Parliamentary questions

Health Services Staff

Imelda Munster

385. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of FTE public health nursing posts in County Louth; the vacancy rate 2018 to date by year; if additional posts were provided for through budget 2023; any Government targets in relation to an expanded number of posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18791/23]

Hospital Staff

Imelda Munster

1503. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health when clerical and administration staff who have retired from Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda will receive their pension increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16941/23]

Hospice Services

Imelda Munster

1655. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress update with regard to the development of the Newgrange Hospice in Drogheda; if a suitable site has been located and a commencement date set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17617/23]

Tourist Accommodation

Imelda Munster

10. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of tourist accommodation centres and hotels currently under contract with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth that are expected to revert to the tourism trade for this year's tourist season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8565/23]

National Development Plan

Imelda Munster

244. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider correcting the decision to omit the Port Access Northern Cross Route, Drogheda County Louth from the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12579/23]

Bus Services

Imelda Munster

245. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to replace the fossil fuel local service bus fleet in County Louth with buses that use alternative or renewable fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12580/23]

State Properties

Imelda Munster

355. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update and provide any additional information on the transfer of ownership of the historic Westgate House, Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12578/23]

Hospital Admissions

Imelda Munster

1229. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the wait times from admittance to the emergency department to a hospital bed in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from December 2019 to January 2020 through to December 2022 to January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12572/23]

Hospital Admissions

Imelda Munster

1230. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who left the emergency department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda post-registration but pre-admission for the full year of 2022 and for each month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/23]

Hospital Procedures

Imelda Munster

1231. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of procedures cancelled in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda from December 2019 to January 2020 through to December 2022 to January 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12574/23]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

1232. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the total amount charged for parking at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; the total amount of revenue generated by parking charges; the net revenue generated for the hospital by parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12575/23]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

1233. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the total number of patients and family members that availed of the €4 flat fee parking rate in car parks at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12576/23]

Road Projects

Imelda Munster

201. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport his Department's plans to develop the second and third phases of the Port Access Northern Cross Route in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11125/23]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

202. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of all lands reserved for future public transport sites, such as train stations in Louth and east Meath; if he will provide any details to progress plans to deliver on those sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11126/23]

Hospital Staff

Imelda Munster

594. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the spend by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda on agency staffing and private recruitment firms in each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, by year and by firm, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11121/23]

Hospital Services

Imelda Munster

595. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda on access to private diagnostics in each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, by year and by firm, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11122/23]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

596. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a breakdown of waiting lists for dental surgery and orthodontics for CHO 8, by county and by year from January 2019 to January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11123/23]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

597. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for the HSE school dental screening service for CHO 8, by county and by school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11124/23]

Sport and Recreational Development

Imelda Munster

67. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a date for new applications for the sports capital grant 2023; the amount that has been allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8567/23]

Road Network

Imelda Munster

206. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has any plans to progress of the much-needed bypass at Julianstown village, County Meath; the correspondence he has had with Meath County Council on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8798/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

126. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider a compensation package for the next of kin of draft fishing licenceholders if the licenceholder has passed away since the last time draft fishing was permitted; if not, if he will consider allowing next of kin to inherit the draft fishing licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7021/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

127. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are details or a survey regarding the placement of the River Boyne fish counter; and if a better location in a narrower part of the river could have been selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7022/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

128. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will contact draft net fishing licenceholders to allow draft net fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7023/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

129. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider allowing a shorter draft net fishing season if fish stocks are lower than quotas allow for the regular draft net fishing season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7024/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

130. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he believes the Boyne fish counters at Blackcastle, Navan, County Meath gives an accurate count of fish (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7025/23]

Fishing Industry

Imelda Munster

131. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a compensation scheme will be offered to draft net fishing licenceholders based on region in circumstances where he does not foresee that region allowing draft net fishing within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7026/23]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

305. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update with regards to the tourism business continuity scheme for 2021 and 2022, in tabular form, detailing the allocation per county and details of projects approved for grant-aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4651/23]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

306. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update with regards to the Covid-19 adaptation fund for 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, detailing the allocation per county and details of projects approved for grant-aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4652/23]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

307. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update with regards to the €17 million scheme for developing outdoor dining capacity for 2020 and 2021, in tabular form, detailing the allocation per county and details of projects approved for grant-aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4653/23]

School Accommodation

Imelda Munster

454. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Education when construction will commence of the new school building for a school (details supplied) in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4654/23]

Mental Health Services

Imelda Munster

727. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of staff vacancies in mental health services and associated services in the HSE that are in the north east, broken down by grade and category in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4650/23]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Question No. 1 of 17 November 2022, if she will provide an update on whether the wide range of alternative options being explored by the Government will be made available in time for the reopening of hotels to tourists in summer 2023, and on the engagement carried out by her Department on the senior officials group, including a copy of or details of the concerns she communicated on behalf of the tourism sector to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, and any response received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3676/23]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

438. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a date for new applications for the sports capital grant 2023; and the amount that has been allocated. [63471/22]

Food Promotion

Imelda Munster

285. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update with regards to activity regarding the Fáilte Ireland Food and Drink Strategy 2018-2023; and if there will be a new strategy developed for the period 2024-2029. [61973/22]

Local Authorities

Imelda Munster

302. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities have legal authority to raise rents specifically for the intention of ringfencing the rent increase to fund local property tax. [61975/22]

Local Authorities

Imelda Munster

13. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage His plans, if any, to introduce guidelines, on a statutory basis or otherwise, to protect local media outlets from undue pressure from local authorities in terms of influencing editorial decisions in return for advertising funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47591/22]

Gender Equality

Imelda Munster

507. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the centralised online reporting system that he announced in September (details supplied) will include overall breakdowns and averages of the gender pay gap for all employers included in the scheme, as required by the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021; if it will include breakdowns or averages of the GPG for employers who are not required to report under the scheme; if it will provide a summary list by employer of the size of the gender pay gap by each of the different measures on which businesses are required to report; if it will provide a summary in order to track of the size of the gender pay gap of each employer over time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59270/22]

Gender Equality

Imelda Munster

508. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the resources that are being made available by his Department to develop the centralised online reporting system announced in September under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021; his views on the way that compliance with the Act will be monitored; if this will be carried out by his Department or by another body; if his Department will keep a complete list of all businesses required to report on their gender pay gap under the Act; if his Department will maintain a register of employers that have not complied with their responsibilities and requirements under the Act; if such a register will be made available publicly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59271/22]

Social Welfare Payments

Imelda Munster

245. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to granting the cost-of-living disability support payment to those in receipt of partial capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58491/22]

Tourist Accommodation

Imelda Munster

1. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of any plans she has for the hotel and accommodation sector in 2023, with particular regard to the effect of the Ukrainian refugee crisis on the sustainability of the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56967/22]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Imelda Munster

3. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has had any communications with RTÉ on the matter of pay discrepancies between workers in Raidió na Gaeltachta and those in English language RTÉ radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56968/22]

Tourism Policy

Imelda Munster

32. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she would be in favour of the extension of Ireland's Ancient East marketing brand to include counties such as Antrim, Armagh and Down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56969/22]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

48. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the prospect of the introduction of varying VAT rates for different parts of the tourism sector; if she intends to raise this with the Minister for Finance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56970/22]

Community Employment Schemes

Imelda Munster

221. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans to address the payscales and current pay rates of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; if additional funding will be made to locally-based CE sponsoring authorities to provide pay increases to their staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57070/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Imelda Munster

335. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of Vote 33 across programmes A to E, inclusive of programme A to E subheads, including both current and capital expenditure for each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022 and the proposed expenditure for 2023, in tabular form. [54656/22]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

389. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the annual cost of the housing assistance payment in each of the years from its inception until 2022, by county in tabular form. [54826/22]

Childcare Services

Imelda Munster

570. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the basis that Section 56 childcare organisations which were previously Section 38 organisations, identified as public sector workers by their inclusion in the HSE superannuation scheme, were excluded from public sector pay agreements and pay restoration when re-designated as Section 56 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/22]

