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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: The National Folklore Commission has been granted funding in the amount of €1,631,212 between 2012 and 2020 under my Department's Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge for the development and maintenance of the duchas.ie website. An amount of €231,785 has been approved for 2021. A breakdown of the funding between 2012 and 2021 is outlined in the following table: ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: Subject to the prevailing public health situation, the Government has recently decided that individual indoor training for all age groups and all levels may resume from the 7th of June. The Government will make further decisions in due course in regard to further lifting of restrictions on activity indoors. A limited exemption is currently in place to enable high performance sportspeople...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: One Good Coach is an evidence-informed mental health promotion workshop designed specifically for coaches and adult club members who coach young people in sport settings. The aim of the workshop is to provide adults with the knowledge and confidence to promote and support young people’s mental health in their coaching role. To date, Jigsaw has delivered 120 One Good Coach workshops...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cumarsáid Aireachta (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: Mar a gheall mé ag Céim an Choiste do Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2019, tá iarrtha agam ar oifigigh no Roinne na treoirlínte a eisíonn an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe maidir le baill bord Stáit a phlé leis an Roinn sin. Chuige sin, tá iarrtha agam ar mo chuid oifigigh cruinniú a shocrú leis na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: I have not had any meetings with the HSE or the Minister for Health in respect of vaccinating qualified Irish Olympic athletes ahead of the Olympic Games. As the Deputy may be aware, Pfizer announced last week that they intend to donate doses of COVID-19’s vaccinations to Olympic Games participants around the world. I met with the Olympic Federation of Ireland and Paralympics Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: On Friday last, I announced the outcome of the extensive consultation process undertaken with the Irish Language Summer Colleges sector over the past few weeks. During the consultation process, a representative group of Gaeltacht households who provide accommodation for students, as well as course operators expressed significant concerns around health and safety, due to COVID-19, were courses...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policy Reviews (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sports and National Governing Bodies of Sport in Ireland. Sport Ireland operates a formal recognition process for organisations wishing to become eligible for support as National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs). The recognition process for achieving the status of NGB in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: National Governing Bodies of Sport, working with Sport Ireland and the Expert Group on the Return to Sport, prepare guidance for their safe operation of their training sessions. Outdoor fitness classes such as zumba fitness that are not conducted or operated by a National Governing Body are not part of the recognition system that is applied by Sport Ireland. It is however the case that the...

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

Jack Chambers: Tá sé mar chuspóir ag Údarás na Gaeltachta pobal inmharthana Gaeilge a chothú sa Ghaeltacht. Déanann an tÚdarás an cuspóir seo a bhaint amach trí fhorbairt fiontraíochta agus tionscnaimh chruthaithe fostaíochta a chothú agus a mhaoiniú, chomh maith le tacaíocht a thabhairt d’imeachtaí pobail,...

Eighth Report of the Committee of Selection: Motion (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 4th May, 2021, and discharges and appoints members to Select Committees accordingly.

Trade Union Recognition Bill 2021: First Stage (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Social Welfare (Payment Order) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: No.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: On the advice of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Government decided to postpone the 2021 Census to 3rdApril 2022. Delivery of census forms to each household will begin on 28thFebruary and collection of forms will finish on 6thMay with the expiration of approx. 5,600 field staffs’ temporary employment contracts. The Central Statistics Office expects to release the preliminary...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238, 239 and 240 together. Molaim freagraí a thabhairt ar cheisteanna uimh. 238, 239, agus 240 le chéile. Chuir an Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh in iúl 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: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: I am happy to inform the Deputy, that the general resumption of inter-county travel with effect from the 10th of May, 2021, will facilitate all sportspeople, including underage, to undertake permitted sporting activity from that date.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: As announced last week, my Department will work with the Department of Health and Department of the Taoiseach to prepare proposals on the holding of a limited number of pilot live events for sport and live entertainment, both indoor and outdoor. This is to inform the safe reopening of these activities and events when the public health situation allows. We would hope to begin hosting...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 May 2021)

Jack Chambers: Mar chuid den phlé le cliantchomhlachtaí i dtaca le gnó a bhunú nó a fhorbairt sa Ghaeltacht, tuigtear dom go ndéanann Údarás na Gaeltachta a mheabhrú do phríomhaithe an tábhacht atá leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn i ngach réimse dá ghnó. Tugann an tÚdarás le fios dóibh go bhfuil tacaíocht an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 May 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. This includes the allocation of funding to sporting organisations across a variety of funding schemes. As this is a matter for Sport Ireland, I have referred the Deputy's question to the agency for direct...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 May 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. This includes the allocation of funding to sporting organisations across a variety of funding schemes. Oversight of the grants process within Sport Ireland is provided by the Board of Sport Ireland. All...