Parliamentary questions

Irish Language

Thomas Gould

351. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will support the funding of Irish-language programmes within the GAA, given that the Irish language is to be promoted by the State and the GAA. [29647/23]

Sports Funding

Marc MacSharry

352. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 630 of 13 June 2023, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund which were unsuccessful, in tabular form; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29812/23]

Culture Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

214. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the provision of a night-time economy manager in Drogheda to help develop a night-time economy strategy; when the role is expected to be filled; the grade of the role; the time period of the contract; if other relevant information will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28895/23]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

89. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm how much money has been allocated to soccer clubs, sporting clubs (details supplied) and rugby clubs under the sports capital grant for the past four rounds of grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28911/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

90. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to soccer clubs and soccer organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28629/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

91. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to rugby clubs and rugby organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme, by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28630/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

92. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to athletics clubs and athletics organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28631/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

93. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amounts of funding allocated to boxing clubs and boxing organisations around the country through the sports capital funding programme by year since its inception, in tabular form. [28632/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

94. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28647/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

95. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28648/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

96. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28649/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

97. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total amount of funding provided by the State to a sporting body (details supplied) in each of the years 2000 to 2023, in tabular form. [28650/23]

Artists' Remuneration

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

98. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure that recommendations 7 and 8 from the Film Tax Credit Report from the Committee on Budgetary Oversight will be implemented in order to ensure that actors and performers have their copyrights afforded proper protection in line with national and European law. [28830/23]

Pleanáil Teanga

Catherine Connolly

622. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le plean teanga Bhéal an Mhuirthead; cén uair a bheidh an plean críochnaithe agus foilsithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [27106/23]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

623. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the preparation of language plans in respect of all towns identified as possible Gaeltacht service towns following the consultation process in 2014, including a breakdown of the language plans completed to date, the language plans approved to date, the towns in respect of which language plans are currently in preparation, and the towns in respect of which the preparation for language plans is yet to begin; the timeline for the completion of all language plans in respect of Gaeltacht service towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27107/23]

Irish Language

Catherine Connolly

624. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the Irish-language networks approved and recognised to date, following the announcement in 2018; the timeline for the approval and recognition of the remaining identified areas as Irish-language networks; the status of the development of language plans in the remaining identified areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27108/23]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

625. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cé mhéad iarratasóir a chuir isteach ar mhaoiniú faoi Scéim Forbartha na Líonraí Gaeilge gach bliain ó cuireadh tús léi; cé mhéad acu sin nár éirigh leo; agus cé mhéad maoiniú bliantúil a bheadh ag teastáil chun gach iarratas a mhaoiniú. [27376/23]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

626. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all 18-24-year-olds in Ireland in 2024, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/23]

Arts Policy

Gary Gannon

627. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of introducing a culture card voucher system worth €200 each to all young people in Ireland when they turn 18, in order to promote engagement with culture, arts and media, based on schemes in place in Germany, Spain, France and Italy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27444/23]

Artists' Remuneration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

628. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the research surveys involving participants in the basic income for the arts scheme include, or will include, specific questions to ascertain the impact of the scheme on social protection recipients, the interaction between the scheme and social protection payments and the impact on artists with disabilities. [27499/23]

Departmental Meetings

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

629. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the person or body that sat on the Disability Consultative Committee of her Department during its existence; and if she will provide a list of the dates and times of its meetings. [27500/23]

Sports Funding

Marc MacSharry

630. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants, and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund, in tabular form; the number of successful applications; which clubs received funding; the number of unsuccessful applicants; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27515/23]

Departmental Policies

Mattie McGrath

631. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an indicative costing for her Department to offer a practical programme of first-aid and CPR life-saving skills to all amateur sports referees, across all sports, as specified, in 2024 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27538/23]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the percentage of social media videos posted on each of her Departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, inclusive; and the percentage of same that feature translations into Irish or another language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27665/23]

Swimming Pools

Catherine Murphy

633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide detailed feedback to Kildare County Council in respect of the unsuccessful application for funding in 2019 for a LSSIF-funded swimming pool in north Kildare (details supplied). [27955/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Rose Conway-Walsh

634. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend on consulting services and on ‘business-as-usual’ outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of ‘Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016’ for each non-commercial public body under the aegis of her Department for the year 2022. [27972/23]

