Parliamentary questions

Special Educational Needs

Matt Carthy

483. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education the special schools for children with disabilities currently operating in each county; the number of children currently enrolled in each; the number of children on waiting lists in each; the criteria for admission in each, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14555/24]

Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Catherine Connolly

484. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Oideachais an é an tAonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta atá ag stiúradh an bheartais don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge atá le foilsiú in 2024, ar beartas é a bhaineann le taighde agus taithí agus le comhairle ar phróiseas oifigiúil a bheidh ag an Roinn Oideachais chun scoil a iompú ina scoil lán-Ghaeilge, nó chun soláthar lán-Ghaeilge nua a bhunú laistigh de scoil reatha; an dáta a fhoilseofar an taighde sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14589/24]

Education Schemes

Robert Troy

485. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will approve an application under the pilot physical activity in teaching and learning scheme for a school (details supplied). [14606/24]

Special Educational Needs

Sorca Clarke

486. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the amount of funding per child allocated to the July programme for 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [14619/24]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

487. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the number of new special classes that will be opened for September 2024 in Dublin 15 at secondary school level where seven students will require places, at primary senior level where 11 places are required for students entering third class, and at primary school level, listing the schools the NCSE and her Department are currently in discussions with, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14621/24]

School Facilities

David Stanton

488. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 17 January 2024, to provide an update on the review of the guidelines of the use of school buildings outside of school hours; when she expects new procedures for the use of school buildings to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14635/24]

School Transport

Niamh Smyth

489. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14636/24]

Special Educational Needs

David Stanton

490. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure a child (details supplied) will be allocated a place in a second level ASD class closer to their home address; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14638/24]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

491. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education to account for the lack of ASD classes in north Cork and to advise what a family should do (details supplied). [14639/24]

School Transport

Niamh Smyth

492. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14652/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Niamh Smyth

493. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if assistance will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14657/24]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

494. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 20 March 2024, where the answer claimed that children who have attended an all-Irish-language primary school may be eligible for school transport to an all-Irish secondary school if it is outside of the provisions included in the post-primary school transport scheme, if she will provide the exact criteria for this provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14659/24]

Public Sector Pensions

Michael Moynihan

495. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education to clarify if a retiring teacher who previously served as a principal, but was not a principal at the time of retirement, can receive the principal’s allowance on their teacher’s pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/24]

School Funding

Peadar Tóibín

496. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if there is any financial assistance available to a school (details supplied). [14694/24]

School Accommodation

John Lahart

497. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education to outline the details of the works at a school (details supplied) approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14695/24]

School Funding

Alan Dillon

498. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education to provide information on the specific amount and the date for payment of the ancillary grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14696/24]

School Funding

Alan Dillon

499. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education when the remaining capitation grant will be disbursed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14697/24]

School Accommodation

Eoin Ó Broin

500. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education her Department's plans to increase capacity at primary school level in the Dublin 22 area to meet demand in the coming years. [14712/24]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

501. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will approve a new school bus route (details supplied). [14723/24]

Departmental Data

Joe Flaherty

502. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the number of Church of Ireland patronage national schools, by county. [14725/24]

Departmental Data

Joe Flaherty

503. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the number of Church of Ireland patronage national schools that have been funded for SEN capital development, by county, in tabular form; and the timeframe for the data would be most beneficial such as the past five or ten years. [14726/24]

Special Educational Needs

Niamh Smyth

504. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if children (details supplied) will be provided places in the local ASD unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14740/24]

Educational Disadvantage

Pauline Tully

505. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) was denied DEIS status given that all other primary schools in Cavan town have DEIS status; if this decision can be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14750/24]

State Examinations

Pauline Tully

506. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education what State exams supports exist for students who have experienced traumatic events in the run up to the exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14751/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Fergus O'Dowd

507. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to respond to urgent concerns relating to a child’s enrolment in an ASD unit in Dundalk (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14753/24]

