Mar a dúirt mé, tá sé an-tábhachtach an plean infheistíochta seo a scrúdú. Tá mo Roinn i dteagmháil le Conradh na Gaeilge an t-am ar fad maidir le gach rud. Tá sé tábhachtach go bhfuil an plean seo ag Conradh na Gaeilge. Mar is eol don Teachta, is ar fheidhmiú leanúnach an plean gníomhaíochta don Ghaeilge agus an straitéis 20 bliain don Ghaeilge atá clár oibre mo Roinn dírithe. Go deimhin, sheol mé an tríú tuairisc bhliantúil ar dhul chun cinn an phlean ghníomhaíochta le déanaí ag Oireachtas na Samhna i gCill Áirne…

I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 15 together. While Government support for larger sports projects was previously provided on an ad hoc basis, the largescale sport infrastructure fund, LSSIF, was launched in 2018 to provide an open and transparent system for applying for such funding. The first call for proposals was confined to national governing bodies of sport and local authorities. Following a detailed assessment process, the first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, ap…

We are continuing to engage with officials in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. In fairness, the FAI, and I can send a note to the Deputy specifically on the engagements regarding the project in Glanmire, is advancing and is the lead applicant for the Donegal Community Stadium for Finn Harps. We expect drawdown to happen there and, hopefully, there will be further progress on this in the coming months. The FAI is, therefore, advancing certain projects. It has also helped and is assisting many clubs i…

I thank both Deputies for their questions. Turning to the comments from Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan first, I am conscious of the importance of the centre of excellence in Glanmire. It was great to see Cork City returning to the Premier Division. I look forward to the club's success next year. I am also conscious of the importance of having proper training facilities for the next generation of footballers. A sympathetic view is taken in respect of timelines and projected funding. This is very much done on a collaborat…

The National Sports Policy 2018-2027 and the Sports Action Plan 2021-2023 commit to the development and implementation of a national swimming strategy. The strategy will be the first of its kind in Ireland and will be based on a vision to provide everyone in Ireland with an opportunity to swim. It will be suited to all ages and abilities and will seek to recognise swimming as a life skill with participation potential over the full course of life. The working group tasked with the detailed work of preparing the stra…

We expect it to conclude early next year, more than likely. I had hoped to conclude it by the end of the year but 6,000 responses were received. As the Deputy will be aware, there are many consultations done in communities with often less than 100 responses in many instances. That shows the scale of the interest. We expect it to conclude early next year. On the question of the deficits of infrastructure, we have a separate piece of work ongoing with Sport Ireland to map and match every piece of sporting infrastruct…

We need to see local authorities deliver more swimming opportunities for local communities. That is why we also have to look at different models of delivering that infrastructure. There has been a reluctance amongst local authorities to build the traditional leisure centre model and that is why the pop-up pools have been an enormous success. They have been in Donabate and in west Wicklow. There is one in Tubbercurry in Sligo presently. Swim Ireland is looking at new models and ways to partner with communities and w…

I propose to Questions Nos. 13, 20, 41 and 51 together. 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 for Government commits to continuing the SCEP and to prioritising investment …

I thank Deputies Dillon and O'Connor for their questions and remarks. We expect the review to be published by the end of the year. It is pretty much ready. We will have to consider it and then it will be published. It should be ready very shortly. I appreciate the question asked by Deputies O'Connor and Dillon on the importance of planning for the next round and the level of ambition in communities when it comes to sports capital and equipment programme. This is why we are anxious to advance a further round. We exp…

I thank all three Deputies for their remarks. I will respond to Deputy Dillon first. I have close roots in Mayo and the people there have huge pride in supporting the county. It is great to see the level of interest in grassroots participation there. I also agree that we have an excellent team in the Department in Killarney. They are very proactive in engaging with clubs and communities and providing them with assistance. It is great to see the teamwork and collaboration through sport between Deputies O'Connor and …

We need to ensure it is focused on investment in actual participation as a core objective.

