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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy as published in 2018 provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The scheme is designed for projects where the grant being sought is greater than the maximum grant available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (5 Oct 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 269 and 270 together. The overarching 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 and the accompanying Action Plan for the Irish Language (Plean Gníomhaíochta 2018-2022) represent state policy for the Irish language and Gaeltacht regions. The Strategy and supporting Action Plan have cross-departmental ownership and, accordingly, responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (30 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy as published in 2018 provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The scheme is designed for projects where the grant being sought is greater than the maximum grant available under the SCEP. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, approximately €86.4m has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (29 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: Faoi réir alt 9(2) d' Acht na Gaeltachta is gá fógra a dhéanamh ag tabhairt le fios go bhfuil sé ar intinn an baile i gceist  a ainmniú mar Bhaile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta ach plean teanga sásúil a bheith ullmhaithe agus ceadaithe faoin bpróiseas  Uair amháin go ndéantar na fógraí sa dá chás seo, beidh...

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th September, 2021, and discharges a member and appoints a member to a Committee accordingly.

Housing (Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability) Bill 2021: First Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: As outlined in my response to the parliamentary question referred to, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and due to the level of grants received by the club in the past, it is necessary to put in place a number of legal deeds in order to protect the public investment in the facility. Legal formalities in relation to this grant have not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Grant Payments (28 Sep 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, 1 March 2021. By the closing date, over 3,100 applications were submitted seeking over €200...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: A total Covid-19 funding package of €88.5 million was provided last year to support the sport sector. This significant investment benefited all levels of the sport sector, including thousands of grassroots clubs across the country, and provided some certainty for sporting organisations in their planning for 2021. The funding package included support for the three main field sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (28 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: In relation to providing financial assistance for new sports facilities, my Department operates two grant schemes. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (23 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I recently established a fund worth €2.2m to support eligible Gaeltacht families who normally provide accommodation for summer college students. This funding is being provided on foot of the cancellation of Irish language courses for the second summer in succession due to COVID-19. Under a second and separate measure, further funding of c €240,000 is being provided by my...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (22 Sep 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: Sports Funding (21 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I understand the club referred to by the Deputy has received a number of grants under past rounds of the Sports Capital Programme and all have been fully drawn down with the exception of a 2018 grant for €52,909. The 2018 grant remains at ‘provisionally allocated’ stage as the required supporting documentation has not been provided to allow the grant to progress to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Oireachtas Committees (21 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: The matter of appointments or assignments of Gardaí to Gaeltacht areas is specifically covered under the provisions of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. Section 33(2) of the Act states: - The Garda Commissioner shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that members of the Garda Síochána stationed in a district that includes a Gaeltacht area are sufficiently competent in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (21 Sep 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: Sports Funding (16 Sep 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: Sports Funding (16 Sep 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...

Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021: First Stage (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the terms of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Republic of Singapore on the other, signed in Brussels, Belgium on 19th October, 2018, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 10th June, 2021, be referred to the Select Committee on...