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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (12 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government is committed to a sustainable An Post and post office network as a key component of the economic and social infrastructure throughout Ireland. The Programme for Government states that the Government will continue to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and enhance the value they bring to local communities. My Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (12 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport and physical activity are hugely important to our collective wellbeing and health, so it is in our national interest to promote increased participation in sport and activity at all levels, locally and nationally. Availability and ease of access to sports facilities, whether in a club setting, on public lands or in other amenity areas, is a key factor in drawing more people to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (12 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sports and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in Ireland. Sport Ireland operates a formal recognition process for organisations wishing to become eligible for support as NGBs. The recognition criteria set out the minimum requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (12 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was established under the National Sports Policy to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, typically those requiring investments greater than the maximum available under the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF). Currently, LSSIF is closed to applications and the key focus at the moment is on ensuring project...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Sector Pensions (12 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Under section 46 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983, the Minister for Culture, Communication and Sport with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, approves any superannuation schemes submitted by An Post. The operation of the schemes is a matter between the management of An Post, staff representatives and the trustees of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (6 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. Sport Ireland, which is funded by this Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sports and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in Ireland. Sport Ireland runs a formal recognition process whereby NGBs can apply for recognition, and in turn receive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (6 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: This Government is committed to a "Sport for All" approach aimed at ensuring that all persons can partake equally in sport and physical activity. Addressing female participation at all levels in sport is an important element of the National Sports Policy and is a core priority for me. This commitment is reaffirmed in the Programme for Government and is also reflected in Sport Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (6 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport and physical activity are hugely important to our collective wellbeing and health, so it is in our national interest to promote increased participation in sport and activity at all levels, locally and nationally. Availability and ease of access to sports facilities, whether in a club setting, on public lands or in other amenity areas, is a key factor in drawing more people to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (6 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: One of the objectives of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) is to assist voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and Education and Training Boards and schools to develop high quality, accessible, safe, well-designed, sustainable facilities in appropriate locations and to provide appropriate equipment to help maximise...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: That same rule does not apply to Ministers who appear before the Seanad, does it?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senator Andrews for raising this matter. The Irish under-17 team are appearing in their first U-17 World Cup match in Qatar today, against Panama. I wish them well in the match. It is good to see that it will be shown live on RTÉ 2. Likewise - and, being from Donegal, I can be more neutral than Senator Andrews - I wish Shamrock Rovers and Cork well in what I hope will be a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Sports Funding (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Senator Andrews will know as well as I do that, across all sectors of society, and with the organisations we deal with and the demands in terms of public services, the asks are always far more every year than the capacity to develop. In terms of running a good economy, we have to have the capacity to incrementally improve things every year. The Government commitment to football in this...

Seanad: Post Office Network: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Acting Chair and all in the Seanad for the opportunity to discuss how we can continue to support what is a really important and valuable resource for every community across the country, that is, the post office network and the postal service, which is organised by and under the administration of An Post. At the outset, I join with the Acting Chair and recognise the...

Seanad: Post Office Network: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: -----I often get called McMonagle or McGonagle but it is probably the first time that Dylan has been named McConalogue. I wish him the very best. We are very proud of him in Donegal. It is a wonderful achievement. I congratulate him and look forward to recognising his achievements at an appropriate time. I also wish him well as he heads to Japan. I know from previous engagements the...

Seanad: Post Office Network: Statements (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all who contributed to the debate, namely, Senators Comyn, Conway, Ní Chuilinn, Scahill, Andrews, Cathal Byrne, Flaherty and Ahearn. As with the last day, I will take away the very strong support in the Seanad for the continued support of our post office network and the recognition from the Seanad of the strong commitment of the Government in the most recent budget in which we...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: International Agreements (5 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland has not signed the 1985 UN international Convention against Apartheid in Sports but did sign in 1968 the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Under this Convention, an onus is placed on Ireland ‘to pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating racial discrimination in all its forms and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (4 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 939, 968 and 969 together. Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. Among the objectives of the CSFF is to assist voluntary and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (4 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by this Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the recognition of sports and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) in Ireland. Sport Ireland runs a formal recognition process whereby NGBs can apply for recognition. Decisions relating to recognition are entirely a matter for Sport Ireland and I have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (4 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government commits to maintaining sports funding to get more people participating in all levels of sport, particularly targeting cohorts in society where there are lower than average participation levels. My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (4 Nov 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Increasing participation levels and promoting sports more generally, including Gaelic games, is a key objective of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 and is a priority for me in my role as Minister for Sport. My Department has worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs to produce the International Sports Diplomacy Framework which aims to enhance Ireland’s international engagement...