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Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peadar Tóibín
238. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports her Department will provide to the tourist industry in view of the tighter travel restrictions. [5637/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tourism Funding
Duncan Smith
239. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has implemented the €92 million industry activation fund; the position regarding same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5696/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tax Credits
Duncan Smith
240. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has discussed changing the stay and spend tourism scheme with the Minister for Finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5697/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tourism Industry
Duncan Smith
241. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has undertaken a comprehensive review of Ireland’s tourism product to identify strengths, gaps and opportunities as recommended by the tourism recovery task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5698/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tourism Industry
Duncan Smith
242. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has met with the tourism recovery task force since October 2020; if so, the dates of these meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5699/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Tourism Industry
Duncan Smith
243. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of the recommendations of the tourism recovery taskforce that have commenced; the number due to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5700/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Healy-Rae
244. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the further action that will be taken to support the domestic economy and to protect the long-term viability of 260,000 tourism jobs in the hospitality and tourism sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5753/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
245. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason such a high number of players of an organisation (details supplied) have been given elite athlete status and granted exemption while so many Olympic hopefuls have not received the same exemption. [5757/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
246. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the players of an organisation (details supplied) are currently able to book sports facilities for individual training sessions while athletes training for the upcoming Olympics are denied access; and the scientific reason for same. [5758/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Olympic Games
Chris Andrews
247. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Olympic athletes will be allowed to use facilities relevant to their sport given the high level of importance facilities play in the preparation for athletes training for the upcoming Olympics. [5759/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
248. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if new criteria will be established for the classification of athletes on the Covid-19 restrictions list, for example, that in athletics the top ten athletes on the national rankings lists will be granted exemption from restrictions and allowed train and compete. [5760/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Olympic Games
Chris Andrews
249. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the high-performance director of a sport power will be granted the power to decide on the training partner requirements needed for preparation for the upcoming Olympics. [5761/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Famine Artefacts
Eoin Ó Broin
250. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to create a permanent exhibition remembering An Gorta Mór. [5799/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
251. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the French rugby team will be quarantined on their arrival into Ireland before their game against Ireland on 14 February 2021. [5850/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
252. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the protocol in relation to quarantining for visiting sports teams and athletes. [5851/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Irish Language
Michael Creed
253. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current entitlement of native Irish speakers to access State services through the medium of Irish; and the status of the publication of a new Irish language Bill. [5936/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Swimming Pool Programme
Eoghan Murphy
74. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to increase funding available to local authorities for improving or creating swimming facilities given the increase in the use of such facilities. [4654/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Tourism Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
75. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the main industries in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4694/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Seán Canney
76. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider opening up golf courses as a vital component to mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4627/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Travel Trade Sector
Eoghan Murphy
77. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department is preparing detailed plans to promote international and domestic travel in order that Ireland will be competitive as a tourism destination when restrictions on travel lift. [4658/21]