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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (2 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Major international sports events can increase sporting participation, encourage domestic and international tourism and also promote Ireland as a destination for education and business opportunities. They present a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class tourism and sports offering to Europe and the world. The Government continues to support the hosting of major sports...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (1 Apr 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The club referred to by the Deputy applied for funding under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) for dugouts, training and playing equipment and received a provisional allocation of €8,000 which included funding for mobile dugouts. Subsequently the club received formal approval having submitted the necessary documentation. CSFF applicants who own the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (27 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The recent Programme for Government included a commitment to restore Scéim na mBóithre Áise. However, no mechanism has been put in place for this as of yet. The re-establishment of the scheme will, of course, depend on money being made available through the Estimates Process for this purpose for the coming years and the Deputy will be aware that negotiations on the 2026...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (27 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On 25 September 2024, €230 million was announced in grants for sports clubs and facilities under phase 2 of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to community sports clubs and facilities in total in 2024, taking account of the earlier equipment-only allocation of €26...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (27 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department currently provides funding of €330,000 per annum to Údarás na Gaeltachta who are responsible for administering the Summer Camp Scheme in the Gaeltacht on behalf of the Department. The funding provided by my Department for the scheme benefits over 6,000 children who attend over 200 approved camps in the Gaeltacht each year. My Department has also made funding...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (26 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), which was established on foot of the National Sports Policy 2018 - 2027, provides funding for large sports facility projects requiring investment beyond the scope of the funding limits under the Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). The total investment under the LSSIF since 2020 amounts to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (26 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. To date over 890 of the allocations made in 2024 have progressed to formal approval stage...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (26 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. This included a grant of €145,343 to the club referred to by the Deputy. The deadline for CSFF appeals was 29 October 2024 and at this juncture...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (26 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. With the exception of its High Performance Programme, Sport Ireland does not provide direct funding for clubs or individuals but instead...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (25 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Údarás na Gaeltachta is the body under the aegis of my Department responsible for the economic, linguistic, social and cultural development of the Gaeltacht. The body's latest End of Year Statement illustrates the progress made in linking the Irish language with the development of the Gaeltacht during 2024. A total of 869 new jobs were created in Údarás client...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (20 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government's 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030 contains a commitment to examine the feasibility of introducing a voluntary code for bilingual labelling and packaging of all goods sold in Ireland, as a mechanism to develop the range of areas available in which people can choose Irish as a language of exchange. In this context, Foras na Gaeilge, through its ‘Gnó...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (20 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 325 and 326 together. The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), which was established on foot of the National Sports Policy 2018 - 2027, provides funding for large sports facility projects requiring investment beyond the scope of the funding limits under the Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme)....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Fund) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Capital support for new swimming pools is now provided through the LSSIF. The total investment from the LSSIF since 2020 amounts to €297 million, with 68 projects...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Budgets for North-South Implementation Bodies, including the North-South Language Body, are approved by the North-South Ministerial Council (NSMC). The budgets are submitted to the NSMC once the sponsor departments and finance departments, north and south, have confirmed their own budgets and agreed their allocation for the implementation bodies, in line with agreed funding ratios. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Limistéir Pleanála Teanga (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Tugann Acht na Gaeltachta 2012 feidhm reachtúil don phróiseas pleanála teanga. Faoin bpróiseas, tá an deis á tabhairt do phobal na Gaeltachta sna Limistéir Pleanála Teanga atá aitheanta faoin Acht pleananna teanga a ullmhú agus a fheidhmiú ar bhonn áitiúil le tacaíocht leanúnach an Stáit. Tugtar an deis do...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Pleanáil Teanga (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta ag an bpróiseas pleanála teanga ónar cuireadh tús leis roinnt blianta ó shin agus gach ceann den 26 limistéar pleanála teanga chomh maith leis an 3 Líonra Gaeilge agus 9 mBaile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta ceadaithe anois agus i mbun oibre. Mar thoradh air seo, tá Oifigigh Pleanála Teanga ag obair go...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (SFG) á riar ag mo Roinn ar mhaithe le tacú leis na deiseanna sealbhaithe agus saibhrithe teanga sna réigiúin Ghaeltachta do scoláirí dara leibhéal agus do mhic léinn tríú leibhéal ó áiteanna ar fud na tíre. Tagann an scéim le cuspóirí an Rialtais i leith na...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Tuigim gur cheadaigh bord Údarás na Gaeltachta €250,000 in airgead caipitil ag cruinniú mhí na Nollag 2023 ar obair chomhairleoireachta agus ar thaighde i leith thithíocht a fhorbairt i gceantair Gaeltachta. Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Údarás na Gaeltachta gur cead i bprionsabal atá tugtha ag an mbord agus tá súil ag...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Teanga Gaeilge (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 791 to 793, inclusive, together. Níl aon taighde díreach déanta ag mo Roinn maidir leis na buntáistí eacnamaíocha éagsúla a bhaineann le stádas oifigiúil san Aontas Eorpach don Ghaeilge ná ar an tionchar atá á imirt ag an stádas sin ar líon na gcainteoirí Gaeilge nó ar a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (19 Mar 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Mar is eol don Teachta, is í an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh-Theas (CATT) a cheadaíonn buiséid bhliantúla na gComhlachtaí Forfheidhmithe Thuaidh Theas, an Foras Teanga san áireamh. Cuireann Rialtas na hÉireann 75% de bhuiséad Fhoras na Gaeilge ar fáil agus tagann an 25% eile ó Fheidhmeannas Thuaisceart Éireann, de réir an...