Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
793. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the implementation of the national physical activity plan; the amount he expects will be allocated to this plan in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23444/16]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the National Physical Activity Plan was launched in January 2016 under the Healthy Ireland Framework. A cross-sectoral group has been established to implement the Plan and the first meeting of the group took place on 27 June. As with the working group that developed the Plan, the Implementation Group will be co-chaired by my Department and the Department of Health and includes representatives from a number of other Government Departments and key stakeholders.
The key actions in the Plan are in the Health, Sport and Education sectors and at least €5.5 million in funding across the three Departments has been ring-fenced to implement the Plan in 2016, comprising sports measures, Healthy Ireland initiatives and education projects. The allocation of funding for the Plan in 2017 will form part of the Estimates discussions between each of the three Departments and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
