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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Olympic Games (7 Feb 2024)

Thomas Byrne: I have no function to exercise in relation to the accreditation arrangements for the Olympic Games. Such matters are for consideration and decision by the Olympic authorities concerned. I would suggest that the Deputy contacts the Olympic Federation of Ireland in the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Feb 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. The facility referred to by the Deputy was funded under the SCEP and it is a standard condition of the grant agreement that grantees must maintain adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Feb 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 (1 Feb 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 (31 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 (31 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 (30 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 (30 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: Official Engagements (30 Jan 2024)

Thomas Byrne: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Dates 25 January 2023 20 April 2023 9 May 2023* 16 October 2023** 7 November 2023 *Meeting also included senior representatives of the FAI & IRFU **Meeting also included the independent chair of the steering group...

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

Thomas Byrne: A fundamental aim of the Government’s National Sports Policy 2018-2027 is to increase the levels of participation in sport and physical activity across the population, with a specific focus on less represented groups including women and girls. A lot of good progress is being made, not just in terms of increasing participation by women and girls but also in the important areas of...

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

Thomas Byrne: UEFA announced on Tuesday 10 October 2023 that Ireland will jointly host the UEFA EURO 2028 Championship with the UK. This tournament presents a wonderful opportunity to showcase Ireland and our world-class tourism and sport offerings to Europe and the wider world. The award of the tournament to Ireland and the UK rewards the intensive North-South and East West co-operation in the...

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

Thomas Byrne: The Government continues to support the hosting of major sports events in Ireland and to explore further hosting opportunities. This is evidenced by the Government’s support for events such as the US College Football Classic every August from 2022 – 2026, the hosting of the UEFA Europa League Final in 2024, the Ryder Cup in 2027 in Limerick and the EURO 2028 football...

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...