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Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Departmental Funding
Chris Andrews
253. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the funding an organisation (details supplied) has received from the State directly or via State bodies for each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9609/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
254. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of sports capital funding will be open to applications. [9717/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
255. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the funding ceiling for clubs will be raised in the forthcoming round of sports capital funding. [9718/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
256. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify whether a club that has already been approved for a sports capital grant can repurpose this grant to an alternative purpose, provided the alternative purpose is eligible for funding. [9719/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Robert Troy
257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a club can reapply for a second tranche of sports capital funding for a project it already received funding for in 2021 (details supplied). [9720/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Departmental Data
Catherine Murphy
258. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a schedule of social media influencers and online personalities, television and or radio personalities engaged by her Department and bodies under her aegis in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; if she will include the fees expended, name of personality and campaign they were engaged on; and if she will also provide the key performance indicators in respect of their engagement. [9908/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Neasa Hourigan
259. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the awards made both with and without a tender process to management consultancy firms (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under its aegis for each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form and classed by firm; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10122/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Public Procurement Contracts
Neasa Hourigan
260. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the awards made both with and without a tender process to an organisation (details supplied) by her Department and bodies under its aegis for each of the years 2018 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; the purpose and a brief description of the awards; the value of the awards and the total amounts paid; the timeline or timeframe of the contracts; and the desired or completed output. [10140/23]
Tue, 28 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Denise Mitchell
261. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider funding for an all-weather football pitch at (details supplied). [10158/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Tourism Promotion
Chris Andrews
206. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider a matter in relation to the Saint Patrick's Festival (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9306/23]
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
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Departmental Projects
Mary Lou McDonald
207. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [9399/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Departmental Staff
Róisín Shortall
115. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of the turnover of staff in her Department for each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the percentage of total staff this represents in each category. [9277/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Sports Facilities
Catherine Murphy
116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has negotiated terms for the repayment of the €7.6 million loan given to an organisation under the 2020 memorandum of understanding; if not, if consideration is being given to converting the loan into a non-repayable grant; if he will provide a repayments schedule; the interest rate applied to the loan; and the date on which it is due for full settlement. [8914/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Mattie McGrath
117. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to commence the next round of the sports capital programme; when it will be open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8949/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Sports Funding
Mattie McGrath
118. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if pony and equine clubs are eligible to apply for funding under the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8951/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Appointments to State Boards
Éamon Ó Cuív
119. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of retired senior civil servants and public servants appointed by the officeholder of the day to State boards, authorities and other State-appointed bodies, after being recommended on draft lists submitted by the Public Appointments Service, in each of the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9061/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Lobbying Reform
Éamon Ó Cuív
120. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of senior staff members of her Department or of State bodies under the aegis of her Department who are also on the boards of bodies registered for lobbying purposes under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015, or on the board of bodies which have had to disclose that they engaged in lobbying State authorities; if it is intended to issue directions at to the appropriateness of such involvement in these bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9079/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Online Safety
Bernard Durkan
121. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent and context of any engagements she has had with media interests, with particular reference to the need to protect the privacy of the individual and protect adults, children and the vulnerable from cyber abuse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9194/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Online Safety
Bernard Durkan
122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which she remains satisfied that adequate precautions are taken to protect the public from online bullying or abuse through social media or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9195/23]
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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Swimming Pools
Bernard Durkan
123. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the extent to which the swimming pool development programme is expected to continue; the basis on which it will continue over the next two years; the extent of the programme to date in dealing with the needs as represented by local communities throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9197/23]