Parliamentary questions

Tax Code

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

189. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the policy regarding charging motor tax on vehicles used by a charity (details supplied) to exempt it from the tax. [52596/21]

Traffic Management

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

190. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he will amend the Road Traffic Acts to allow for the vehicles of a charity (details supplied) to use bus lanes as is the case in many other jurisdictions while on route to hospitals. [52597/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

314. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 19 October 2021, if no assessment took place of the value for money of the cost of applications submitted prior to funding being awarded under the live performance support scheme in 2021. [52528/21]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

315. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the fact that funding from her Department, through an organisation (details supplied) is being used to fund a festival celebrating partition that involves re-enactments of the sectarian B-Specials in Coleraine; her further views on whether the provision of funds by a body established under the Good Friday Agreement should not be used to celebrate the role of the RUC B-Specials in perpetrating violence and human rights abuses against innocent civilians based on religion and identity since its inception; and the actions she plans to take as a result of same. [52091/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

317. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has engaged with the Minister for Social Protection to devise a scheme to immediately continue supporting artists and performance workers whose ability to work remains restricted or limited; if so, the reason no scheme has yet been designed as many artists were set to receive their last pandemic unemployment payment in the week commencing 25 October 2021; if she and or the Arts Council has engaged with artists and representative bodies to ensure necessary supports are in place to sustain the sector. [52292/21]

Artists' Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

319. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a copy of the options paper submitted to her by the oversight group responsible for developing the pilot basic income for artists in addition to a copy of the presentation material provided by the various groups which have presented to the oversight group on the basic income pilot will be provided. [52526/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the decision to require advanced booking of tickets to attend events or venues involving dancing was based on advice from public health experts; and if so, if she will publish such advice. [53300/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

331. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the decision to require advanced booking of tickets to attend events or venues involving dancing was based on similar requirements in place in other countries; and if so, the countries that have similar regimes. [53301/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

332. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the definition of dancing being used for the purposes of requiring the advanced booking of tickets; and the way such a definition was decided on. [53302/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

333. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the guidelines being issued for the reopening of live entertainment and nightlife will have any binding legal weight. [53303/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

334. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the meetings or consultation that took place between her Department and the Department of the Taoiseach, An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Transport and the Environment, Climate and Communications in the week prior to their joint press conference on 19 October 2021 in which they announced the way restrictions on live events and nightlife were to be eased. [53304/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

335. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the meetings or consultation that took place between her Department and representatives of the live performance and nightlife sector, including workers and businesses, in the week prior to the announcements on 19 October 2021 of the plans for easing restrictions on the sector. [53305/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

336. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the change that occurred between her Department’s meeting with industry representatives on 21 October 2021 and 22 October 2021 that required the guidelines for the reopening of live entertainment and nightlife to be altered to include ticketing requirements; and the reason industry representatives were given no advance warning of the publication of the guidelines on 22 October 2021 and were not consulted on the change. [53308/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

337. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on whether the late provision of guidelines until the day of the 22 October 2021 reopening contributed to widespread confusion on the part of businesses and workers in the live entertainment and nightlife industry which in some cases led to venues feeling unable to reopen; the measures she is putting in place to ensure sufficient advanced notice is always given in future announcements with regard to the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53309/21]

Artists' Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

585. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the communication she has had with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to devise a scheme to immediately continue supporting artists and performance workers whose ability to work remains restricted or limited as they are being removed from the pandemic unemployment payment; the engagement her Department has had with artists and representative bodies to ensure necessary supports are in place to sustain the sector; and the reason no scheme has yet been designed as many artists were set to receive their last pandemic unemployment payment in the week commencing 25 October 2021. [52291/21]

Transport Costs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

940. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the cost per year for the past five years for each hospital to ferry or deliver blood, blood samples, breast milk or tissues or organs between hospitals and the Irish Blood Transfusion Service; if that was spent on taxis, courier companies, HSE or other emergency service vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52594/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

941. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the funding provided annually to charities (details supplied); and if his attention has been drawn to the vital work of same as an aid to hospitals during and before the Covid-19 pandemic. [52595/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

953. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a date for a consultant appointment for assessment of cataracts will be given to a person (details supplied). [52644/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

954. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a date for an osteo consultant appointment will be given to a person (details supplied). [52645/21]

Medicinal Products

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1035. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the difficulties a person (details supplied) is having regarding obtaining their prescription; and if support can be provided to them in obtaining a prescription for their condition. [52970/21]

Office of Public Works

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

184. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the events by community groups, both local and national, that have been granted use of Kilmainham Gaol by the OPW for the past five years. [51783/21]

Sports Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

193. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Ireland's bid to host the America's Cup is still live; when a decision is expected on whether Ireland has been successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51856/21]

Sports Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

194. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the role her Department played in Ireland's bid to host the 2024 America's Cup; when the bid was made and conceived; the number of meetings within her Department that were held in preparing the bid documentation; and the external groups that were contacted as part of the process. [51857/21]

Sports Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital and current funding that has been allocated to sailing in Ireland for each of the past ten years; the clubs or locations that received same; if there is a growth in the number of persons involved in the sport; and the numbers. [51985/21]

Arts Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

103. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); the process by which such an exclusion was made in this instance and could be made for others; the forms of entertainer other than musician, singer and ancillary crew for music that are eligible for the music and entertainment business assistance scheme; and if the term entertainment is limited to music and therefore not an accurate description of the intended recipients of the scheme. [51571/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

218. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if it will be ensured that a person (details supplied) receives medical attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51365/21]

Disability Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

287. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of children affected by delays and cuts in the children’s disability network teams in each Dublin postal district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51673/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the work being undertaken to deliver a universal basic income pilot separate to the pilot basic income for arts; the reason these two schemes have been separated; and when he expects both to be delivered. [50974/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

400. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way she plans to fund the €66.7 million worth of new schemes outlined in budget 2022, including €25 million each in new funding for the pilot basic income scheme and live entertainment supports and extra supports for audio visual arts, national cultural institutions and night-time culture, given that the current expenditure for the arts and culture programme is only set to increase by €200,000 from 2021 to 2022; and the person or body that will have their funding cut from 2021 to make up the difference. [50745/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

401. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the outcomes that are foreseen from the €5 million in extra funding promised to the national cultural institutions in budget 2022; and the breakdown of the way this will be distributed. [50746/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

402. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the outcomes that are foreseen from the €6.7 million in extra funding promised to the audio visual industry in budget 2022; and the breakdown of the way this will be distributed. [50747/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

403. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the outcomes that are foreseen from the €4 million in extra funding promised to the night-time economy in budget 2022; and the breakdown of the way this will be distributed. [50748/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

404. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the outcomes that are foreseen from the €25 million in extra funding promised in live entertainment supports in budget 2022; the breakdown of the way this will be distributed; and if it will not take a similar delay again to the eight months artists waited in 2021 for live entertainment supports to be distributed following budget 2021. [50749/21]

Maoiniú Chomhlachtaí Stáit

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

405. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé hiad na tograí a mhaoineofar leis an €0.7 milliún breise molta don Fhoras Teanga, go háirithe cé mhéad den mhaoiniú seo a leithdháilfear ar Fhoras na Gaeilge, ar Bhord na hUltaise agus ar Chlár na Leabhar Gaeilge. [50750/21]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

406. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé hiad na tograí a mhaoineofar leis an €3.3 milliún breise molta do “Irish language and Gaeltacht support schemes”, agus idirdhealú a dhéanamh idir an maoiniú breise molta do “Irish language support schemes” faoi Chlár C.4 agus “Gaeltacht support schemes” faoi Chlár C.3. [50751/21]