Budget 2023

Imelda Munster

11. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the mechanism by which full-time residents in mobile home parks who pay for electricity calculated by individual non-ESBN meters through their mobile home park operator will receive the three lump sum electricity account credits announced in Budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50498/22]

Sport and Recreational Development

Imelda Munster

2. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has considered the introduction of a leisure card for children and young people that would allow for State funding to be given directly to families for the purposes of paying for sport and or cultural activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47809/22]

Departmental Bodies

Imelda Munster

35. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the progress of the establishment of Coimisiún na Meán; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47592/22]

Road Projects

Imelda Munster

105. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the current status of plans for the port access northern cross route, including timelines, information on funding and any other relevant details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/22]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

212. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an exact breakdown of the funding allocated in 2022 to Tourism Ireland under the revised estimates 2022 under each of the headings A.4, A.5 and A.6. [38163/22]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

213. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital allocation made to Fáilte Ireland in 2022. [38164/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Imelda Munster

214. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital and current Exchequer funding allocated to Screen Ireland in 2022 under B.12 of the revised estimates 2022. [38165/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

215. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications to the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund since it first opened; and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, respectively. [38166/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

216. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of successful applicants under the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund in each of the years that the programme was active. [38167/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Imelda Munster

217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the €2 million allocated to the sound and vision fund in the July stimulus was a once-off funding increase; if not, if it now forms part of annual core funding; if the funding will be allocated again in 2023; and the total amount of funding that has been provided by the Exchequer to the sound and vision fund to date in 2022. [38187/22]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

529. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on progress around addressing the significant issues facing the dental treatment service scheme; and his views on when the issue is expected to be resolved.
[38359/22]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

530. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment service scheme in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38360/22]

Health Services

Imelda Munster

531. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of diabetes clinics in the State, including information regarding where they are located and whether they operate on a full-time or part-time basis.
[38361/22]

Health Services

Imelda Munster

532. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will provide information on the number of diabetes patients in Drogheda and south Louth who currently have to travel outside of their locality to attend diabetes clinics including the number of patients travelling and the clinics they are attending; if he has plans to establish a diabetes clinic in Drogheda, County Louth; and if he will provide details of same, or if not, if he will provide the rationale for that position.
[38362/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Imelda Munster

533. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the adult and paediatric waiting lists for each outpatient department in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/22]

Dental Services

Imelda Munster

551. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have left the dental treatment service scheme in counties Louth and Meath, respectively in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38553/22]

Medical Cards

Imelda Munster

1051. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including Ozempic injection for the treatment of obesity under the general medical services medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/22]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

144. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the bus stations that are to be upgraded with regard to disability access; the projected timeline to completion of such works in each instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36001/22]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

145. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport the status of National Transport Authority considerations in relation to the incorporation of wheelchair accessibility conditions on commercial licensed services, specifically the regular category of licensed services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36002/22]

Public Transport

Imelda Munster

146. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Transport his proposals to ensure the percentage of rail services that are wheelchair accessible which require persons to provide notice in order that such accessibility be availed of; the number of new carriages purchased or which have come into service since March 2020; the number of those that have retractable ramps; if there are any Government targets; his proposals to ensure full accessibility for persons with disabilities on the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36003/22]

Rural Schemes

Imelda Munster

463. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to the town and village renewal scheme since 2016, by year; the amount returned to her Department by local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33271/22]

Tourism Industry

Imelda Munster

3. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the rising cost of tourist accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32833/22]

State Bodies

Imelda Munster

445. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an exact figure for her Department’s allocation to Fáilte Ireland in 2022. [29456/22]

State Bodies

Imelda Munster

446. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an exact figure for her Department’s allocation to Tourism Ireland in 2022. [29457/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Imelda Munster

447. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the breakdown of spending in her Department in the Revised Estimates for 2022; the breakdown of A.5. tourism marketing fund; and the amount of funding under that heading that goes to Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, respectively. [29458/22]

