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- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (15 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: Neither my Department nor Sport Ireland, which is the statutory body for the development of sport in Ireland, have any role in relation to the running or organisation of this event. In relation to events involving more than 5,000 persons, there is a licensing function to be discharged by the relevant local authority, under the Planning and Development (Licensing of Outdoor Events)...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (15 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: The current arrangements permitting individual training indoors are not germane or linked to the holding of sporting summer camps indoors by recognised National Governing Bodies. The current position in relation to summer camps is outlined on gov.ie, which indicates that summer camps should adhere to public health measures on organised indoor and outdoor activities as appropriate, applying at...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Jul 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, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking over...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Jul 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 1stMarch, 2021. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking over €200m in...
- Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (14 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: Under the current public health regulations, the numbers permitted to attend outdoor organised events such as regattas stands at a maximum of 200 with appropriate protective measures in place such as adherence to social distancing requirements. It would be appropriate and beneficial for the event organisers concerned to consult the guidelines prepared by a combined working group of the FAI,...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) Jack Chambers: Cuirim fáilte mhór roimh an deis labhairt leis an gcoiste maidir le meastacháin bhreise athbhreithnithe 2021 mar go mbaineann siad le réimse freagraí maidir le seirbhísí spóirt agus fóillíochta. I am delighted to announce a 2021 provision of €170.4 million for sports and recreational services, including €104.5 million for...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) Jack Chambers: I thank Deputy Griffin and appreciate his remarks. As he said, we have had a record number of applications. Over 3,000 applications have sought over €200 million. As he said, the allocation currently apportioned is about €40 million. There are two parts to this process, as the Deputy knows from his previous role. There is the equipment-only part first, which we hope to...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) Jack Chambers: I am confident the level of funding will increase. Obviously to what extent that will happen is still to be determined, as the Deputy knows. The dual process involves the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and the national development plan. Deputy Griffin was Minister of State previously. It obviously increased from the baseline closer to when the allocations were made. As Deputy...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) Jack Chambers: There will be. The applications only closed in March, and we extended it to facilitate as many clubs as possible to apply. What we are doing currently is working through the equipment-only part of the application process. I am confident when that is announced the Deputy will see a very generous allocation on the equipment side. A massive amount of clubs across the country will benefit...
- Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Further Revised) (14 Jul 2021) Jack Chambers: I can respond briefly to that. The Estimates for the Gaeltacht are now taken by a separate committee chaired by the Deputy's colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh. We dealt with the Estimates for the Gaeltacht. We have a new strategy for Údarás na Gaeltachta and there were significant increases in funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta over the last 24 months, particularly in...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Olympic Games (13 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: I thank the Deputy for raising this important matter. I fully understand and acknowledge the disappointment of Dressage Ireland and individual riders at the decision not to send a dressage team to the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. I know that it is very frustrating for those riders who had secured a place at the Olympics to accept the decision that was made by Horse Sport Ireland not...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Olympic Games (13 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: As I said in my initial remarks I accept and acknowledge that it is very frustrating for the riders who had secured a place to accept the decision made by Horse Sport Ireland and how difficult that is. The role specific to national governing bodies is that they deliver and develop their sport, working with their club networks, affiliates and partners. Obviously, that involves structures and...
- European Union Regulation: Referral to Joint Committee (13 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to accept the following measure: Regulation (EU) 2021/693 of the...
- Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) Orders: Referral to Select Committee (13 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: I move: That the proposal that Dáil Éireann approves the following Orders in draft: Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2021, and Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income and Capital Gains) (Republic of Kosovo) Order 2021, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 7th July, 2021, be referred to the...
- Appointment of Member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (13 Jul 2021)
Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 29th June, 2021, to propose, for the approval of Dáil Éireann, Shane Galligan to be a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority on the Nomination of the Institute of Legal Cost Accountants, and pursuant to section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, approves the appointment by the Government...