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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (29 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on Ireland's sport and leisure sector. I regret that the necessary public health restrictions have presented serious challenges the operators of sports and recration facilities. I agree with the Deputy that these facilities are hugely valuable to communities throughout the country and play a major role in supporting people's health and...

Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (24 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I propose, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that No. 8b, motion re the Third Report of the Committee of Selection, shall be taken now without debate and any division demanded thereon shall be taken immediately, and Topical Issues shall take place on the conclusion of the sanitisation sos following the Brexit update statements.

Report of Committee of Selection: Motion (24 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann: (a) approves the Third Report of the Standing Committee of Selection in accordance with Standing Order 34, copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 24th September, 2020, and appoints members to Select Committees accordingly; and (b) pursuant to Standing Order 104(2), appoints the following members as Chairs of Committees: Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (24 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: As is the case with other public bodies, Údarás na Gaeltachta disposes of property and other assets from time to time in accordance with State policies and guidelines. Such disposals are reported and appropriately disclosed in the organisation’s annual financial statements. The table below outlines the properties located in County Galway that have been disposed of by...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (24 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: Macasamhail comhlachtaí poiblí eile, díolann Údarás na Gaeltachta maoin agus sócmhainní eile ó am go ham de réir polasaithe agus treoirlínte Stáit. Déantar díolacháin dá leithéid a thuairisciú agus a nochtadh go cuí i ráitis airgeadais bhliantúil na heagraíochta. Leagann an tábla...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (24 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The new Programme for Government commits to continuing the SCP and to prioritising the investment in disadvantaged areas. The most recent (2018) round of the SCP attracted a...

Houses of the Oireachtas Commission: Motion (23 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That Dáil Éireann, under section 8 of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission Acts 2003 to 2018, appoints Deputy Jennifer Murnane O’Connor to be an ordinary member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission in place of Deputy James Browne, who ceases to hold office as a member of the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission following his appointment as a Minister of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Island Unit (23 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Chathaoirleach, agus leis an Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile freisin. I thank the Senator for raising the Government's commitments on a shared island. The Taoiseach has asked me to respond to the points that the Senator has raised. As the Senator will be aware, the programme for Government sets out the Government's commitment to working with all communities...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Shared Island Unit (23 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I acknowledge and note, on behalf of the Government, the Senator's contribution and views. In my initial statement, I set out that the unit has been established. The Government was formed at the end of June. It was a key priority in the programme for Government and it has been established with an assistant secretary general in the Department of the Taoiseach, and the work is now under way....

Report of Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Committees: Motion (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, further to the recommendations (pursuant to Standing Order 118A(2)) of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform in the report of the Committee entitled ‘Amendments to Standing Orders relating to Committees’, dated 17th September, 2020— (a) the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business are hereby amended by the...

Appointment of Chair to Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Motion (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: I move: That, pursuant to Standing Order 120(8), Deputy Joe McHugh be appointed as the Chairman of the Working Group of Committee Chairmen.”

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a household survey which provides quarterly statistics on employment and unemployment and is the official source of labour market estimates in the State. The primary classification used for the LFS results is the ILO (International Labour Organisation) labour force classification. The most recent figures on the number of self-employed persons available from...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Employment Data (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: In the CSO's statistics on Business Demography for 2018, there were 136,712 enterprises classified as Individual Proprietorships, out of a total of 270,344 enterprises. This classification is based on the legal form of the business, as distinct from the number of persons engaged. Businesses classified as Individual Proprietorship had a total of 204,555 persons engaged in 2018. The above...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: For the purposes of EU statistics on business, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are defined as those with between 1 and 249 persons employed. Within the SME category, micro-enterprises are defined as those with less than 10 persons, small enterprises as those with between 10 and 49 persons, and medium-sized enterprises as those with between 50 and 249 persons employed. The latest...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Small and Medium Enterprises (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The latest year for which the information requested by the Deputy is available is 2018. The figures, which are published in Table 6 of the CSO’s annual Business Demography statistics, show that in 2018 there were 248,333 enterprises in the private business economy with under 10 persons engaged. The private business economy comprises the Industry, Construction, Distribution,...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Live Register (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Live Register series provides a monthly breakdown of the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Benefit, Jobseeker's Allowance and Other Registrants as registered with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The most recent Live Register figures available are for August 2020. Table 1 below shows the number of persons on the live register for more than three, more...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (22 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The new Programme for Government commits to continuing the SCP and to prioritising the investment in disadvantaged areas. The most recent (2018) round of the SCP attracted a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Third Level Education (17 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: Údarás na Gaeltachta, in conjunction with a number of third level institutions, provides supports for research and courses of various types as they relate to the objectives of Údarás na Gaeltachta and the development of Gaeltacht areas. Údarás na Gaeltachta does not envisage any reduction in support previously supplied in this regard at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tuarascálacha Ranna (17 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: Ar mhaithe le tacú tuilleadh le forbairt Ghaoth Dobhair - ar leas na Gaeilge agus gheilleagar an cheantair araon – d’iarr mo Roinn ar Údarás na Gaeltachta taighde a dhéanamh ar na féidearthachtaí a bhaineann le hionad a fhorbairt i nGaoth Dobhair le freastal a dhéanamh ar riachtanais earnáil na...

Animal Health and Welfare (Ban on Hare Coursing) Bill 2020: First Stage (16 Sep 2020)

Jack Chambers: No.