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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Does Sport Ireland have a governance director who deals with issues on a day-to-day basis in respect of other sporting organisations?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Does that person have experience in corporate governance? I refer to a past track record in corporate governance.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I refer to that particular individual.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Briefly, we are talking about the Tokyo Olympics, but I would like to turn to the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. What sort of funding goes to the athletes involved in those games in the context of the overall funding? We have 90 athletes going to the Tokyo Olympics. Qualification for Beijing is not yet complete, but I know about five to ten athletes are going. Is the funding provided...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: How much is that, just out of interest?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: That is all the funding for Irish Olympians who will be competing in 20 or 30 elements of the Winter Olympics.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: It is not great.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Has Sport Ireland adopted the community and voluntary, CVC, governance code? I meant to bring that up in my last question.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Has Sport Ireland adopted that code?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: When there is a return to level 3, some swimming clubs will be allowed to have kids swim in any area of the pool and yet lessons will not be allowed. Is that something that could be addressed so that there could be more usage of swimming pools? My understanding is that individual training is not allowed.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Priorities for Sport Ireland and Impact of Covid-19 on Sports Sector: Sport Ireland (18 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: Yet, a swimming pool can open and let 50 people swim in any direction they want. There is an inconsistency there and maybe that is something swimming pools could look at.

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: First Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000 and to repeal section 97 subsection (3B). I seek leave to introduce the Bill, which comes about because the scrapping of height guidelines by the previous Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government means there is a lacuna in legislation. Previously, any site that...

Planning and Development (Protect Social Housing) Bill 2020: First Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: The Minister for Education was recently highlighting the reduction in class sizes and, where this happens, it is obviously welcome. However, in many schools, like St. Louis Primary School in Rathmines, the class sizes have increased due to the Department policy that was set prior to Covid. As a result, there is now an empty classroom in St. Louis Primary School and a teacher on the pandemic...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: She has been let go.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: 87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process by which a person is identified as an elite athlete (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35559/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: 88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the publishing of the updated level 3 and level 4 guidelines for indoor training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35571/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I have twice raised the matter of scoliosis patients on Questions on Promised Legislation, and the case of 11-year-old Sophie Redmond. How far is the Government going to let Sophie and other scoliosis patients suffer, physically and mentally, before they have the urgent, time-sensitive surgeries they require?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Key Departmental Priorities and Effects of Covid-19: Minister for Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport, Gaeltacht and Media (4 Nov 2020)

Chris Andrews: I have a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers. I wish both the Minister and the Minister of State well in their roles. As has been said, they have certainly delivered early on. I refer to the expert group. As we are going and will perhaps continue to go up and down the levels of restrictions, there are different interpretations and there seems to be a lot of confusion...