Special Educational Needs

Cian O'Callaghan

508. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education why her Department has cut the funding for the Summer Programme for children with complex special educational needs from €60 per pupil in 2022 to €45 in 2023 and €30 in 2024; if she will restore this essential funding to the 2022 level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/24]

School Staff

Marian Harkin

509. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if a decision on an application for redeployment could be brought forward for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14769/24]

Special Educational Needs

John McGuinness

510. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education if she will give approval for two ASD rooms in schools (details supplied). [14779/24]

Educational Reform

Jennifer Whitmore

511. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education the reason the use of assistive technology for students is only tested for in third year for the purposes of State exams; the reason it is not granted to first years in need of the technology to learn and prepare on the three-year cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14784/24]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

512. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) is not able to open an additional autism unit at the school in September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14810/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

513. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education to review correspondence (details supplied) and if she will provide an update on the matter. [14841/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Niall Collins

514. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 20 March 2024, if she can advise in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14845/24]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Kehoe

515. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of a new autism class at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14856/24]

School Staff

Paul Kehoe

516. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if the twelfth teacher will be retained at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14857/24]

School Textbooks

Robert Troy

517. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when the schoolbook scheme moneys will be paid out to schools; the full criteria for the scheme and the specific allocation per pupil; and if additional resources will be made available to schools for the administration of the scheme. [14876/24]

School Transport

Pearse Doherty

518. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Education if school transport can be extended for children (details supplied) in Creeslough, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14877/24]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

519. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education further to the recent approval of an additional classroom for a school (details supplied) in County Kerry when the supplementary funding for the additional works will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14878/24]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

520. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if a national school (details supplied) will be provided with extra supports including extra special education hours given that out of 143 pupils it has 66 children accessing supports which represents 46% of the school community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14884/24]

Schools Building Projects

Mark Ward

521. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education the process involved in issuing a letter of intent for a school building project; the average time required for issuing a letter of intent; the current delay in issuing the letter of intent for an extension building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14887/24]

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]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Paul Murphy

523. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education if an exception will be made in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) given the error made by the Teaching Council. [14927/24]

Schools Building Projects

Niall Collins

524. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education when construction will commence on the temporary building for a school (details supplied); if she will note that the school is in a high level of disrepair and is on the ADAPT 2 programme; if she will give assurances to the school management which has heard nothing recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14931/24]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Bruton

525. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of the planning for a new secondary school (details supplied), and if her Department has had an update on new developments under construction or in the pipeline which will drive pupil numbers. [14944/24]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Bruton

526. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education the status of the masterplan for the new build for a school (details supplied) in Swords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14945/24]

Education Costs

James O'Connor

527. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if funding is available through her Department to assist parents in paying fees of dedicated music schools in the UK for musical students since Irish residents are no longer entitled to apply for the scheme (details supplied) following Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14951/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

528. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update and estimated timeline for the development of a new school at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14978/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

529. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update and estimated timeline for the development of a new school at (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14979/24]

Departmental Data

Matt Carthy

530. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education if she will list the agencies under her aegis; and the appropriate email address for the Oireachtas liaison. [14989/24]

School Transport

Michael Lowry

531. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 10 May 2023, if she will provide an update concerning the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15007/24]

School Transport

Michael Lowry

532. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on plans to overhaul the school transport system and the abolishing the "nearest school" rule, which requires a student applying to the school transport scheme to attend the school closest to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15008/24]

School Transport

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

533. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Education when the review of the school transport scheme will be brought to cabinet and published; and if this will include a resolution to the unfair pay, terms and conditions endured by school transport escorts. [15024/24]

School Transport

Niamh Smyth

534. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education if the case regarding school transport for a student (details supplied) and their bus escort will be reviewed. [15053/24]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Canney

535. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a secondary school (details supplied) planned for Oranmore, County Galway, has received a determination of the application for confirmation of the CPO for the project; if so, if a design team has been appointed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/24]

Departmental Data

Pauline Tully

536. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the estimated full-year cost to recruit 300 additional special education teacher posts. [15106/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

537. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education where a child (details supplied) with autism will be given a school placement in September; if she will ensure that the constitutional right to an education will be respected and upheld by her Department and the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15109/24]

School Facilities

Mattie McGrath

538. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when additional capacity will be approved for a school (details supplied) in Cashel, south Tipperary given the level of demand for school places; if she is aware that a number of students recommended for a special school placement have been unsuccessful in obtaining a school placement given the shortage of spaces for such placements in south Tipperary; when a decision will be made on their capacity needs; what urgent steps will be taken to provide additional places for children who have no school placement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15111/24]

Special Educational Needs

Mattie McGrath

539. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when an ASD class will be approved for Tipperary town which remains without any ASD class at primary level within the town; the reason a school (details supplied) has not been approved for an ASD class despite having offered to open one for the past two years; the reason there is an ASD preschool and all three secondary schools (two of which are single-sex schools) have an ASD class but there is no ASD class at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15127/24]

School Accommodation

Mattie McGrath

540. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education when additional accommodation will be approved for a school in south Tipperary; the reason for the delay in approving such accommodation; the current status of the application for additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15129/24]

Schools Building Projects

Matt Carthy

541. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 708 of 11 September 2023, the current status of an application to build an extension to a school (details supplied) for the provision of two permanent ASD class units and classroom; whether a flood risk assessment has been received by her Department; the next steps to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15168/24]

School Staff

Niall Collins

542. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to payment for a temporary SNA (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15192/24]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

543. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the timings for the permanent extension at a school (details supplied) which was initially due to be finished for September 2024 and has not commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15196/24]

Schools Building Projects

Paul Kehoe

544. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for an update on the permanent site for a school (details supplied) currently on the grounds of another school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15197/24]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Creed

545. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education given the space constraints at a school in County Cork (details supplied), how she proposes to facilitate the provision of three ASD classes which have been sanctioned; if she is familiar with defects identified by the school in part of the school building; if, in the context of the urgent requirement for additional ASD units in the Ballincollig area and the fact that there are twenty-one students in the school who have been diagnosed with autism but do not have access to an ASD classroom, she will reconsider the decision regarding a proposal to demolish and rebuild part of the school, particularly in the context of sanctioned modular classrooms which could also be accommodated within the demolished and rebuild proposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15240/24]

Schools Building Projects

Fergus O'Dowd

546. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the joint major building project for schools (details supplied) in Drogheda; what stage it is currently at; when they can expect progression to the next stage of the planning process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15291/24]

School Management

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

547. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her Department's policy in respect of the management of a student who has been allowed to withdraw from a curricular subject; if such a student should be accommodated within the school by way of free/study period, placement in an alternative class, or if the student should be required by the school to remove themselves from the school environs during the period of the class from which the student has withdrawn, all in circumstances where no disciplinary or other problems arise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15292/24]

School Transport

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

548. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education following on from the debate at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications (details supplied), if the age limit for school bus drivers can be raised; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15304/24]

Education and Training Boards

Paul Kehoe

549. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if teachers will be employed by ETBs to deliver teaching of Ukrainian as a Leaving Certificate subject, or if students will have to get grinds or learn the course outside of the regular school channels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15315/24]

School Transport

Fergus O'Dowd

550. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Education if she will seek or support calls for additional school bus places to cater for all secondary school children travelling from Collon to Ardee, County Louth for the forthcoming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15337/24]

Education and Training Boards

Pauline Tully

551. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education if adult education tutors employed by ETBs other than BTEI adult educators are included in the salary increases indicated in Circular 0015/2022 under Building Momentum. [15347/24]

School Inspections

John Lahart

552. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education if her Department will send an official to a school (details supplied) in order to assist the school in ascertaining the best approach to improve and enhance the school building. [15364/24]

School Discipline

Niall Collins

553. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 27 February 2024, if she can provide an update/progress report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15460/24]

Departmental Correspondence

Brendan Griffin

554. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15461/24]

