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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (9 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 (9 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy was published in 2018 and provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF); the National Development Plan provided a capital allocation of at least €100m for the Fund over the period to 2027.  The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and, thus far, approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: 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 €100m being made available over the period to 2027. An application was received from Kildare County Council in respect of the project referred to by the Deputy. All applications under the LSSIF...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Responsibility for the preparation and implementation of such guidelines is a matter for each National Governing Body (NGB) concerned. Different sports have different public liability risk profiles reflecting the specific characteristics of that sport. NGBs are accordingly best placed to consider and decide upon the optimum risk mitigation and reduction measures to deploy in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Since 7 June, indoor sports, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. Any decision on the further lifting of the restrictions, and its timing, is a matter for Government and not for individual Ministerial decision. The Government has indicated that any such decision will be considered in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Since 7 June, gyms, indoor sports, dance, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. Any decision on the further lifting of the restrictions to include classes, and its timing, is a matter for Government and not for individual Ministerial decision. The Government has indicated that any such...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: From 5 July the numbers permitted at outdoor organised events have increased to a maximum of 200 for the majority of venues, with a maximum of 500 for outdoor stadia/venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000. In addition to that, my Department has been working since October 2020 with a combined working group of the FAI, the IRFU and the GAA and Sport Ireland. The working group's...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jul 2021)

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 billion. The Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: As the club in question is not affiliated to the relevant National Governing Body, Motorsport Ireland, events organised by this club cannot be considered sporting events within the meaning of the public health regulations. The exemptions from restrictions that are available for sporting events are contingent on those events being held under the auspices of a National Governing Body (NGB)...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: The club referred to by the Deputy was provisionally allocated a grant of €81,500 under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) for the development of an artificial playing surface and a further €83,343 under the 2018 SCP towards the provision of floodlights and non-personal sports equipment. I understand the Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) continues to liaise with the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Mar is eol don Teachta, rinneadh cinneadh i mí Bealtaine nach bhféadfadh coláistí Gaeilge feidhmiú den dara bhliain as a chéile mar gheall ar COVID-19. Rinneadh an cinneadh sin ar bhonn comhdhearcaidh, tar éis dom dul i ndáil comhairle le páirtithe leasmhara - idir lucht lóistín, lucht stiúrtha na gcoláistí agus lucht...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Mar a chuir mé in iúl i mo freagra ar cheisteanna Dála 238, 239 agus 240 ar an ábhar chéanna, tá curtha in iúl ag an Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh dom nach ndéantar rangú ar an Daonáireamh Speisialta Gaeltachta 1925 mar Dhaonáireamh Daonra, mar níor tugadh faoi faoin Acht Staidrimh 1993 nó faoi aon cheann de na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme 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 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1 March. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Since 7 June, indoor sports, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. The decision to exceptionally include swimming classes is in specific recognition of the contribution that such classes make to water safety and is not intended to cover other indoor fitness classes such as those mentioned by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Since 7 June 2021, indoor sports, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. Any decision on the further lifting of the restrictions, and its timing, is a matter for Government and not for individual Ministerial decision. The Government has indicated that any such decision will be considered in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Since 7 June, indoor sports, swimming pools and leisure centres have been allowed to re-open for individual training purposes and for the provision of swimming classes. Any decision on the further lifting of the restrictions, and its timing, is a matter for Government and not for individual Ministerial decision. The Government has indicated that any such decision will be considered in the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Meetings (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Details of my diary appointments and those of Minister Martin are published periodically in arrears on my Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/6e364-ministers-diari es/ . Currently Minister Martin’s diary is available up to November 2020 and my diary is available up to the end of January 2021. Subsequent to this, meetings were held with the persons concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Along with our UK partners my Department has been involved in preliminary work to examine the possibility of bidding to jointly host the FIFA Men's World Cup in Ireland and the UK. A wide range of factors will be examined during this feasibility work prior to any final decision to bid. The partners involved include the Government of Ireland, UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy as published in 2018 provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) and the National Development Plan provided a capital allocation of at least €100m for the Fund over the period to 2027. The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, approximately €86.4m has been awarded to 33...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (27 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Tá Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (SFG) á riar ag mo Roinn ar mhaithe le tacú leis na deiseanna sealbhaithe agus saibhrithe teanga sna réigiúin Ghaeltachta do scoláirí dara leibhéal agus do mhic léinn tríú leibhéal ó áiteanna ar fud na tíre. Tagann an scéim le cuspóirí an Rialtais i leith na...