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Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: It is split between the three main governing bodies for the field sports, the other governing bodies, and the club resilience fund for clubs. The resumption of sport and physical activity fund is targeted through many local sports partnerships. It also looks at opportunities around additional physical activity in hard-to-reach groups, such as those in disadvantaged areas, people with...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: There is a structured application process through Sport Ireland, which engages with the local sports partnerships. They have been engaged with by Sport Ireland directly on funding opportunities and new activities. They tend to target hard-to-reach groups, such as in disadvantaged areas or those with disabilities. From last year's announcement there was a specific and even a geographical...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy and I know there was great support from his committee on equalising the grants. It sends the right message to all women and girls around opportunities in sport and participation, particularly in Gaelic games. The majority of the Sport Ireland budget is funded directly from the Exchequer. I do not have a breakdown but it would be a very minor amount funded by the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy. We can send the detailed breakdown of all counties and local sports partnerships so everybody on the committee can see the specific initiatives relevant to their counties. That will allow them to see the detail under the figures. We can do the same when we make our announcements. On the national lottery point, the amount from the national lottery comes into the...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I will check that out and get a note from Sport Ireland. One of the criteria to get funding from Sport Ireland is to be a registered and recognised national governing body. I will have to check if the organisation in question is such a body. It could be a case of the organisation formalising the arrangement with Sport Ireland, registering as a national governing body and then applying for...

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Supplementary) (24 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy and I echo his remarks about Mr. Treacy, who has built a structure that started very much from himself back in the late 1990s. It has grown as a structure around sport to see Sport Ireland as it is today, with a very professional structure that oversees sport and delivers policy outcomes. I welcome the Deputy's remarks on funding. As part of the application process for...

Seller's Legal Pack for Property Buyers Bill 2021: First Stage (23 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Nov 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. It does not provide direct funding for clubs but channels the funding through the relevant National Governing Body of Sport. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Return to Sport Expert Group, which is chaired by an official of my Department, was set up last year to provide guidance to the National Governing Bodies of sport and other sporting bodies with a view to facilitating consistency of their return to train/play/spectating protocols with the prevailing public health advice. The Expert Group includes medical personnel from a range of sporting...

Local Government (Maternity and Family Leave for Elected Members) Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Protection of Children’s Health (Idling of Mechanically Propelled Vehicles in Vicinity of Schools) Bill 2021: First Stage (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: My Department is operating on the basis and the expectation that Irish language colleges will be in a position to re-open in 2022 and, accordingly, the Department will continue to assist the sector primarily by way of administering Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. Under the scheme, a daily subsidy is payable to eligible Gaeltacht families who provide accommodation for those...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Child Protection (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 265 together. Sport Ireland acts in a guidance and support capacity to over 60 recognised National Governing Bodies of Sport in the area of safeguarding and child protection. This function is led by the Ethics Unit in Sport Ireland where there is a team of people dedicated to the implementation of Sport Ireland’s safeguarding programme. Sport...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: Responsibility for staffing is an operational matter for Sport Ireland, and I have no direct role in such matters. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for additional information on this matter. I would ask the Deputy to contact my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: The measures currently in place in relation to indoor sport venues take the form of advisory guidance, rather than specific legislative provisions. This position reflects an evolution of the Government's approach, outlined in its plan COVID-19: REFRAMING THE CHALLENGE, CONTINUING OUR RECOVERY AND RECONNECTING, involving a shift in public health management of COVID-19 in Ireland as it...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Nov 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that Government recently agreed to widen the range of sporting opportunities for young people which enables under 18 indoor sports games and competitions in sports such as basketball to go ahead. On foot of this, updated guidance has been provided by Sport Ireland to sporting organisations to allow children under 18 years of age to participate in indoor...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pleanáil Teanga (11 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: Mar a dúirt mé, beidh siad críochnaithe. Bhí cruinniú maith againn leis an ngrúpa seo agus beidh muid ar ais. Tá na hoifigigh sna Forbacha i dteagmháil leis an ngrúpa seo chun an plean seo a aontú. Tá sé an-tábhachtach go mbeadh an plean seo aontaithe agus go mbeidh muid in ann é a chur i bhfeidhm sna hOileáin...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Hourigan for her question. Equality in sport is a key priority for both me and the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. Our overall vision for women in sport is one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential while enjoying lifelong involvement. Government support for inter-county female Gaelic games players, which is distributed through Sport...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (11 Nov 2021)

Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Hourigan. In many nurseries and clubs across the country, the increase in female participation has been so positive. We are seeing this across so many sports but, as the Deputy said, there is attrition, particularly in the teenage years. That creates the participation gap. Sport Ireland has an Irish sports monitor that produces quarterly reports and examines the gender gap....