Parliamentary questions

Departmental Schemes

Rose Conway-Walsh

416. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by her Department and public bodies under the aegis of her Department. [35494/23]

Tourism Promotion

Bernard Durkan

417. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which potential growth opportunities for business tourism in this country continue to be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35543/23]

Sports Funding

Bernard Durkan

418. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she and her Department continue to liaise with various sporting groups that have been the beneficiaries of Sports Capital Grants in the past with a view to ensuring that all such grants are used effectively and efficiently and where difficulties have arisen, assistance of a constructive nature might be offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35544/23]

Tourism Promotion

Bernard Durkan

419. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the degree to which she continues to pursue the marketing of the island of Ireland as a tourist location worldwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35545/23]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

420. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which her Department continues to liaise with local community organisations involved in the presentation of music and drama throughout the country; the degree to which financial support can be offered directly or through the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35546/23]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

421. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which her Department proposes to support cultural projects in the arts and culture sectors in the course of the current year, with particular reference to annual or special events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35547/23]

Film Industry

Bernard Durkan

422. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which she anticipates the film industry here and abroad to utilise the scenery in this country for filming on location; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35548/23]

Tourism Promotion

Bernard Durkan

423. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the degree to which she expects to develop the image of Irish culture and heritage locations as a means of positive and lucrative promotion of the country internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35549/23]

Culture Policy

Bernard Durkan

424. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which her Department continues to fund the promotion of the arts at national and local level directly or through the agents of the Arts Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35550/23]

Sports Funding

Bernard Durkan

425. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which the swimming pool development programme is expected to continue, and on what basis, over the next two years; the extent of the programme so far in dealing with the needs as represented by local communities throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35551/23]

Sports Funding

Bernard Durkan

426. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the emphasis she expects to place on sport in the coming year with particular reference to the need of facilities in all areas throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35552/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Bernard Durkan

427. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which she remains assured that the national broadcaster's future is secured on a proper business footing, and that private broadcasting continues to be encouraged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35553/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Bernard Durkan

428. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline clearly defined lines between and public and private broadcasting in this country, with a view to ensuring that both have a role to play; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35554/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

126. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount paid by her Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature, by payee, in tabular form. [34479/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

127. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will open on the 2023 sports capital funding programme; when the applications will close; when the allocations for 2023 will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34523/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Catherine Connolly

128. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the completion of the two independent reviews into governance and culture in RTÉ and into contractor fees, HR and other matters; the reason no time limitation is set out in the terms of reference; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34644/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Catherine Connolly

129. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the completion of the report by the forensic accountant into RTÉ's accounts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34645/23]

Culture Policy

Catherine Connolly

130. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 18 May 2023, the details of any reporting relationship between her Department and Galway Culture Company with regard to the implementation of the Galway 2020 legacy programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34646/23]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Connolly

131. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what engagement her Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to date in 2023; for details of any funding provided by her Department to this organisation in each of the years from 2014 to date in 2023 and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34647/23]

Equality Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

132. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of Action 7.1 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy, for which her Department is responsible, regarding the engagement of cultural institutions with LGBTI culture and history; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34699/23]

Equality Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

133. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of Action 7.2 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the creation of an LGBTI+ history and culture research think tank; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34700/23]

Equality Issues

Cian O'Callaghan

134. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of Action 7.3 of the National LGBTI Inclusion Strategy (for which her Department is responsible), regarding the Business to Arts programme funding LGBTI+ artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34701/23]

Straitéisí Ranna

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

135. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil a Roinn tar éis aon iarrachtaí a dhéanamh dul i dteagmháil le Siamsa Tíre chun a chinntiú nach bhfuil deireadh curtha le taispeántais agus léirithe nach dtuilleann brabús, go háirithe iad siúd a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge; an aithníonn sí go bhfuil géarchéim sna daonthaibhealaíne; agus cén dáta faoina bhfoilseoidh sí an Straitéis do na hEalaíne Teangabhunaithe. [34780/23]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

136. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán liosta de cruinnithe an Coiste Chomhairleach a bunaíodh é faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú) 2021 agus cén dul chun chinn atá maidir leis an Plean Náisiúnta agus na Caighdeáin bheith foilsithe; agus an feidir léi na dréacht-chaighdeáin a bhí geallta trí bhliain ó shin sular ritheadh an Acht a fhoilsiú. [34781/23]

Culture Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

311. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she or her Department have been involved in talks between the National College of Arts and Design and a company (details supplied) in relation to efforts to refurbish and reopen the Rupert Guinness Theatre on Watling Street in Dublin 8; if she will support these efforts; if she is aware of the online campaign by a person that has gained over 1,000 signatures in support of these efforts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33449/23]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Michael Healy-Rae

312. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on a matter concerning Údarás na Gaeltachta (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33509/23]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

313. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what supports could be provided to a museum (details supplied) to ensure it can continue to operate considering the bleak financial situation it faces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33519/23]

Departmental Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

314. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the names and contact information of all special advisers to Ministers and Ministers of State within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33592/23]

Sports Organisations

Patrick Costello

315. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions being taken by her Department to facilitate female participation in soccer in Ireland, particularly at a young age, given the recent increase in popularity of the female game and the lack of female specific facilitates at many clubs around the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33739/23]

Sports Facilities

Patrick Costello

316. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will commit to establishing a sports facilities strategy for the State, identifying gaps in provision for certain geographic areas and in areas where multi-code facilities could be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33741/23]

Television Licence Fee

Aindrias Moynihan

317. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of TV licences sold (excluding social protection free schemes licences) in each of the past six months, in tabular form; the level of compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33932/23]

Sports Events

Chris Andrews

318. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she has taken to obtain a derogation for the island of Ireland from the World Athletics 1934 political boundary rule so as to allow Irish athletes to represent the island of Ireland at European and World Athletics Championships as they do at the Olympic Games; the engagement her Department has had with Athletics Ireland and World Athletics on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33978/23]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

319. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department or any agency under the aegis of her Department operates a ‘barter account’ for the provision of goods or services; if so, if payments have been directed to be made to a barter account during the period 2011 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34157/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Peadar Tóibín

320. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has been alerted to any instances where RTÉ may have been compromised editorially by financial transactions or barter accounts. [34262/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Peadar Tóibín

321. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the investigation into matters in RTÉ will seek to determine if RTÉ has been compromised editorially by financial transactions or barter accounts. [34263/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Peadar Tóibín

322. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of any commercial arrangement RTÉ had with any other car manufacturer other than a company (details supplied) which resulted in payments to a barter account, and or an increase in salary for any RTÉ employee or board member. [34264/23]

Brexit Supports

Thomas Pringle

323. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €7.75 million by her Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34368/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Catherine Murphy

229. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has engaged with either the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and/or his officials and/or with the Corporate Enforcement Agency in respect of RTÉ and/or its contractors and/or persons acting on behalf of contractors. [33238/23]

Departmental Websites

Catherine Murphy

230. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to clarify whether at any point over the past ten years the SSL certificates for her Department’s websites expired for a period of time; if so, the reason this occurred; and the duration they remained expired. [33281/23]

Arts Policy

Róisín Shortall

231. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to community arts work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33287/23]

Arts Council

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

232. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding she provides to An Comhairle Ealaíona to deliver for communities through its creative places initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33347/23]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Seán Canney

233. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the source of the funds in the barter account set up by RTÉ, as revealed in Oireachtas Committee meetings recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33404/23]

State Bodies

Fergus O'Dowd

104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments/bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State/semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of her Department for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33061/23]

Departmental Equipment

Catherine Murphy

105. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of instances in which her Department used unlicensed software and/or lapsed licenced software in the past ten years to date; the associated expenditure on same to remedy the situation; and the software that was used. [33165/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Peadar Tóibín

328. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times she has met with or corresponded with the Director General of RTÉ since she took office; and the dates upon which such meetings or correspondences took place. [32164/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Peadar Tóibín

329. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of times she has met with or corresponded with members of the board of RTÉ since she took office; and the dates upon which such meetings or correspondences took place. [32168/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Peadar Tóibín

330. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of public funding, in money terms, the Government has provided to RTÉ in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [32171/23]

Broadcasting Sector

Peadar Tóibín

331. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when her Department was first alerted to the fact that RTÉ had entered an agreement to guarantee an annual income of €75,000 to an employee (details supplied). [32174/23]

Sports Funding

Catherine Murphy

332. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding that her Department can provide to an association (details supplied), heading under which the grants, grant-aid, low-cost borrowing and funding is provided; the maximum amount that can be accessed; and the dates on which the schemes operate. [32287/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Catherine Murphy

333. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the infrastructure map that is being developed by Sport Ireland; if his Department will develop a fund or a grant heading to fill the gaps in sports infrastructure around the country, with an emphasis on areas of disadvantage, facility sharing and participation; and if this mapping exercise will incorporate or have the ability to utilise census data in order to assist with the identification of areas that have sports clubs that are oversubscribed. [32289/23]