School Admissions

Denise Mitchell

555. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if a school place will be available in Dublin 13 for a child (details supplied) for the academic year beginning September 2024. [15477/24]

Rights of Way

Joe McHugh

556. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education to engage through her officials with Donegal County Council to enable discussions in finding a sensible solution with regard to a road and established right-of-way at Ballyconnell in Falcarragh, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15484/24]

Official Travel

Peadar Tóibín

557. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department on travel and accommodation costs associated with Ministerial visits abroad to date in 2024, in tabular form. [13815/24]

Departmental Properties

Peadar Tóibín

558. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of properties either owned or leased by her Department, which are currently vacant; the length of time the properties have been vacant for; and the location of the properties, in tabular form. [13833/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aindrias Moynihan

559. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén caitheamh caipitiúil a bhí ag Údarás na Gaeltachta sna réigiúin éagsula, le 5 bliana anuas, i bhfoirm thábla [14060/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aindrias Moynihan

560. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén maoiniú caipitiúil atá curtha ar fáil ag Údarás na Gaeltachta do thogra Pháirc na Mara, le 5 bliana anuas, i bhfoirm thábla, cé mhéad den mhaoiniú a caitheadh sna blianta éagsúla; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14061/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aindrias Moynihan

561. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén maoiniú caipitiúil Údarás na Gaeltachta atá curtha ar fáil ag Údarás na Gaeltachta do thogra Choláiste Íosagáin, le 5 bliana anuas, i bhfoirm thábla, cé mhéad den mhaoiniú a caitheadh sna blianta éagsúla; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [14062/24]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

562. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital funding allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14108/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

563. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the support her Department is providing for the proposed water hub in Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14113/24]

Broadcasting Sector

Jackie Cahill

564. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the local democracy and courts reporting scheme will be open to community radio, which plays a vital role in local news broadcasting; if not, the reason therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14163/24]

Departmental Advertising

Jackie Cahill

565. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department uses community radio for advertising and public awareness campaigns; if not, the reason, given the vital role community radio often plays in the dissemination of information to local communities; if her Department will consider using community radio for public awareness campaigns in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14176/24]

Tourist Accommodation

Michael Healy-Rae

566. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on alleviating capacity blockages on tourism accommodation and the possibility of lessening over-reliance on hotels for humanitarian purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14219/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Neasa Hourigan

567. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on her Department's support for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14491/24]

Sports Funding

Niamh Smyth

568. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14533/24]

Sports Funding

Niamh Smyth

569. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on a sports capital application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14534/24]

Sports Events

Matt Shanahan

570. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide the current application status of a funding request from an organisation (details supplied) to support hosting of the world rally championships in Ireland on a three-year programme event; to confirm that Government will commit to €15 million funding in total, based on a €5 million support payment per year on a three-year contract basis; if he will acknowledge that a decision needs to be provided within the next ten days in order to ensure Ireland remains a contender for these rally slots. [14607/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Niamh Smyth

571. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on funding (detail supplied); if she will provide the expected timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14637/24]

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

572. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she expects the next round of sports capital funding to be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14660/24]

Broadcasting Sector

Pádraig O'Sullivan

573. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether it is intended that the Irish public will be able to access the new Freely platform which is launching later this year and which will allow users to watch live TV via the internet for free, as provided for under the Good Friday Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/24]

Official Engagements

Paul Donnelly

574. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has visited the Royal Irish Academy of Music to date in 2024. [14794/24]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

575. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 173 and 174 of 6 March 2024, the amount of funding provided by either Horse Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14823/24]

Sports Facilities

Seán Sherlock

576. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of the urgent need for running tracks in Cork, following the recent closure of the UCC track; and if she is in receipt of any urgent requests to assist same. [14854/24]

Departmental Bodies

Matt Carthy

577. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will list the agencies under her aegis; and the appropriate email address for Oireachtas liaison. [14990/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

578. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress of sports capital grant applications; when she intends to make an announcement for successful allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15055/24]

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]