Swimming Pools

Catherine Murphy

635. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date on which the LSSIF will open for new applications. [27980/23]

Sports Funding

Robert Troy

636. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify the reason the ladies' League of Ireland was not successful in securing funding through her Department; if she is aware that all clubs in the ladies' League of Ireland are dependant on their own resources to fund teams; and if, given that ladies' soccer is classed as an elite sport, she will address the imbalance and ensure that ladies' soccer is funded to the same degree as other elite ladies' sports. [27998/23]

Sports Funding

Robert Troy

637. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will confirm that sports capital funding secured by a club (details supplied) can be re-purposed towards another project which also fits within the criteria of sports capital. [28000/23]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

638. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement that has taken place between her Department and those granted allocations under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund (LSSIF) in the past 12 months; the number of LSSIF allocations that have begun being drawn down; and the number which intend to begin drawing down by the end of 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28064/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

639. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff seconded to her Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role they filled; and the duration of same. [28187/23]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

640. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of instances in which her Department availed of services and or consultancy and or advices from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the costs of same; the number of contracts between the company and her Department; and the duration and costs of same. [28206/23]

Sports Funding

John Lahart

641. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available to an individual (details supplied) who is representing Ireland at an underage level at the upcoming European Championships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28223/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

642. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the total sports capital funding distributed since the programme's inception, by year, in tabular form. [28274/23]

Sports Funding

Alan Kelly

643. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of how much horse racing and/or greyhound racing received in sports capital funding since the inception of the sports capital programme, by year, in tabular form. [28275/23]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

644. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal information of members of the public in audio, text and electronic form being inadvertently exposed to unauthorised third parties within the remote setting; if she can provide a copy of the remote working best practice guidelines for civil and public service workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28640/23]

Traveller Community

Imelda Munster

206. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has met with national Traveller organisations on the development of Traveller-specific cultural and heritage initiatives and investments to create the conditions for Travellers' effective participation in cultural life, a complementary State obligation under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26887/23]

Traveller Community

Imelda Munster

207. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the resources allocated to preserve Traveller culture and heritage from 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26888/23]

Departmental Bodies

Rose Conway-Walsh

208. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a full list of public bodies under the aegis of her Department; and Oireachtas contact details for each. [26921/23]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

209. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is any additional funding available to recipients of the 2022 tranche of the sports capital programme in order to cover the excess costs due to inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27032/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

332. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of participants in the basic income for the arts scheme who have dropped out since accepting a place on the scheme; and the number of participants forced to drop out as a result of the impact on their social protection payments. [25650/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

333. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of participants in the basic income for the arts scheme control group who have dropped out since accepting a place on the scheme; and the number of participants in the control group forced to drop out as a result of the impact on their social protection payments. [25651/23]

Disability Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

334. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she fulfilled her commitments given to a campaign (details supplied) in a meeting in September 2022 to write to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Social Protection and the Minister of State with special responsibility for disabilities; the dates on which she wrote to the relevant Ministers; if she has received a reply from each Minister; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25756/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

335. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the frequency with which her Department has contacted participants on the basic income for the arts scheme since its commencement; and if direct communication with participants relates to gathering research exclusively or also to notify participants with information relating to artistic opportunities and events. [25760/23]

Departmental Schemes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

336. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will publish the questions being asked of participants as part of the research for the pilot basic income for the arts scheme. [25761/23]

Disability Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

337. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department intends to establish a disability consultative committee; and if so, when a committee is expected to be established. [25795/23]

Disability Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

338. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when her Department last met with the disability stakeholder group; the progress that has occurred since that meeting; and if her Department has successfully implemented the actions set out in the National Disability Inclusion Strategy. [25796/23]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

339. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding schemes available through Sport Ireland in 2023; and the amount allocated to each scheme. [25810/23]

Official Engagements

Paul Donnelly

340. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dates in 2023 on which she met the chairperson of the Abbey Theatre, in tabular form; and when she is next scheduled to meet the chairperson. [25865/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Paul Donnelly

341. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the €5 million allocation in 2022 under the Winter in Dublin programme was spent; and the budget allocation for this programme in 2023, in tabular form. [25866/23]