Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

European Union

John Paul Phelan

380. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list all Acts and Statutory Instruments sponsored by her Department which became law from 20 February 2020 to date in 2024 and which were necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level. [19175/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

381. 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. [19230/24]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

382. 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. [19241/24]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Murphy

383. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the amount of grant-aid returned and or surrendered to her Department, by local authority in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, to include the heading of which it was intended for. [19370/24]

Arts Council

Michael Healy-Rae

210. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18608/24]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

211. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an overview of her Department’s understanding of production activity in the film and audiovisual sector at present; the efforts, if any, she is undertaking to increase the volume of production activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18682/24]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

74. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a date has been selected yet for the opening of applications for the next round of sports capital grants. [18234/24]

Sports Funding

Matt Carthy

75. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available to gymnastics clubs for the purchase of equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18306/24]

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]

Tourism Funding

Brendan Griffin

77. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on a matter (details supplied); if her Department will provide financial support to an organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18349/24]

Departmental Advertising

Ged Nash

78. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in her Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18401/24]

Television Licence Fee

Brendan Griffin

79. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the latest figures regarding TV licence renewal and purchase for 2024 versus 2023; the end of year figures for same for 2023 as a whole versus 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18417/24]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

80. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has at any time engaged the services of a company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity; if she or her officials have engaged with personnel from the company; if so, the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18453/24]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding and grants available to communities that wish to establish community arts centres; and if she would consider the establishment of an arts centre in Bandon, County Cork. [17353/24]

Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

335. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an míneoidh sí cén uair a bheidh na toghcháin do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta ann; cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an mBille ábhartha; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist na toghcháin a reáchtáil ar an lá céanna leis na toghcháin áitiúla agus Eorpacha. [17355/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Sorca Clarke

336. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and her Department's projected spend in 2024. [17421/24]

Tourism Schemes

Frankie Feighan

337. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Fáilte Ireland has received an application (details supplied); if so, the date the application was received from the local authority; when a decision is expected to be made on this application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17577/24]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

338. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected date of the sports capital funding announcements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17616/24]

Departmental Funding

David Stanton

339. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the supports, if any, made available by her Department to fund international research projects on significant historical cultural associations with other nations, such as a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17900/24]

Sports Facilities

Mark Ward

340. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the response by South Dublin County Council (details supplied); to outline the facilities being proposed by governing bodies of sports and other sporting entities; to give a timeline of when these proposed facilities will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17913/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 20 September 2023, the amount her Department has paid to date to a company (details supplied) for the independent review of governance and culture in RTÉ and the independent review of contractor Fees, HR and other matters in RTÉ; the daily rate for these reviews, as referenced in her reply; and the estimated total cost of these reviews. [17915/24]

Departmental Expenditure

Peadar Tóibín

342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 391 of 20 September 2023, the amount her Department has paid to date for its examination of the books or other records of account of RTÉ, as provided for under section 109(7)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 2009; the daily rate for this review, as referenced in her reply; and the estimated total cost of these reviews. [17916/24]

Departmental Reviews

Peadar Tóibín

343. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the commencement dates for each of the reviews commissioned by her Department (details supplied); the number of days that have been worked up to date on each review individually; the daily rate financial cost of each review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17924/24]

Sports Funding

Paul Kehoe

344. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated to a county (details supplied) under the 2023 sports capital equipment programme; the number of clubs that have applied for same; the total amounts applied for by these clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18044/24]

Sports Funding

Mattie McGrath

5. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media about the progress of sports capital grant applications; the total value of the fund estimated for this year’s round of applications; and when she intends to make an announcement on same. [17257/24]

Tourism Industry

Matt Carthy

6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her engagement with other Departments and State agencies to support hotels in rural communities. [10407/24]

Sports Funding

Pádraig O'Sullivan

8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be launched; if she will outline the guidelines for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16788/24]

Tourism Policy

Cathal Crowe

12. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has a strategy to ensure tourism in Ireland is more regionally balanced in terms of the entry and exit points of passengers arriving into Ireland, that is, airports and ferry ports. [16690/24]