An Coimisinéir Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

407. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nach bhfuil aon mhaoiniú breise nó aon fhoireann breise fógartha sa Bhuiséad do 2022 chun tacú le róil nua leathnaithe an Choimisinéara Teanga mar atá molta i mBille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú). [50752/21]

Cúrsaí Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

408. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nach bhfuil aon tagairt sa Bhuiséad don Chiste Cobhsaíochta geallta do Choláistí Samhraidh Gaeltachta le roinnt míonna anuas, agus cathain a chuirfear maoiniú ar fáil dó. [50753/21]

Cúrsaí Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

409. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé hiad na tograí a mhaoineofar leis an gcaipiteal breise ar luach €1 mhilliún atá molta don Ghaeltacht i mBuiséad 2022. [50754/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

410. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the person or body that will be eligible for the pilot basic income for artists proposed in budget 2022; when she expects the scheme to deliver funds to artists; and if she will publish the costings and workings upon which an allocation of €25 million for the pilot scheme are based. [50756/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

411. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has cut the funding for the live entertainment sector allocated in Budget 2021 by half in Budget 2022; and the reason she is forcing such cuts on the independent and commercial sectors while they are struggling to recover and at the same time, maintaining funding for the traditionally funded arts sectors at €130 million, inclusive of the increase in 2021. [50757/21]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

412. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil machnamh déanta aici ar na moltaí leagtha síos i mBuiséad Malartach Shinn Féin i dtaobh Athbheochan na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta, a foilsíodh an 11 Deireadh Fómhair, agus cén freagra atá aici ar na moltaí a cuireadh chun cinn ann, go háirithe an moladh maidir le Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge a thabhairt ar ais. [50759/21]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

413. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad é a tuairim faoi leasuithe 56 agus 57 a bhí molta ag Céim na Tuarascála ar Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021, go háirithe i ndáil le tuarascáil a ullmhú maidir le conas dátheangachas a chinntiú i gcás lipéid agus pacáistiú táirgí i siopaí, mar atá déanta i gCeanada, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aici aon tuarascáil den saghas sin a chur i dtoll a chéile agus a fhoilsiú. [50761/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

414. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the form of assessment that took place of the value for money of the cost of applications submitted for funding under the live performance support scheme in 2021. [50762/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

415. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that types of live entertainment businesses deemed eligible for the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme has been restricted to businesses involved in music only, with no allowance for entertainers, such as dancers, magicians, comedians, circus performers and those working in the crew responsible for producing these forms of entertainment; her views on whether the description of the scheme is misleading in view of the fact that only music businesses may apply; and the supports that have been provided or will be provided to entertainment workers that have been and largely continue to be unable to work. [50933/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

416. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that business costs were required of applicants to the Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme and not for the Event Sector Covid Support Scheme. [50934/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

417. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an analysis will be undertaken on the breakdown of live performance funding provided in 2021 to ascertain the percentage of the millions of euro allocated that reached artists, performers, crew, and event management companies respectively. [50935/21]

Freedom of Information

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

418. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on findings of the Office of the Information Commissioner (details supplied); if her statement on the matter was made on the basis of legal advice received by her Department or if it is her opinion; further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 22 September 2021, if the new decision-making process differs from the previous process in respect of freedom of information referred to in her response. [50936/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

419. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if live performance workers that have had their supports cut by over 50% from 2021 in budget 2022 will be eligible for the pilot basic income for artists scheme promised in the same Budget. [50966/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

420. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a tendering process is necessary to engage with stakeholders on the pilot basic income for artists; and the reason this cannot be managed in-house by her Department given that the plan for the world café event is already outlined in detail in her Department’s tender. [50967/21]

Universal Basic Income

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

421. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason €25 million was selected for use in the pilot basic income for artists in budget 2022 before the proposed stakeholder forum takes place to discuss which artists and creative arts workers will be eligible; and if she will outline the objectives the scheme should have. [50968/21]