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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I accept that the programme has been of huge benefit to many clubs. As I said, it needs to be reformed. A sports facilities strategy is needed. It is not in place. It was not mentioned in the review today. Another issue I have mentioned previously relates to clubs in disadvantaged areas. I accept that the programme gives a weighting to clubs in less affluent areas but the difficulty is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 11. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update as to when the next round of the sports capital and equipment programme will open to applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23080/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 17. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the report into the sports capital and equipment programme will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23081/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for taking this question. We all acknowledge the contribution that sports capital grants have made to clubs right across the country over many years. The programme has made a difference but it needs reform. Can he provide an update as to when the next round of the sports capital programme will be open to applicants please?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Sports Funding (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I had a quick look at the review earlier on but it is quite a big, hefty document so I have not gone through it. The fact that a review was done acknowledges that there is a need for reform. Unfortunately, from scanning the document, it does not outline some key reforms. Generally, we can use the term "multi-use facilities". Many clubs engage in multiple sports but they are effectively...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the delivery of affordable housing in Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23202/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (18 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on affordable housing at the glass bottle site in Ringsend, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23201/23]

Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank Deputy Brady and his team for introducing this Bill. I acknowledge the presence of the Palestinian ambassador in the Gallery today. There is a trend with this Government that is becoming more and more frequent, that is, switching into spectator mode. We have seen the Government standing on the sidelines watching crisis after crisis evolving and we have listened to Government...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (16 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will arrange for resources to be issued to the OPW to allow them to extend the opening hours of (details supplied) to be in line with other nearby parks in the vicinity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22602/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (16 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: 651. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who has mobility issues will be given an urgent appointment to see an occupational therapist. [22670/23]

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (10 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: Could the Ceann Comhairle explain that?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: The GAA is a wonderful organisation. However, it seems to be drifting to a new corporate, profit-driven model in what is an amateur sport. Recently we have seen moves to a cashless ticketing system, moves to prevent clubs from displaying charity logos on their club jerseys and now we have the subscription model of viewing games. This all feeds into a view among many that the GAA is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach, and I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for his late arrival. I am grateful for the presentations by the witnesses. We are approaching the summer camp and arts project period of the year. My constituency is diverse; there is an affluent area and a not-so-affluent one. I see very few arts projects in the less affluent areas. Just because I do not see them...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank the witnesses.

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: I thank my Sinn Féin colleagues for their work in tabling this motion. Perhaps the most visible sign of the cost-of-living crisis is the continual rise in the cost of food and groceries. Everyone in a household, from children to parents, can see prices rising. The Government's approach of sitting on its hands as food prices soar shows clearly how utterly out of touch it is with...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the Schuman Declaration. It was signed when much of Europe was still rubble after the devastation of the Second World War. The aim behind it aim was simple: to prevent the horrors of war from ever unfolding in Europe again. The declaration fittingly states its aim to make war between the historic rivals "not merely unthinkable, but materially...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: The sports capital programme has over decades provided real support to sports clubs across the country. However, it needs reform. The sports capital programme requires clubs to pay up-front the cost of equipment or works, after which they can draw down the grant allocation. This is a deeply unfair method and has a disproportionately negative impact on clubs in less affluent communities...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: They cannot afford to draw down the money.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Chris Andrews: It happens in other Departments.