Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

335. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of sports capital grant awards to golf clubs in the past two rounds of funding, including the amount awarded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30847/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

336. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department sought or obtained a copy of any contracts between recipients of the live performance supports scheme and musicians employed for performances under the scheme. [31246/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

337. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if recipients of the live performance support scheme are required to seek the positive consent of musicians who performed as part of events funded under the scheme or from her Department as funder of the scheme, in order to subsequently rebroadcast or sell recordings of performances under the scheme for commercial profit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31247/23]

Sports Funding

Danny Healy-Rae

338. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding, if any, that was provided by her Department for the recently opened Rugby Museum in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31251/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

245. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, for each commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for 2022. [30268/23]

Departmental Budgets

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

341. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of vote 33 across programmes A, B and D subheads, including both current and capital expenditure in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29145/23]

Tourism Promotion

Catherine Murphy

342. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will detail the way in which Fáilte Ireland select influencers for use on its promotional campaigns; the due diligence process that is undertaken; and if payment issues post-campaign after all metrics are reviewed and KPIs achieved. [29239/23]

Departmental Surveys

Michael Healy-Rae

343. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media where the results of the National Swimming Strategy survey that was carried out in 2022 by the former Minister of State for Sport, the Gaeltacht and Defence can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29259/23]

Sports Funding

Brendan Smith

344. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when details of the 2023 Sports Capital Programme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29291/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Dara Calleary

345. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial assistance available for operating costs for community radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29372/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Dara Calleary

346. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial assistance available for operating costs, and the programme of costs that may be available for community radio stations from her Department. [29402/23]

Commemorative Events

Alan Dillon

347. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she can verify whether any funding for the commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion was provided under the auspices of her Department; if she can provide information on which counties have received grant funding under this initiative; when this scheme was advertised; when applications closed; if there will be funding available to facilitate a commemorative event in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29409/23]

Official Engagements

Paul Donnelly

348. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she last met the CEO of Screen Ireland; the issues that were discussed; and when she is next scheduled to meet the CEO. [29423/23]

State Bodies

Denis Naughten

349. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will outline the implementation of circular 25/2016 by each State body under the aegis of her Department; and if she will provide, in tabular form, by State agency, the compliance with each of the standards and timelines set out in responding to Oireachtas Members’ queries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29484/23]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

350. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if, given the 3,000-year historical and cultural impact of hurling, money will be provided to support the GAA in promoting the sport in counties where it is not the primary sport. [29646/23]

Irish Language

Thomas Gould

351. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will support the funding of Irish-language programmes within the GAA, given that the Irish language is to be promoted by the State and the GAA. [29647/23]

Sports Funding

Marc MacSharry

352. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 13 June 2023, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund which were unsuccessful, in tabular form; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29812/23]

Culture Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda to help develop a night-time economy strategy; when the role is expected to be filled; the grade of the role; the time period of the contract; if other relevant information will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28895/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm how much money has been allocated to soccer clubs, sporting clubs (details supplied) and rugby clubs under the sports capital grant for the past four rounds of grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28911/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

90. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to soccer clubs and soccer organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28629/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to rugby clubs and rugby organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28630/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to athletics clubs and athletics organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28631/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

93. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to boxing clubs and boxing organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28632/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28647/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

95. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28648/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

96. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28649/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

97. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28650/23]

Artists' Remuneration

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

98. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure that recommendations 7 and 8 from the Film Tax Credit Report from the Committee on Budgetary Oversight will be implemented in order to ensure that actors and performers have their copyrights afforded proper protection in line with national and European law. [28830/23]

Pleanáil Teanga

Catherine Connolly

622. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le plean teanga Bhéal an Mhuirthead; cén uair a bheidh an plean críochnaithe agus foilsithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [27106/23]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

623. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the preparation of language plans in respect of all towns identified as possible Gaeltacht service towns following the consultation process in 2014, including a breakdown of the language plans completed to date, the language plans approved to date, the towns in respect of which language plans are currently in preparation, and the towns in respect of which the preparation for language plans is yet to begin; the timeline for the completion of all language plans in respect of Gaeltacht service towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27107/23]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

624. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the Irish-language networks approved and recognised to date, following the announcement in 2018; the timeline for the approval and recognition of the remaining identified areas as Irish-language networks; the status of the development of language plans in the remaining identified areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27108/23]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

625. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé mhéad iarratasóir a chuir isteach ar mhaoiniú faoi Scéim Forbartha na Líonraí Gaeilge gach bliain ó cuireadh tús léi; cé mhéad acu sin nár éirigh leo; agus cé mhéad maoiniú bliantúil a bheadh ag teastáil chun gach iarratas a mhaoiniú. [27376/23]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

626. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all 18-24-year-olds in Ireland in 2024, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/23]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

627. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all young people in Ireland when they turn 18, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27444/23]

Artists' Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

628. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the research surveys involving participants in the basic income for the arts scheme include, or will include, specific questions to ascertain the impact of the scheme on social protection recipients, the interaction between the scheme and social protection payments and the impact on artists with disabilities. [27499/23]

Departmental Meetings

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

629. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the person or body that sat on the Disability Consultative Committee of her Department during its existence; and if she will provide a list of the dates and times of its meetings. [27500/23]

Sports Funding

Marc MacSharry

630. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants, and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund, in tabular form; the number of successful applications; which clubs received funding; the number of unsuccessful applicants; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27515/23]

Departmental Policies

Mattie McGrath

631. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an indicative costing for her Department to offer a practical programme of first-aid and CPR life-saving skills to all amateur sports referees, across all sports, as specified, in 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27538/23]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the percentage of social media videos posted on each of her Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27665/23]

Swimming Pools

Catherine Murphy

633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide detailed feedback to Kildare County Council in respect of the unsuccessful application for funding in 2019 for a LSSIF-funded swimming pool in north Kildare (details supplied). [27955/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

634. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27972/23]

Swimming Pools

Catherine Murphy

635. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date on which the LSSIF will open for new applications. [27980/23]

Sports Funding

Robert Troy

636. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify the reason the ladies' League of Ireland was not successful in securing funding through her Department; if she is aware that all clubs in the ladies' League of Ireland are dependant on their own resources to fund teams; and if, given that ladies' soccer is classed as an elite sport, she will address the imbalance and ensure that ladies' soccer is funded to the same degree as other elite ladies' sports. [27998/23]

Sports Funding

Robert Troy

637. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm that sports capital funding secured by a club (details supplied) can be re-purposed towards another project which also fits within the criteria of sports capital. [28000/23]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

638. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement that has taken place between her Department and those granted allocations under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund (LSSIF) in the past 12 months; the number of LSSIF allocations that have begun being drawn down; and the number which intend to begin drawing down by the end of 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28064/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

639. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff seconded to her Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28187/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

640. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of instances in which her Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and her Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28206/23]

Sports Funding

John Lahart

641. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available to an individual (details supplied) who is representing Ireland at an underage level at the upcoming European Championships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28223/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

642. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the total sports capital funding distributed since the programme's inception, by year, in tabular form. [28274/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of how much horse racing and/or greyhound racing received in sports capital funding since the inception of the sports capital programme, by year, in tabular form. [28275/23]