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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...

Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, setting out the rota in which Questions to members of the Government are to be asked, Questions for oral answer, following those next set down to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, shall be set down to Ministers in the following temporary sequence: Minister for Education Minister for...

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Covid Restrictions Support Scheme) (Date Adjustment) (No. 2) Order 2021: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Covid Restrictions Support Scheme) (Date Adjustment) (No. 2) Order 2021, a copy of which was laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 9th September, 2021.

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I move: That— (a) for the purposes of any division claimed on Wednesday, 15th September, 2021, or Thursday, 16th September, 2021, and required to be taken forthwith pursuant to Standing Order 80(3), the public gallery adjacent to the Dáil chamber shall be considered to be encompassed within the Dáil chamber for the purposes of such a division only, and (b) until further...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Research and Development (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: The Central Statistics Office compiles statistics on Business Expenditure on Research and Development (BERD) every two years under EU statistical regulations. The most recent BERD results relate to the period 2019 to 2020 and were published by the CSO on 2 March 2021. The results are available at the following link on the CSO website:...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (15 Sep 2021)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. 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. There are two streams of funding within the LSSIF. Stream One provides...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (15 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 2018 round of the Programme closed for applications on Friday 19th October, 2018. By that deadline, 2,337 applications were submitted seeking a total...