Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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193. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if Ireland's bid to host the America's Cup is still live; when a decision is expected on whether Ireland has been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51856/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is engaged in a six month period of assessment to assess the potential of hosting the 37th America's Cup and this work will need to be completed before a decision can be made on whether or not Ireland should move forward in host venue bid process. In the meantime, the Department will consult other stakeholders as appropriate. Following the period of assessment, I will consider whether to recommend the hosting of this event to Government.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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194. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role her Department played in Ireland's bid to host the 2024 America's Cup; when the bid was made and conceived; the number of meetings within her Department that were held in preparing the bid documentation; and the external groups that were contacted as part of the process. [51857/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has been considering issues relating to a bid for the America's Cup since May 2021. Following a competitive tender process, my Department engaged EY to conduct a Cost Benefit Analysis on the project and this has been the main focus of my Department's work.  In that context, meetings were held with external stakeholders including local authorities, the Port of Cork, and transport providers.   This cost benefit analysis built on earlier engagement with the rights holders and analysis by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

My Department is now engaged in a further six month period of assessment to build on the initial Cost Benefit Analysis and assess the potential of hosting the 37th America's Cup. This  work will need to be completed before I can make a recommendation to Government on whether Ireland should move forward in the host venue bid process and this has been conveyed to the organisers.  In the meantime, my Department will consult other stakeholders as appropriate.