Cuireann Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021, a achtaíodh i mí na Nollag 2021, le hAcht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003. Cuireadh tús feidhme ar 20 Meitheamh 2022 leis na forálacha teicniúla seo: alt 1 a thugann míniú maidir leis an bpríomh-Acht; agus alt 2, a dhéanann leasú ar alt 2 den phríomh-Acht. Chomh maith leis sin, tá tús feidhme curtha leis na forálacha seo a leanas ar 20 Meitheamh 2022 fosta: alt 8, a bhaineann le bunú an choiste chomhairligh um sheirbhísí Gaeilge; agus alt 20, a bhaineann le gearrth…

Tá i gceist agam tús feidhme a chur le roinnt de na forálacha luath sa bhliain nua agus an fuílleach a thosú amach sa bhliain tar éis dul trí próisis chomhairliúcháin atá leagtha síos san Acht agus treoirlínte cuí a bheith dréachtaithe. Maidir leis an gCoiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge, tháinig an coiste le chéile trí huaire go dtí seo - ar an Aoine, 25 Iúil 2022, ar an Aoine, an 26 Lúnasa, agus ar an Aoine, an 28 Deireadh Fómhair. Déantar miontuairiscí a thógáil ag cruinnithe an choiste agus tá fáil orthu …

Táimid ag obair chun gach rud a thosú. Mar a dúirt mé, tá struchtúr nua sa Roinn agus tá oifigigh ag obair chun gach alt san Acht a chur i bhfeidhm. Thosaigh muid leis an gcoiste comhairleach agus le hailt eile a bhaineann leis, mar a dúirt mé, ar aon le tosach feidhme na Achta. Tá foireann nua ann sa Roinn ag obair chun gach rud a thosú.

Tá iarrachtaí leanúnacha déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge teacht ar sholáthróirí leis an obair seo a dhéanamh, agus cé go raibh suas le €200,000 féideartha ar fáil anuraidh leis an obair a chur i gcrích, níor léiríodh aon spéis ann. Tá iarrachtaí á ndéanamh anois ag an bhforas an obair a bhriseadh síos ar bhealach difriúil agus í a chur i gcrích céim ar chéim. Is iarratas ar thairiscintí iomaíocha chuige sin atá fógartha ar eTenders faoi láthair. Tá uasmhéid de €50,000 luaite leis an gconradh seo, ach ní féidir a rá go c…

Tá iarrachtaí déanta ag Foras na Gaeilge teacht ar chomhlacht nó ar chomhairleoir leis an obair seo a dhéanamh. An bhliain seo caite, bhí €200,000 luaite leis an obair. Fós, níor éirigh leis an bhforas aon dream chun spéis a léiriú ann. Ní dhearnadh aon dul chun cinn dá réir. Tá an foras ag féachaint ar an obair a bhriseadh síos agus a dhéanamh ina píosaí. Tá iarratas ar eTenders ann faoi láthair. Cé go bhfuil suim airgid €50,000 luaite leis an obair, ní féidir leis an bhforas dearbhú a thabhairt ar an méid a gcosn…

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022 (without debate) - Motion re Referral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (without debate) - Statements on Science Week (not to exceed 2 hrs 25 mins) Private Members' Business shall be the Motion re Retained Firefighters, selected by Sinn Féin. Wednesday’s b…

I thank the Deputy. We hope to finalise the master plan for the sports campus in the coming weeks, which will go before the Government. Sport Ireland is engaging with Cricket Ireland on the development of high-performance facilities, including an oval and a cricket crease. The Deputy will be aware of very successful cricket games that have been held in Malahide. We are eight years out from this particular tournament. We submitted an expression of interest as part of our joint hosting and we have a very strong major…

-----in recent weeks. I am due to meet with that organisation and its CEO, Mr. Warren Deutrom, again in the coming weeks. We have a very strong working relationship with Cricket Ireland. It knows that the Government has always been supportive of this particular bid, in addition to developing the business case around long-term cricket facilities for the sports campus.

I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) Regulations 2022 ( back from Committee ) ( without debate ) - Motion re Nineteenth Report of the Committee of Selection ( without debate ) - Motion re Ministerial Rota for Parliamentary Questions ( without debate ) - Statements on Creeslough, County Donegal ( not to exceed 1 hr 40 minutes ) - Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Second Stage)* Private Members' Business shall be the M…