Tourism Industry

Marian Harkin

14. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the additional measures she has put in place to support downstream businesses whose revenue has dropped mainly due to the fact local tourism accommodation is being used to accommodate Ukrainians, refugees and international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17060/24]

Tourism Industry

Brian Stanley

15. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the mitigation measures being considered to cover losses in ancillary tourist services, due to tourist accommodation being utilised for other uses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16833/24]

Tourism Industry

Fergus O'Dowd

17. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will expedite a review and provide supports to address the lack of hotel beds for the tourism sector in Drogheda, the largest town in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16857/24]

Pleanáil Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media cé na pleananna nua atá aici agus na beartais nua atá i gceist aici a chur i bhfeidhm maidir le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta don tréimhse atá fágtha i dtéarma an Rialtais seo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16942/24]

Sports Funding

Steven Matthews

20. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the new round of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17040/24]

Limistéir Pleanála Teanga

Catherine Connolly

21. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán soiléiriú a thabhairt ar aon teagmháil idir a Roinn, an Roinn Tithíochta agus brúghrúpa (sonraí tugtha) maidir leis na ceithre bhunéileamh atá acu faoin easpa tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [16855/24]

Sport and Recreational Development

Pádraig O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps her Department is taking to encourage the participation of females in sport; if she can provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to increase the level of media coverage, nationally and locally, of women’s sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16789/24]

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]

Sports Funding

Patrick Costello

25. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail what core funding has been allocated to support sporting organisations, national governing bodies of sport and local sports partnerships through Sport Ireland for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/24]

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]

Departmental Strategies

Darren O'Rourke

28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the progress to date in the development of the national counter disinformation strategy; when she expects this strategy to be published; to report on the meetings of the national counter disinformation strategy working group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16999/24]

Broadcasting Sector

Brendan Griffin

29. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the up-to-date position on the provision of funding to safeguard the future of RTÉ; if the issue of bogus self-employment and the potential cost to the organisation of this debacle is being considered; the steps she will take in respect of other public service news and broadcasting services; her views on whether these could be dealt with separately and sooner, while the RTÉ issue continues to be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17006/24]

Artists' Remuneration

Gary Gannon

30. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans for the universal basic income pilot scheme for artists after it is due to end in 2025. [17059/24]

Tourism Industry

Brian Stanley

31. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department plans to provide tourist amenities at the Cúil Na Móna plant at Togher, Portlaoise, along with the three bogs in Laois, that is, Cúil na Móna, Coolnacartan and Cashel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16832/24]

Swimming Pools

Niamh Smyth

32. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of the funding available to swimming pools needing capital investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16700/24]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Thomas Gould

33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has received reports on governance and culture, and contractor fees and HR, in RTÉ, which were due in March 2024; when she will publish these reports; and whether she has made a decision on the future of media funding. [16992/24]

Raidió Teilifís Éireann

Brendan Griffin

34. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding the publication of the two Government-commissioned reports pertaining to RTÉ; if she has seen either report; if so, when she received the report(s); when each will be published; if Dáil Éireann will have an opportunity to debate the reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17005/24]

Departmental Funding

Catherine Connolly

35. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 15 February 2024, the status of the drawdown of the €1 million in Galway 2020 legacy funding; the amount drawn down to date; the breakdown of where any funds drawn down to date have been allocated; the amount allocated to date via open calls for funding applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16852/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

36. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cathain atá sé i gceist aici an bille leasaithe ar Údarás na Gaeltachta a fhoilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [16941/24]

Arts Policy

David Stanton

37. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way her Department is supporting Irish theatre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17002/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

38. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 15 February 2024, the status of the Údarás na Gaeltachta housing initiative approved in December 2023 to develop a model of affordable housing for Irish speakers on Údarás lands in three Gaeltacht areas; the details of her Department’s role in this housing initiative; the expected timeline for delivery of the affordable housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16853/24]

Tourism Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

40. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán the steps being taken by her Department to ensure the viability of the Irish self-catering sector is protected; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17049/24]