first meeting, the full membership of the Committee has not yet been appointed.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Horticulture Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The data requested by the Deputy is set out below. Further to Parliamentary Question 133 of 30 November 2021, exports of peat to Northern Ireland are included in the data for the Rest of the World. Table A below sets out the data for Northern Ireland. The data for 2021 to date is not included in the table as some of the data relating to this product which has been received by CSO is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the SCEP closed for applications on Monday 1st March 2021. By the closing date, over 3,100 applications were submitted seeking over...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tax Code (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Deputy will appreciate that any proposals regarding taxation policy are ultimately a matter for the Minister for Finance. While there is no record in my Department of a proposal being received in 2016 on the specific issue of tax breaks for companies that support international athletes that work full-time, proposals were received in recent years regarding the operation of the tax...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The 2020 round of the SCEP closed for applications on Monday 1st March 2021. By the closing date, over 3,100 applications were submitted seeking over...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Pléifidh mé leasuithe Uimh. 1 go 4, go huile, le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasú riaracháin atá i gceist le leasú Uimh. 1 atá ag iarraidh an téacs a leasú ó “tríd an bhfo-alt” go dtí “trí na fo-ailt” toisc go mbeidh fo-ailt bhreise curtha isteach tar éis alt 9(3)...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Pléifidh mé leasuithe Uimh. 6 agus 7 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna iad. Is leasuithe riaracháin atá i gceist sa chás seo. Leis na leasuithe seo, níltear ach ag iarraidh botúin chló sa Bhille mar atá a cheartú. Molaim na leasuithe don Teach.

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Seanadóirí as leasú Uimh. 8 a mholadh don Teach. Is leasú é atá pléite go minic.Mar a luaigh mé ag Céim an Choiste sa Teach seo ar an 24 Samhain, tá seirbhísí pobal-inrochtana clúdaithe ag leasú a mhol mé féin agus a glacadh leis ag Céim na Tuarascála sa Dáil. Mar a...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Pléifear leasuithe Uimh. 9 agus 10 le chéile toisc gur ar an ábhar céanna atá siad. Maidir le leasú Uimh. 9, is leasú é seo a mhol na Seanadóirí Kyne, Clifford-Lee, Ó Donnghaile, Warfield, Boylan agus Gavan ar Chéim an Choiste sa Seanad agus ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis na Seanadóirí sin as ucht an...

Seanad: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: An Tuarascáil agus an Chéim Dheiridh - Official Languages (Amendment) Act 2019: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2021)

Jack Chambers: Maidir le leasú Uimh. 11, ní bheidh mé á ghlacadh toisc go bhfuilim den tuairim nach bhfuil gá lena leithéid de leasú. Tá an Rialtas tiomanta chun an Bhille seo a chur chun cinn. Gheall muid anuraidh go dtabharfadh muid Bille níos láidre chun cinn, rud atá á dhéanamh agam. I mo thuairimse, tá córas faireacháin...