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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (27 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an amount was withheld in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo for their 2014 single payment scheme payment considering that the overpayment query for 2010 has been fully resolved; when the 2014 SPS amount will be restored to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45764/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ascertain from Student Universal Support Ireland the way a grant applications for siblings were assessed and the guidelines used for determining eligibility in view of the number of dependent children in the household; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45672/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (27 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: There is no grant funding available from the Department for current expenditure by sports clubs.  However, the purchase of sports equipment is funded under the Sports Capital Programme.  There will be a further round of the Sports Capital Programme in 2015.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: We are so lucky to have somebody of her talent as a role model for young people, particularly for young girls. I cannot congratulate her enough. That is why, in my first year in office as Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, I looked to see who had gained the most from the sports capital programme. Was it the GAA, soccer, rugby or athletics? I looked at the...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: It is about participation. I brought in a second scheme for swimming pools. Every place I visited I was hearing from the local authorities and the people running swimming pools that they just could not afford to run them any more. We brought in a special energy saving scheme and upgraded a large number of pools. I am hoping to be able to open a new round in the new year.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: Yes; that is in Senator Mooney's own constituency. I am very proud of that development. It is an outdoor pool, and people in his constituency are as entitled to have that as the people who live near the National Aquatic Centre here in Dublin.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: Yes, and posterity is very important too. Senator Coghlan spoke about having more athletics facilities available. I had a special scheme to set up a number of regional athletics tracks and I am delighted that they are all completed now. That is why the numbers are up this year. There is an increase of, I think, about 80% in the number of people joining athletics clubs, because we put the...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: We also did a special scheme for rugby. Every year, as long as I am there, we will look for ways to support sporting organisations, because it is not about elite athletes; it is about grassroots sports and giving young boys and girls and opportunity to participate. My plan as Minister of State is to try and keep it up. Senator Bradford raised two issues. One of them I will not get into,...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: The Secretary General of my own Department, Mr. Tom O'Mahony, is a long-term member of St. Patrick's Athletic, a club that has something in common with Mayo. They waited nearly 70 years and lost seven or nine cup finals - the hoodoo was on them in the final. I was so happy they won the final this year because that is one hoodoo lifted. There is one more to be lifted so that the Sam Maguire...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: God be good to him. That is actually happening. We are having discussions with the Department of Education and Skills to get it on the curriculum as well. A lot of things are happening.

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: Volunteers are a vital part of every club and sporting organisation around the country and are doing wonderful work for sport in their communities. Volunteers play a major role in maintaining the high level of sporting activity in Ireland, with all the associated health and social benefits, and contribute significantly to the development of elite sport in Ireland, which has done so much to...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: This will be the third round of the SCP since this Government came into office, a very significant achievement by any standards, particularly against the backdrop of the continuing economic challenges facing the country. While details of the 2015 programme will be announced in due course, the third round of the sports capital programme since 2012 shows the Government's commitment to sport...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I thank all the Senators for their very kind comments. There is no doubt that sport is the common denominator that brings everybody together. All the Members spoke positively about sport. I will try to answer some of the queries that were raised, but if I do not cover them all, I will return at some other stage. Some very good points were made. A reference was made to the betting tax and...

Seanad: Participation in Sport: Motion (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: That is what should happen. I thank Senator Brennan for tabling this motion and the House for allowing me an opportunity to speak today. It is a long time since we had a debate on sport and I think more regular debates on sport is positive. I will begin by addressing the twin issues of the role of sport in Ireland and the contribution made by volunteers. As the Minister of State with...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 8: In page 24, line 21, after “substances” to insert “and methods”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 9:In page 24, line 22, after “substances” to insert “and methods”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 10: In page 24, line 29, to delete “reporting” and substitute “implementation, reporting”.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 11: In page 24, line 32, to delete “including personal information,” and substitute “including personal data,”.Personal data has a defined meaning in the Data Protection Acts and includes sensitive personal data. I propose to use the term "personal data" in place of "personal information" to declare that Sport Ireland has power to share...

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 12: In page 24, to delete line 33 and substitute the following:“(a) the Health Products Regulatory Authority;”.This is a technical amendment to correct the reference to the Irish Medicines Board which was renamed the Health Products Regulatory Authority in July 2014.

Committee on Transport and Communications: Select Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Committee Stage (26 Nov 2014)

Michael Ring: I move amendment No. 13: In page 25, to delete line 2 and substitute the following:“(d) other anti-doping organisations that are code-compliant with the code mentioned in section 40(a);”.