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Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My apologies.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Coaching is central to player development and it is important that competent coaches are available at grassroots level in all sports.  Sport Ireland Coaching, a unit within Sport Ireland, has the lead role for coaching in Ireland on an all island basis. Sport Ireland Coaching's main objectives include raising the standard, status and profile of coaching in Ireland to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport Ireland (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 Irish Sports Monitor Report, published by Sport Ireland last month, is an insightful report providing important information on all aspects of adult participation in sport and physical activity. It also measures social participation in sport and provides key insights into the role that sport plays, not just in encouraging healthier, more active lifestyles, but also in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: As the Deputy is aware, Fáilte Ireland has operational responsibility for regional tourism development and domestic tourism promotion and Tourism Ireland markets the island of Ireland overseas. In this regard, I am informed that Fáilte Ireland are engaging in a programme to extend the concept of the Wild Atlantic Way to the wider region, as distinct from...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 56 and 96 together. The recently published National Development Plan (NDP) contains a commitment to establish a new “Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund” (LSSIF) with at least €100m available over the coming years. There is no funding provided for the programme in 2018. The amounts to be provided...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department has responsibility for the development of national tourism policy while the tourism agencies have responsibility for the implementation of that policy.  In that regard, Fáilte Ireland has responsibility for regional tourism development and domestic tourism promotion and it promotes all areas of Ireland as a tourism destination, including in Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Question Heading (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: In 2014, Dublin won the right to host 4 matches of the UEFA EURO 2020 tournament comprising three group games and one second round game. The bid to host was a collaborative effort between the Football Association of Ireland, Dublin City Council and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport.  Since then a Local Organising Structure (LOS) has been developed with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) provides grants to assist in the development or refurbishment of sports facilities and the provision of sports equipment.  Grants are available to sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport, and local authorities.  Third level colleges, Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and schools may also  apply...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The accessible tourism conference recently held in Dun Laoghaire was the first of its kind to be held in Ireland.  Accessible tourism is about making environments, venues and services suitable for the widest range of customers and is one of the fastest growing tourism segments in the world. This conference provided an opportunity for the tourism industry to prepare and to promote...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,320 applications.  In November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60m in allocations to a record 1,800 projects under the 2017 round. A review of the 2017 round of the programme has now been finalised and published on my Department's website (www.dttas.ie)....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I consider that the Daily Mile initiative, which originated in Scotland about five years ago, can make an important contribution to the challenge of increasing the levels of physical activity in primary school children. As the Deputy may be aware, it involves teachers taking these children outside for 15 minutes each school day, when they can either run or walk around their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I believe that Ireland's Ancient East has very exciting potential and I was very pleased to recently announce a number of grants by Fáilte Ireland for the development of tourism attractions across Ireland's Ancient East.  These investments combined with previous investments, work on the ground by Fáilte Ireland with the industry and marketing overseas by Tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Details of all allocations under the Sports Capital Programme since 1998 are published on a county basis on my Department's website . The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,320 applications.  In November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60m in allocations to a record 1,800 projects under the 2017 round....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Gender Equality (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The context of the Deputy's question relates to professional sport and the earnings accruing to any individual sportsperson or sport, which is not within the purview of my area of responsibility, or indeed that of Sport Ireland. I would consider that the issue of securing equality between men and women in sport is fundamentally concerned with equality of opportunity and the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) attracted a record 2,320 applications and in November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60m in allocations to a record 1,800 projects. A review of the 2017 round of the programme has now been finalised and published on my Department's website (www.dttas.ie). This review...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I was happy to visit Carlow recently to announce a development grant of €48,000 to Duckett's Grove Historic House and Garden Park, awarded under Fáilte Ireland's Ireland's Ancient East Grants Scheme for Storytelling Interpretation.  This grant is designed to improve the quality of physical interpretation at the site through a range of innovative resources...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of national tourism policy development, whereas the tourism agencies have operational responsibility for the implementation of this policy.  With regard to the tourism product, my Department provides capital funding to Fáilte Ireland for investment in tourism. As set out in the National Development Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Under various rounds of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) almost €500,000 has been allocated to the organisation referred to by the Deputy. As is the norm for allocations of this scale under the SCP, a Deed of Covenant and a Deed of Charge is required to protect the Minister's investment. The necessary deeds have been signed and sealed on behalf of the Minister and returned to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) 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. Even if a club does not own land, it is possible to receive funding under the SCP. Clubs which do not own land can still apply for funding towards sports equipment....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) 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 Programme operated on an annual basis up to and including 2008. There were also Programmes in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017. The recently published National...