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Standing Orders: Motion (6 Jul 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 6th July, 2021, and 15th July, 2021 pursuant to Standing Order 36(ca) shall be in accordance with the rota contained in the report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 5th July, 2021, entitled ‘Rota...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: North-South Implementation Bodies (6 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Appointments to the board referred to by the Deputy are made by the North/South Ministerial Council (NSMC) following nominations on a 50:50 basis from each jurisdiction. There are no vacancies within the roles due to be filled by the Irish Government at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht (6 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 mar Aire Stáit dul i ndáil comhairle le páirtithe leasmhara - idir lucht lóistín an chórais, lucht stiúrtha na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (6 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: Tá tugtha le fios ag Údarás na Gaeltachta go bhfuil an suíomh a bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt dó in úinéireacht an chomhlachta ó 1998 i leith, tráth ar cheannaigh siad an suíomh ó Údarás na Gaeltachta agus ar thóg an comhlacht féin an foirgneamh air sna blianta ina dhiaidh sin.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: While Sport Ireland and the Expert Group on Return to Sport have given guidance and assistance, the protocols to which the Deputy refers have not been developed by my Department. They have been developed by the relevant National Governing Bodies (NGBs), Golf Ireland in the case of golf and Tennis Ireland in the case of tennis, and are available on their respective websites. The NGBs...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2021)

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, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. Sport Ireland does not provide direct funding for clubs or individuals but channels the funding through the relevant National Governing Body of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: My Department has no role regarding the arrangements around fees and deposits charged or refunded by individual Irish summer colleges in respect of courses nor with the terms and conditions pertaining to same. The normal consumer rights in such instances described by the Deputy would apply and, notwithstanding that, parents/guardians experiencing such difficulties would be best advised to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Sports Policy 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 over the period to 2027 for the Fund. The first allocations were announced in January 2020 and to date, approximately €86.4m has been awarded to 33 different proposals. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Jul 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (1 Jul 2021)

Jack Chambers: I expect to be in a position to publish a Sports Action Plan covering the period 2021-2023 by the end of July. This will be the first such plan under the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 (NSP) and will contain a series of specific initiatives and actions to achieve increased participation in sport and physical activity, greater excellence in high performance sport and improved governance in...

Ban on Rent Increases Bill 2020: First Stage (30 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

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

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. Sport Ireland has commenced work on the development of a National Database of Sport & Recreation Amenities. This GIS-based database encompasses considerably more datasets than was originally envisaged in an audit of sports facilities and is expected to be substantially completed within two years. As part of this work, Sport Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: From the 7thof June, individual indoor sports training in gyms and other such facilities is permitted. This includes one-to-one instruction. While individual indoor training activity is permitted, indoor group exercise classes, games, matches or competitions are not. The total numbers permitted in a given indoor facility is dependent on the capacity of that facility to fully comply with the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I hope I have a few minutes as there have been plenty of questions from everyone. There was a query on how census questions are selected. The census forms for use next year have been finalised and preparation of the census questions is a multi-year project involving public consultation, commencing in 2017. There was a broad census advisory group, comprising 21 persons from Departments,...

Report on Service by the Defence Forces: Referral to Select Committee (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the report by the Minister for Defence regarding service by the Defence Forces with the United Nations in 2020, a copy of which was laid before Dáil Éireann on 21st June, 2021, in accordance with section 13 of the Defence (Amendment) Act, 2006, be referred to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, in...

Pre-legislative Scrutiny Waiver Requests: Motion (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that until further notice in the 33rd Dáil, the following procedure shall apply to requests for waivers in relation to pre-legislative scrutiny of Government Bills: (a) where a member of the Government or a Minister of State wishes to initiate a Bill pursuant to Standing Order 174 without pre-legislative scrutiny, he...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Central Statistics Office (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 6, inclusive, together. On the advice of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, the Government decided on 15 September, to postpone the 2021 census to 3 April 2022. The decision to postpone the census scheduled for 18 April 2021 until 3 April 2022 was not taken lightly and was based on a number of factors. Foremost in the decision making, was the need...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Real Estate Sector (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: The exact breakdown of information requested by the Deputy is not available. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the following statistics in relation to housing stock in Ireland on Census night, 24 April 2016. Table 1 below indicates the housing stock as recorded in Census 2016, in Dublin City, County Dublin (excluding Dublin City) and the rest of the country. Table 1 –...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62 together. There are six directorates in the Central Statistics Office and the breakdown of the CSO's gross expenditure by directorate in 2020 is set out in the following table: Directorate Gross Total €m Business Statistics 9.098 Corporate Affairs 9.886 ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jun 2021)

Jack Chambers: In line with the Government-approved “Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19” organised outdoor gatherings are limited to 15 participants, with different restrictions applying to organised sporting events. Sporting events are defined in the relevant public health regulations, S.I. No. 217/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions)...