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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (18 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2024 allocations under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) totalled €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects. With this announcement, the cumulative investment from the LSSIF since the first round in 2020 totals €297 million. Last year the LSSIF received an unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96 applications. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (18 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In February 2024 the Government agreed a range of funding allocations of more than €800 million to affirm its commitment to work with the Northern Ireland Executive, and with the UK Government, to make cross-border investments that will make the island of Ireland a better place to live for all who call it home. This is evidence of our commitment to Strand 2 of the Good Friday...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Official Engagements (18 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department maintains an ongoing dialogue with sporting bodies through various fora, as well as bilateral meetings at official and ministerial levels. This includes the GAA. I have scheduled an introductory meeting with the GAA Director General and President this Friday.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Correspondence (13 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024, which completed 2nd Stage in Dáil Éireann prior to last year's general election, has recently been restored for inclusion in the business of the current Dáil. It is my intention to continue to progress this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill provides An tÚdarás with the power to dispose of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 327 and 329 together. The Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2024, which completed 2nd Stage in Dáil Éireann prior to last year's general election, has recently been restored for inclusion in the business of the current Dáil. It is my intention to continue to progress this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On 4 November 2024, funding allocations under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) were announced. The total amount of grants awarded under this second round was €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects. With this announcement, the cumulative investment from the LSSIF since the first round in 2020 now totals €297 million. Last year the Large Scale Sport...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On 4 November 2024, funding allocations under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) were announced. The total amount of grants awarded under this round was €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects. With this announcement, the cumulative investment from the LSSIF since 2020 now totals €297 million. All applications submitted under the LSSIF were required...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coláistí Samhraidh (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá éileamh íocaíochta faighte ag mo Roinn i leith obair an duine atá luaite ag an Teachta. Bhí an Roinn, áfach, ag fanacht ar chruthúnas cánach a theastaigh chun an duine seo a shocrú suas ar chóras íocaíochta na Roinne. Tá an cruthúnas seo faighte ag an Roinn anois agus déanfar íocaíocht leis an duine...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for funding National Governing Bodies of Sport (such as the IRFU), the development of sport and increasing participation. This remit also includes the allocation of funding to sporting organisations for the implementation of a range of programmes and the conditions upon which funding has been allocated....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation referred to by the Deputy submitted an application under the 2023 Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). In some situations, applicants must complete documentation confirming continued access to the relevant property/land. The relevant documentation was not received as part of the initial application and therefore was deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Scholarships (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In order to foster language acquisition and enrichment opportunities in the Gaeltacht outside of the post-primary education system for learners of the language, the Department provides a subsidy under Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge / the Irish Language Learners Scheme (SFG) payable to qualifying Gaeltacht households providing accommodation for those attending an Irish course in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (11 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In July 2019, after an extended period of consideration and negotiation, including an assessment of the costs and benefits, the Government approved a package of financial support for the hosting of the event to which the Deputy refers. The amount my Department has spent on preparation for the 2027 Ryder Cup since 2019 can be found in the table below: - 2019 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (6 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Is í an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh-Theas (CATT) a cheadaíonn maoiniú reatha don Fhoras Teanga Thuaidh-Theas, Foras na Gaeilge san áireamh. Cuireann mo Roinn 75% de bhuiséad ceadaithe Fhoras na Gaeilge ar fáil go bliantúil, leis an 25% eile ag teacht ó Roinn Pobal Tuaisceart Éireann, de réir an cóimheas maoinithe a aontaíodh...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (6 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2024, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund ('LSSIF') received an unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96 applications. As a result of this significant demand, a range of valid applications did not receive an LSSIF allocation at the initial allocation stage including the National Basketball Arena. In relation to LSSIF applications which have not...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (6 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 121 together. In the first instance, I would hope that sporting facilities’ own commercial insurance would cover the cost of restoring such facilities back to sporting use where they have been damaged by the recent adverse weather events. Adequate insurance for facilities is a condition of capital funding granted by my Department under...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (6 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for funding National Governing Bodies of Sport (such as the IRFU), the development of sport and increasing participation. This remit also includes the allocation of funding to sporting organisations for the implementation of a range of programmes. As the issue raised is a matter for Sport Ireland, I...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (5 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The Department has not received an application for funding in respect of the swimming pool referred to by the Deputy. Cumulative investment from the LSSIF since 2020 now stands at €297 million, while over a quarter of a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2024, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) received unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96 applications. As a result of this significant demand, a range of valid applications did not receive an LSSIF allocation at the initial allocation stage. Allocations totalling over €173m were made in respect of 35 projects. In relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (5 Feb 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Cumulative investment from the LSSIF since 2020 now stands at €297 million, while over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to community sports clubs and facilities from the CSFF in 2024. This funding represents the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1066 and 1126 together. The new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 aims to encourage a substantial increase in afforestation by offering attractive and diverse options for planting, especially for farmers. This government has committed €1.3 billion of funding to the Programme in order to support our national ambition of 8,000 hectares of afforestation...