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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Dec 2020)

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 allocates annual funding to the three main field sport organisations - the FAI, the GAA and the IRFU - under the Field Sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 326 and 328 together. Pursuant to a Government decision, the prevailing public health regulations include bowling alleys amongst the list of businesses that are not permitted to reopen under Level 3 restrictions. The Government’s COVID-19 strategy, in line with the public health advice, is disease suppression. COVID-19 spreads when individuals and...

Report on Supreme Court Judgments: Motion (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann takes note of the Joint Report on the Response of the Houses of the Oireachtas to the Judgments of the Supreme Court in the Kerins Case (laid before Dáil Éireann on 15th December, 2020), and hereby agrees and adopts, with immediate effect, the amendments and additions to the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business...

Sitting Arrangements: Motion (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders and until further notice in the 33rd Dáil— (a) the schedule for the Dáil sitting week, and (b) the rota for Leaders’ Questions pursuant to Standing Order 36, as contained in the report of the Committee of Standing Orders and Dáil Reform dated 14th December, 2020, shall be adopted and have effect, ...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tables 1 and 2 are based on the usually resident and present population as recorded in 2016 for the 11 Dublin Dáil Constituencies. The data are presented for children aged between 5 and 12 years (representing primary school children) and students aged between 13 and 18 years (representing secondary school students). Table 1a: Children at school, aged between 5 and 12 years, usually...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Government recognises the importance of a broader resumption of sport for both children and adults. In that context, my Department and Sport Ireland are engaging with the various sporting bodies to inform a review of the measures currently in place for sporting activity, which will be considered by Government early in the New Year. In the current Level 3 restrictions, which will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital & Equipment Programme (SCEP) as operated by my Department provides grants to assist in the development or refurbishment of sports facilities and the provision of sports equipment. One of the Programme’s main objectives is to help maximise participation in sport and physical recreation. A new round of the Programme is now open for applications and the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The club referred to by the Deputy have now provided the Department with all of the information required to formally approve their Sports Capital Programme grant. My officials are currently processing the request for payment and this will issue as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I am aware of the difficulties to which the Deputy refers. I have recently written to all National Governing Bodies of Sport, including Swim Ireland, indicating the Government's concern to ensure that sport can continue to play the maximum possible role in sustaining people’s physical and mental wellbeing and consequently their general morale. In that context, the Government has...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: Sport Ireland, which is the funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the allocation of funding across a range of sport programmes. Sport Ireland allocates funding through the National Governing Bodies of Sport, the network of Local Sports Partnership and other sporting organisations. Sport Ireland does not provide funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The recognition process for achieving the status of a National Governing Body for a sport in Ireland is a matter solely for Sport Ireland, which has the legislative responsibility for the development of sport in Ireland pursuant to the Sport Ireland Act 2015. There are over 60 recognised National Governing Bodies which have each demonstrated their capacity to organise competitions in their...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 237 together. Luaitear sa Chlár Rialtais go ndéanfar athbhreithniú ar struchtúir fheidhmiúcháin agus rialachais Údarás na Gaeltachta, agus ar an bpróiseas roghnúcháin/toghacháin i ndáil le Bord an Údaráis. Faoin socrú reatha agus faoi réir na bhforálacha...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: It is regrettable that at this time, it is not possible to permit a broader return to competition, but the current Level 3 restrictions are clear that matches and competitive sporting events are not permitted except for professional and elite sportspeople, including specific elite underage competitions. This is in recognition of the need to limit insofar as possible person-to-person contact...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I propose to take Questions Nos. 228, 232, 233, 242, 246 and 247 together. I would refer the Deputies to the Government's Framework for Restrictive Measures , which outlines the overriding public health rationale for the suite of measures applicable to each of the Framework's five levels. Under the current level 3 of the Framework, only individual training is permitted indoors subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The application process for National Governing Body recognition, to which the Deputy refers, is a matter solely for Sport Ireland as the statutory agency responsible for the development of Irish sport. I can confirm that my Department received correspondence from a representative of the group in question, and that a response has issued, advising that they make contact with Sport Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: Under the current level 3 restrictions it has been decided that the FAI Elite U19 and U17 Leagues for young women and men will be permitted to conclude their seasons. My Department has been assured by the FAI that the protocols and control measures applied for training and matches for these teams are equivalent to those applied for the senior teams. My Department is also satisfied that robust...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: I would like to clarify for the Deputy at the outset that the prevailing restrictions in Level 3 are as determined by the Government in accordance with The Framework for Restrictive Measures, which is a risk management strategy that is designed to allow individuals, families, businesses and services better understand, anticipate and prepare for the measures Government might introduce to stop...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: Tá sé deimhnithe ag an Údarás gur fostaíodh comhlacht darb ainmNew Graphicchun a lógó nua a dhearadh. Tuigtear don Roinn nár reáchtáladh comórtas oscailte sa chás seo de bharr an costas a bheith faoin tairseach costais mar a bhaineann sé le rialacháin soláthair poiblí. Tá sé deimhnithe freisin ag an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: The organisation referred to by the Deputy was allocated a grant under the 2018 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) which remains fully outstanding. The email of allocation which issued to the organisation set out the terms and conditions that must be met prior to formal approval of the grant. As is the norm for all grants under the SCEP, no drawdown of grants can commence until...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Jack Chambers: Under the current level 3 restrictions it has been decided that the FAI Elite U19 and U17 Leagues for young women and men will be permitted to conclude their seasons. My Department has been assured by the FAI that the protocols and control measures applied for training and matches for these teams are equivalent to those applied for the senior teams. The protocols applied for elite training...