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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: My Department has liaised with other Government departments and industry representative bodies, to align the economy wide COVID-19 supports and initiatives with tourism and hospitality needs.   The measures put in place by the Government to support businesses  initially focused on supporting those who have lost their jobs and in supporting businesses to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I am acutely aware that tourism is one of the most directly affected sectors in the current crisis.  The impact of COVID-19 on tourism globally has been overwhelming and immediate with unprecedented consequences for Ireland’s tourism and hospitality sector.  The sector is a significant employer particularly in rural areas. Many tourism businesses are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (16 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 922. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a financial package will be made available to the childcare sector to allow childcare centres to reopen on 29 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11460/20]

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

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Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: The expert group on the return to sport will be working closely with national governing bodies on opening gates for sports clubs. We will require the guidance of NPHET on mass gatherings. We are aware of how important it is for sporting organisations to have people in attendance at live events but we do not know how much we will be able to permit as time goes on. If we can continue in the...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I wish to state on the record that I did not have any role whatsoever in the recruitment process. We know that in January the FAI was in danger of insolvency. It was in a critical situation. The people who went in there had far more to lose than gain by doing so. They need our support in order to try to get the FAI and soccer in general to a better place. They have made some progress....

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I will try to address as many of the issues as I can. Under the sports capital programme, we want to be as flexible as possible to people who have already been granted funding. We know that the drawdown time might be slower than it would have been pre-Covid-19. There will be flexibility there. The Deputy asked about repurposing grants within clubs. We ask any club whose circumstances...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I acknowledge the work the Deputy has been doing in this field for many years. When I think of sport, I think of the great opportunities that exist regarding inclusion and breaking down barriers, as the Deputy mentioned. Unfortunately, we also hear appalling stories such as these from time to time. The Deputy listed some of the names of those people who, unfortunately, have had to endure...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. We are working very closely with the national governing bodies and the Federation of Irish Sport on the sports recovery action plan. We have approached the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to discuss the support that we know is needed for Irish sport, at the level of national organisations and in regard to local clubs that are at risk. We...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Deputy Dillon raised the sports capital programme. We are considering all the options. We know how important it is to so many communities and clubs. At the same time, we have a current funding issue in clubs too. We have to weigh up all of those options. We hope to make a decision on that as soon as possible. With regard to the compulsory wearing of helmets, any such decision would have...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I would like to add to that. Since March, through our sports monitoring group we have been engaging with the Federation of Irish Sport, the Olympic Federation of Ireland, representatives of the national governing bodies and some representatives of athletes. We are therefore very much aware of the challenges. We are working with our colleagues in the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: I thank the Deputy for affording the Minister and me an opportunity to respond to his questions. We know there are some clubs that have experienced severe financial difficulty. Some can absorb that and survive. Some are in danger of going under. That is the real concern. The Department is working with its partners. We are examining the various options and I am in close contact with the...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: We have established an expert group to work with the national governing bodies and sporting organisations on various protocols in terms of how that can be done safely. We have seen an acceleration in elements of the roadmap and it is possible that we could see that in respect of gyms and swimming pools. There is a process to go through but that is actively happening. The expert group is...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: For the information of the House, I was appalled to see what has surfaced in the past 24 hours. I have today asked officials to draft letters to my counterpart in the UK and also to the broadcasters, Sky and BT Sport, expressing our outrage about this matter. It is completely unacceptable. My heart goes out to the decent volunteers and participants in boxing across the country who put in...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: Last Friday's announcement by the Taoiseach of an acceleration in the Government's roadmap has been widely welcomed across Irish sport. It is fair to say that there was a certain sense of relief among the population that the journey back for sport is well and truly under way. As with so many other sectors, the world of sport, domestically and internationally, has been turned upside down as...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy asked about the financial situation for clubs. We have been engaging with the national governing bodies through the sports monitoring group and with the Federation of Irish Sport, the Olympic Federation of Ireland and representatives of athletes. We know funding will be needed to try to get sport in Ireland past this phase. As part of that, we envisage that an element of that...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if consanguinity relief for farm transfers will be retained at the current rate of 1% beyond 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9867/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Central Bank regulations on credit unions will be reviewed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry will be examined. [10105/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (9 Jun 2020)

Brendan Griffin: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a decision will be reviewed on a supplementary panel application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10402/20]