Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

282. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has developed the specific guidance with the relevant sectors as promised in the Living with Covid Plan published on 15 September 2020 to take account of size and different conditions of very large purpose built event facilities for holding organised indoor and outdoor gatherings and larger events as foreseen under levels 1 and 2 of the Plan; if not, the reason; and when the specific guidance will be developed. [23858/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

283. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the date, time and participants of all meetings held between her Department and the relevant sectors to develop the specific guidance for organised indoor and outdoor gatherings and larger events as promised in the Living with Covid Plan published on 15 September 2020. [23859/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

284. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the research that has been conducted by her Department into the holding of large indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting pilot events as she proposed on 29 April 2021; and if the conclusions of any such research will be published. [23860/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

285. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the membership and terms of reference of the Return to Live Entertainment Working Group;and the details of the time, date and minutes of any of the meetings of the group. [23861/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

286. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the specific projects for large indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting pilot events to which she was referring when she proposed that such events could take place on 29 April 2021; and the work that has been carried out to prepare for these events. [23862/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects the large indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting pilot events she referred to on 29 April 2021 to commence. [23863/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the consultation that took place with the Department of Health before she announced on 29 April 2021 that large indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting pilot events could be organised. [23865/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

289. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the input her Department had into the preparations for the large indoor and outdoor cultural and sporting pilot events under continued health restrictions proposed by her on 29 April 2021; and the role her Department will have in any such pilots and the reopening of the cultural and events sector. [23866/21]

Budget 2021

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

296. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of the €50 million allocated to live events in Budget 2021 that has already been distributed to artists or event organisers; and when and the way in which the remaining allocation will reach artists and event organisers. [24178/21]

Cumarsáid Aireachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

297. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán ar labhair sé go fóill leis an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe chun a chinntiú go mbeidh cumas sa Ghaeilge sonraithe i dtreoirlínte faoi chomhaltaí boird Stáit, mar a gheall sé ag Roghchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobail Labhartha na Gaeilge an 9 Márta 2021; ar scríobh sé go fóill go dtí na Ranna eile ag impí orthu cumas sa Ghaeilge a chur san áireamh mar scil le tabhairt san áireamh do chomhaltas boird Stáit a thagann faoina scáth; agus aon fhreagra a fuair sé uathu a roinnt leis an Teachta seo. [24179/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

308. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the results of the test live performances organised at the National Concert Hall and Abbey Theatre in December 2020 announced by her on 13 December 2020; the efforts that were made to ensure these tests assisted in the planning of future live events; the way these tests were examined; the follow-up that took place; the research that emerged from same; and if the Return to Live Entertainment Working Group has examined the test results. [24532/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

309. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the upgrading of outdoor facilities promised by her has been completed in advance of small organised cultural events being allowed from 10 May 2021; the amount of the budget for upgrading outdoor facilities that has been spent; the projects on which the budget has been spent; when the remainder of the budget will be spent; and the specific projects for which the budget will be spent. [24533/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

310. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the preparations that have been made for the reopening of small organised indoor events; when they can be expected to restart; if pilot small indoor live events will be organised alongside the proposed pilot large events; when they will take place; and the consultation she has undertaken with performers, venues and organisers of small indoor events to plan a reopening since the Living with Covid Plan was published in September 2020. [24534/21]

Housing Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

329. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that has been allocated annually for the past five years to specifically provide social and affordable housing on offshore islands. [23802/21]

Housing Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his policy on the provision of housing on offshore islands. [23803/21]

Teacher Training

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

451. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the funding and supports that have been provided for professional development training on islands in each of the past five years. [23816/21]

Departmental Policy Functions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

452. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education her policy on securing small rural and island schools against closure. [23830/21]

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

567. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annual funding provided to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission by the State each year since it was established; and the number of persons employed by the Commission each year. [23799/21]

Youth Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

568. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding has been provided to the provision of youth services and facilities on offshore islands in each year of the past five years; and if his Department works with young persons on offshore islands to assess and meet their needs. [23810/21]

Youth Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

588. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider funding a pilot outreach youth service in Dublin 12 through the CDETB (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24704/21]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

599. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus
Eolaíochta an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin bhfeachtas atá ann le déanaí, curtha chun cinn ag an tOllamh Caoimhín De Barra, chun Gaelollscoil a bhunú sa Ghaeltacht agus an bhfuil aon obair nó taighde déanta ag an rialtas ar cé chomh indéanta is atá an moladh nó cé mhéad a chosnódh sé ollscoil nua a bhunú. [23811/21]

Research Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

600. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding and supports that have been provided for maritime and ocean research in each of the past five years at third level or to assist the private sector. [23820/21]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

722. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the funding currently allocated to the provision of mental health services to island communities; and the amount that has been spent on same in each of the past five years. [23822/21]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

723. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his policy on the provision of mental health services to offshore islands. [23823/21]

General Practitioner Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

724. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the offshore islands that are currently served by a resident general practice doctor; and the way this essential service is provided to islanders that do not have a resident general practitioner. [23824/21]

Primary Care Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

725. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the offshore islands that are currently served by a resident public health nurse; and the way this essential service is provided to islanders that do not have a resident public health nurse. [23825/21]

Seirbhísí Oileán

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

726. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil gach dochtúir agus altra atá lonnaithe ar oileáin Gaeltachta in ann seirbhís a chur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge, agus líon na ndochtúir agus na n-altraí ar oileáin Gaeltachta a bhriseadh síos de réir cé acu atá Gaeilge de chumas acu agus cé acu nach bhfuil. [23826/21]

