Parliamentary questions

Ministerial Appointments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

76. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of each State board or council over which she has responsibility for appointments, by the total number of board Members; the number of current vacancies on the board; and if the position of chair of the board or council in question is vacant or occupied in each, in tabular from. [18318/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

544. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the long time it is taking for a non-verbal child (details supplied) to receive an assessment of needs. [17600/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

554. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of needs will take place for a child (details supplied) who is four years of age and on the waiting list. [17817/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

663. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a hospital procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a number of years for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nár foilsíodh an reachtaíocht ag tús na míosa seo maidir le toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a reáchtáil mar a gheall sí; agus an mbeidh na toghcháin ar siúl ar an lá céanna leis na toghcháin áitiúla agus Eorpacha. [17073/24]

Culture Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has studied the potential impact and benefits in terms of tourism and culture of developing a culture quarter in the Moore Street area as a living commemoration to the heroes of 1916. [17074/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cathain a líonfaidh sí na folúntais ar Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta, lena n-áirítear ról an Chathaoirligh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17070/24]

Foras na Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

23. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aontaíonn sí leis an rún glactha ag Ard Fheis Conradh na Gaeilge maidir leis an gcreatlach maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge a bheith lochtach, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aici athbhreithniú a phlé lena comhghleacaí san Fheidhmeannas ó thuaidh. [17072/24]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

27. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé fós mar sprioc aici Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge a thabhairt ar ais, mar a gheall an iar-Aire Stáit Patrick O’Donovan, agus má tá, cathain. [17071/24]

Tourism Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

50. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether she had any discussions with the military authorities in relation to the possibility of retaining the LÉ Eithne as an item of historic importance and its future use in a maritime or navy museum on Haulbowline, Cork, to add to the tourism attractions of Cork city and its environs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17076/24]

Coláistí Samhraidh

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil aon anailís déanta aici ar an tionchar atá ann ar cheantair Gaeltachta agus coláistí samhraidh Gaeltachta toisc tithíocht agus lóistín a bheith dírithe ar thurasóireacht, go háirithe mar lóistín de chuid cuideachta áirithe (sonraí tugtha). [17258/24]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

71. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén uair faoina mbeidh an t-athbhreithniú ar chóras soláthair iar-bhunscoileanna nua i mBaile Átha Cliath Theas foilsithe, agus cén uair faoina mbeidh an Polasaí don Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht foilsithe. [16352/24]

Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

119. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé fós mar sprioc ag a Roinn dúbailt a dhéanamh ar líon na ndaltaí ag freastal ar scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge de réir an Chláir Rialtais agus cén uair a bheidh sé sin sroichte. [16351/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

458. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied) will be awarded as soon as possible. [16155/24]

Pleanáil Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

33. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén fáth nár foilsíodh na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála don Ghaeltacht roimh an Cháisc, mar a gheall sé; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [15538/24]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the much-needed mental health services assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) who has been dealing with mental health issues for many years. [15810/24]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the adult ADHD clinic, which was set up in November 2023, is still operating; and if so, if it is taking appointments. [15811/24]

Traveller Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

76. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the moneys set aside from the public purse annually for the past ten years per local authority in relation to the Traveller accommodation programme; the amount drawn down by each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15698/24]

Regeneration Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

77. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local authority housing regeneration schemes his Department is working on with various city and county councils; the number of homes involved; what bedroom size; when the initial date was for the start of each such scheme; the current stage in the process; the likely completion date; the final expected home size; the number of homes, rental, affordable rental, and affordable purchase intended for each of these public sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15699/24]

Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

106. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cá mhéad uair a pléadh ina Roinn an Ghaeilge i bhforbairt Re-turn, agus cad iad na coinníollacha a leag sé síos lena chinntiú go mbeadh an Ghaeilge san áireamh i seirbhísí Re-turn.
[14595/24]

Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

107. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cén fáth nach bhfuil an tseirbhís Re-turn ach i mBéarla amháin, i limistéir Ghaeltachta san áireamh, agus cén fáth gur theip ar Re-turn seirbhís as Gaeilge a chur ar fáil in aon ceann dá innill nó in aon chuid dá mhargaíocht in áit ar bith sa tír, agus an nglacann sé leis go bhfuil sé sin ag teacht salach ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus ar an gClár Rialtais maidir leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn, ina ngealltar limistéir Ghaeltachta a chosaint agus a chaomhnú lena chinntiú go mbeidh siad i gcroílár na teanga beo i gcónaí, agus cé na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aige chun an cás a cheartú [14596/24]

Road Safety

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to encourage An Garda Síochána to tackle the dangers of users of e-scooters, motorised bicycles and bicycles not wearing high-vis clothing, having no visible back or front lights, and complying with rules of the road, and generally not being aware of their own safety or other road users while driving/cycling (details supplied). [14261/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

476. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) who is 13 years of age has been refused a SENO grant for their school. [14499/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

522. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education her views regarding a six-year-old child with special needs who cannot obtain a school placement for junior infants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14923/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

579. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a list of capital projects funded under Stream E in the past five years; and to detail how much money was allocated to each project. [15057/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

580. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what money is available for the development of new artist workspaces. [15058/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

581. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what money has been allocated to artist workspaces in the past five years. [15059/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

582. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what funding is available to amateur arts in Ireland, including choirs. [15060/24]

Mayoral Election

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

658. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress has been made to have an election for a directly elected mayor for the city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14601/24]

Social Insurance

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

806. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for self-employed persons paying a PRSI S Stamp but with underlying health issues for which insurance companies will not issue with income protection cover, meaning they have no sick pay cover in event of illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/24]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1058. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how Tusla deploys personnel and resources; and if it is per head of population or area-based need. [13618/24]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1059. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many referrals were received by Tusla for the Dublin 10 area for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and what actions were taken for these referrals. [13619/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1071. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason it is taking so long for a child (details supplied) who is nearly 5.5 years of age to have their AON completed. [13765/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern in the Drimnagh area of Dublin 12 regarding the provision of public PHNMs (details supplied). [14212/24]

Defence Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

7. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to list the military equipment, munitions and hardware purchased from Israeli-based or Israeli-owned defence companies in each of the past ten years; the current contracts that are awaiting delivery over the next five years; and the value of each. [13274/24]

heading

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

24. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when the decommissioning of the LÉ Eithne is scheduled to proceed. [13273/24]

Road Safety

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport when he will fund and encourage the Road Safety Authority roll-out a campaign on social media in particular aimed at tackling the dangers of users of escooters, motorised bicycles and bicycles (details supplied). [13272/24]

Bus Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

106. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport is he aware of problems associated with the roll-out of the BusConnects programme which has resulted in a disconnect between the service now offered and that which bus passengers used in the past in the Crumlin area of Dublin; and if he is further aware of the need for a quicker engagement with communities affected to make logical adjustments to routes to cater for those affected. [13271/24]

Foreign Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

127. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the State has never officially recognised the slaughter of Armenians in 1915 as a genocide; and whether he would officially recognise and remember that genocide this year on an appropriate date, such as remembrance day on 24 April. [13430/24]

Road Safety

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

165. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he funds the National Transport Authority’s installations of school zones as part of the Safer Routes to School Programme; the process and the funding stream; the progress to date; what schools have engaged in the programme; the schools that have had school zones installed; when the next round of funding/applications will be announced in order that other schools can benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13429/24]

Health Services Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

294. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to list the number of public health nurses covering the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas; the catchment population they cover; the length of time there has been a vacancy or absence of cover due to staff holidays, unfilled posts or illnesses in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13398/24]

Health Services Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

295. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health what measures are taken in the case of a vacancy in a local public health nurse's position to address a backlog which has built up when the new person is put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13399/24]

Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

138. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the originating airport that an aircraft (details supplied) took off from before its initial landing at Casement Aerodrome, County Dublin on 10 September 2004; and the time of this landing and any subsequent landings that day. [12645/24]

Bus Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

149. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware that the removal of the 18 bus service has left residents of the Cashel Avenue/Ravensdale Park area in Crumlin without not only a bus connection with Ballyfermot and Palmerstown, but also without one that services Crumlin Village, and that, as a result, many elderly residents now have difficulties attending mass and going to their local Credit Union, Post Office and supermarket; and could the reconnection of this area of Crumlin with Ballyfermot, Palmerstown and, most urgently, Crumlin village, be re-examined. [11533/24]

Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

423. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais anan bhfuil sé ag teacht salach ar chearta páistí go mbeadh an Stát ag brú orthu aistriú ó oideachas trí Ghaeilge go hoideachas trí Bhéarla agus iad ag tosú a saol scoile meánscolaíochta, le heaspa soláthar Gaelcholáistí; an beartas córais iompair scoile ag cur bac orthu in amanna freastal ar an nGaelcholáiste is giorra dóibh; easpa soláthar múinteoirí ar féidir leo ábhair an churaclaim a mhúineadh trí Ghaeilge líofa chuig leibhéal na hArdteistiméireachta; easpa áiseanna múinte agus téascleabhar trí Ghaeilge cothrom le dáta, ag an am céanna agus ar an gcaighdeán céanna is atá a macasamhail i mBéarla; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [12005/24]

Wildlife Regulations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

670. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a possible increased danger to the public was taken when extending the deer hunting season period to include August which is still the most outdoor popular holiday season (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12673/24]

Wildlife Regulations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

794. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons injured each year as a result of discharges from licensed firearms by deer hunters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12674/24]

Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1424. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the growing concern of diabetics regarding the difficulties in obtaining ozempic, some persons are finding it impossible to obtain the drug. [12579/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1537. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern at the fact that there appears to be currently inordinate delays in accessing blood tests in public hospitals in some cases nine weeks. [13263/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1538. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to address the increasing length of time it is taking for people to get a public hospital blood test done. [13264/24]