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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Government is unequivocal in its stance against all forms of violence, racism, discrimination and other forms of abuse in sport and gives effect to this position through a variety of measures. In particular, Sport Ireland has a specific Policy on Diversity and Inclusion in Sport and this was published in May 2022. The policy expresses a vision for a sport sector that celebrates...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Addressing female participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy and a core priority for myself and Minister Catherine Martin. That includes women in leadership positions such as board members of National Governing Bodies (NGBs). The Sports Action Plan set a target for all NGBs to achieve 40% gender representation on their boards by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Addressing women’s participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 and Minister Martin and I are committed to ensuring that we continue to provide increased opportunities for female participation at all levels. Funding allocated for this year shows an increase of €8 million or 5% in the sport budget. This includes an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Through Dormant Accounts funding, Sport Ireland has a dedicated fund, Volunteer Supports, which is open to the Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) to apply for funding. The Volunteer Supports initiative aims to identify and assist targeted individuals who are volunteering in disadvantaged communities or with people with disabilities to gain community...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (25 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the LSSIF is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The first call for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Organisations (25 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed in January 2020 between the Government and the FAI enabled Sport Ireland to restore funding of €2.9 million per annum to the organisation and to provide additional annual funding of €2.9 million for football development up to and including 2023. In recognition of the importance of the continued operation of the stadium that is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (23 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: Major Sports Events have the potential to deliver a range of benefits including increased participation in sport and physical activity, increased trade and tourism activity, and providing a boost to national and community pride and wellbeing. Such events often require Government support and input to win hosting bids and to support delivery. This can involve supports such as funding,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (23 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: My Department’s direct role in relation to swimming pools is primarily related to providing capital support for the development of such facilities and the day to day management of public swimming pools is a matter for the operators of the facilities themselves. I would like to praise staff in Edenderry who acted quickly to safely evacuate members of the public who were using the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: In relation to my Department's responsibilities, capital funding for swimming pools was previously provided through the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP). 52 pools have been completed under the LASPP and three swimming pool projects (Lucan, Buncrana and Edenderry) remain in the programme with the Lucan project currently being completed. Two pools in Louth received funding under...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the LSSIF is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The first call for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy which was published in 2018 provided for a new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the fund is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports projects and facilities where the required Exchequer investment is greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). In terms of the initial allocations,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The application to which the Deputy refers has been made under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) rather than the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The National Sports Policy, which was published in 2018, provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The aim of the LSSIF is to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects where the Exchequer investment would be greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). Applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Facilities (17 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: In November 2022, the Government approved a new Masterplan for the development of the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus. The Masterplan provides a framework for the further development of the campus over the next 15 to 20 years and identifies the next key high-level projects for development. The first high-level project for delivery under the new masterplan is likely to be the National...