Vaccination Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

885. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in cases in which a general practitioner practice is unable to cope with the vaccine delivery system the HSELive portal only focuses on age-based registration, thus those persons categorised as high risk by the HSE, including those with HIV must await the relevant age cohort rather than be vaccinated earlier as intended; and his views on the need to have flexibility in the system to allow for at-risk-persons younger than the age cohort being called to register for vaccination on HSELive at a given time. [24526/21]

Youth Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

942. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider funding a pilot outreach youth service in Dublin 12 through the CDETB (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24703/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

945. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consultation or preparatory work he has undertaken to prepare for the possible holding of the National Ploughing Championships under continued public health restrictions. [23867/21]

Fishing Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

955. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding and supports that have been provided to the fishing industry on offshore islands in each of the past five years. [23819/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1005. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding opportunities available to offshore islanders to help them deal with the higher cost of living and transportation for islanders; and the spending allocated by the State to cover these grants in each of the past five years. [23807/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1006. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding opportunities provided to attract newcomers to move to offshore islands; and the spending allocated by the State to cover these grants in each of the past five years. [23808/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1007. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the analysis that has been conducted of the demographic trends of offshore island communities; the conclusions of such analysis; and the funding decisions or policies her Department is implementing to tackle island depopulation. [23809/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1008. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the research that has been conducted into the best way to tackle unemployment on offshore islands; and her policy on island job creation. [23813/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1009. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant aid that has been provided for Leader programmes to private individual projects and community projects on offshore islands in each year for the past ten years. [23815/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1010. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current priorities and programme of works to improve infrastructure on each of the offshore islands; and the funding that is allocated towards each planned project. [23828/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1011. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is allocated to crisis-proofing island communities for emergency situations including pandemics and extreme weather events and the work that has been carried out in this regard. [23829/21]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

53. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an gcuirfidh sí ar fáil i bhfoirm thábla cén líon uaireanta le 10 mbliana anuas a chinn Údarás na Gaeltachta go raibh na coinníollacha teanga, a ndearna sí tagairt dóibh sa fhreagra a thug sí dom ar cheist uimhir a 96 an 28 Aibreán 2021, á sárú ag cliantchuideachta de chuid an Údaráis; cén líon uaireanta a stopadh íocaíochtaí mar thoradh ar choinníollacha teanga a bheith á sárú ag cliantchuideachta dá chuid; cérbh iad na cuideachtaí a bhí i gceist; cérbh iad na sáruithe a bhí i gceist; agus cén próiseas monatóireachta atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta chun faireachán a dhéanamh ar chomhlíonadh na gcoinníollacha teanga sin. [23379/21]

Housing Provision

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

68. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the discussions his officials had with Iarnród Éireann in relation to surplus lands in the CIÉ Works, Inchicore, Dublin 8, which had previously been earmarked for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22886/21]

Ministerial Communications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

77. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the documents he sent or agreed to send to a company (details supplied) in relation to its proposed developments on the Moore Street Battlefield site and O'Connell Street, including letters of consent to interfere with the national monument; when those letters were sent or agreed to be sent to the company; and if the contents of the letters will be shared with Dáil Éireann. [22885/21]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

121. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken to protect workers against being blackballed or blacklisted for joining trade unions, engaging in collective bargaining and agitating for workers’ rights in the film industry. [22723/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

125. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports being provided to businesses and workers in the funfair sector and if he will meet with representatives of the sector such as a group (details supplied) to discuss their needs under restrictions. [22708/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the reason circuses and funfairs were explicitly excluded from eligibility for the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme as outlined on page 13 of the guidelines. [22708/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

238. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the full records of the 1925 Special Census of the Gaeltacht will be released in 2025 in line with the 100 year rule under the Statistics Act 1993; and if the necessary work is underway to conduct the conservation and digitisation of the data in individual 1925 Special Census forms for public release at the end of the statute period. [22451/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

239. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé i gceist ag an rialtas an taifead iomlán de Dhaonáireamh Speisialta na Gaeltachta a rinneadh sa bhliain 1925 a fhoilsiú in 2025 tar éis céad bliain, de réir an Achta Staidrimh, 1993; agus an bhfuil na riachtanais maidir le caomhnú agus digitiú na sonraí i ngach foirm a bhaineann leis an daonáireamh speisialta á gcomhlíonadh chun go mbeidh siad curtha ar fáil ag deireadh na tréimhse reachtúla céad bliain sin. [22452/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

240. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an ndéanfaidh sí an taifead iomlán den Daonáireamh Speisialta na Gaeltachta a rinneadh sa bhliain 1925 a chur ar fáil don phobal tráth níos luaithe ná cothrom 100 bliain ó rinneadh an daonáireamh, mar is gnách do dhaonáirimh, chun an tábhacht a bhaineann le Daonáireamh tosaigh an tSaorstáit a aithint, agus chun géarchéim shochtheangeolaíochta reatha na Gaeltachta a aithint, ionas go mbeimid in ann ceacht a fhoghlaim faoin tionchar a bhí ag bunú an stáit ar phobail na Gaeltachta. [22453/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

241. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports being provided to businesses and workers in the circus sector. [22708/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she made representations on behalf of the circus sector for its inclusion under the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme; the supports being provided to businesses and workers in the circus sector; and if she will meet with representatives of the sector such as a group (details supplied) to discuss their needs under restrictions. [22709/21]

Arts Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

248. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the persons who have been appointed as members of the oversight group to deal with the recommendations of the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce; when the oversight group was established; the order under which it was established; the structure and terms of reference of the group; the funding, pay, expenses or renumeration that will be allocated to the group and its members; and the duration the oversight group is expected to be in operation. [22722/21]