State Bodies

Imelda Munster

448. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 24 May 2022, the details of the heading or headings under which the entirety of the €91,782,000 allocation to Tourism Ireland falls. [29459/22]

Departmental Schemes

Imelda Munster

449. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the bursary scheme for community and local radio stations will be introduced in the near future; if she will provide details of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29507/22]

Departmental Funding

Imelda Munster

450. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that an organisation (details supplied) has received from the Exchequer in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29508/22]

Departmental Expenditure

Imelda Munster

451. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the allocation that her Department made for outdoor dining in 2022. [29514/22]

Television Licence Fee

Imelda Munster

453. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the number of television licences paid by households and businesses; and the number of television licences paid by the Department of Social Protection household benefits package. [30055/22]

Television Licence Fee

Imelda Munster

454. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of revenue collected from the television licence fee in 2021; and a detailed numerical breakdown of the proceeds allocated to RTÉ, the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland Sound and Vision and An Post. [30056/22]

Departmental Data

Imelda Munster

499. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocation that his Department made for outdoor dining in 2022. [29515/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

1129. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Social Protection the materials that have been translated into Ukrainian with information as to accessing State services and supports; if such materials are physically available to State services to post as notices or provide to persons as leaflets and booklets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30084/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

1192. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the endeavours that have been undertaken to provide Ukrainian refugees with information as to accessing State services and supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

1193. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific endeavours that have been undertaken to engage and support older Ukrainian refugees with a view to inclusion and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30083/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

24. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on plans to provide temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees in the east Meath area. [28367/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

27. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the development of 569 units by two organisations (details supplied) at the Ninch, Laytown, County Meath to provide temporary accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28366/22]

Ukraine War

Imelda Munster

310. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of hotels that will be used exclusively to house refugees from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22147/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Imelda Munster

325. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that was spent in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 on apprenticeships. [28642/22]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Imelda Munster

326. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount that was spent in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 on apprenticeships for chefs. [28643/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Imelda Munster

199. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that was given to independent productions by (details supplied) in 2020, 2021 and 2022. [27617/22]

Tourism Schemes

Imelda Munster

202. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Make 2023 the Year of the Invitation initiative that was outlined in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27674/22]

Tourism Schemes

Imelda Munster

203. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Irish Sea Way initiative which is in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27675/22]

Tourism Schemes

Imelda Munster

204. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Programme for Government initiative to work with the Northern Ireland executive to create a coastal tourist trail linking the Wild Atlantic Way, the Causeway Coastal Route and the area along Ireland’s eastern and southern coasts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27676/22]

Tourism Schemes

Imelda Munster

205. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding that her Department allocated to the Tourism Ireland regional cooperative marketing fund in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27678/22]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Imelda Munster

215. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the work with the Northern Ireland Executive to deliver the cross-Border Ulster Canal project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/22]

Programme for Government

Imelda Munster

588. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Justice the status of the Programme for Government pledge to clarify and strengthen contempt-of-court sanctions for violations on social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27679/22]

Legislative Measures

Imelda Munster

181. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated timeline for the introduction of the European Union Audiovisual Media Services Directive content-levy in Ireland as currently set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25704/22]

Legislative Measures

Imelda Munster

182. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects the first payments to be made to production companies from the proposed content-levy fund as currently set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25705/22]

Departmental Bodies

Imelda Munster

183. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dates of the meetings of the Audiovisual Action Plan steering group in each of the years 2020, 2021 and for the first five months of 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25706/22]

Departmental Bodies

Imelda Munster

184. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the work that her Department is carrying out in relation to each of the recommendations from the Audiovisual Action Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25707/22]

Legislative Measures

Imelda Munster

185. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if part of the €5.5 million funding allocated to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland for 2022 has been allocated to research to be commenced by the authority on the establishment of the production-funding levy referred to in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022; the estimated timescale for the completion of the research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25708/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

192. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of the grants or other State supports that are available to sports clubs, including eligibility details for each grant. [26507/22]