Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Meetings

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

315. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the minutes of the meeting held between her Department and representatives of the events industry on 2 September 2020; if the application process for the live performance support scheme was discussed at this meeting; if those in attendance were given the opportunity to shape the application process; and the steps taken to ensure those in attendance were not given an added advantage in seeking and obtaining funding under the scheme compared to others not at the meeting. [37979/21]

Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

316. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dáta a thug a Roinn comhairle do choláistí samhraidh gan éarlaisí a ghlacadh don bhliain 2021; cén fáth gur thug sí comhairle gan éarlaisí a ghlacadh in ainneoin go raibh a Roinn den tuairim go reáchtálfaí na coláistí i mbliana suas go dtí an 7 Bealtaine 2021; an raibh a Roinn ag iarraidh go bhfanfadh coláistí go dtí an samhradh chun éarlaisí a ghlacadh don samhradh sin; ar thug a Roinn aon treoir faoi conas déileáil leis na héarlaisí a glacadh sular thug sí an chomhairle gan iad a ghlacadh; agus an bhfuil comhairle ag a Roinn do choláistí samhraidh faoi éarlaisí a ghlacadh don bhliain 2022. [37981/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Thomas Pringle

317. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of projected expenditure from the fund announced of €2.2 million to support eligible Gaeltacht families who normally provide accommodation for summer college students by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37997/21]

Tourism Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

318. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to implement measures to address the staff shortage crisis in the hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38021/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

319. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when indoor group fitness training will be permitted in premises in which social distancing can be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38024/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

320. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress made towards action 75 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021. [38092/21]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

321. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress made towards action 76 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021. [38093/21]

Departmental Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

186. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a business (details supplied) had an application refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37003/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

John McGuinness

187. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will bring forward a restart grant scheme to facilitate working musicians and entertainers to get back to work, recognising the fact that they are small businesses that have been closed down and have not been offered any restart assistance (details supplied); and the way in which she plans to facilitate this section of the entertainment sector. [36901/21]

Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

188. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuair sí aighneacht ó TG4 roimh Bhuiseád 2020; an bhfuil suntas tugtha aici don iarratas ar mheadú de €9m go €10m sa bhliain go ceann ceithre bliana ar chiste TG4, agus do na cúiseanna maithe atá leis; an bhfuil sé i gceist aici cruinniú a bheith aici le Bord agus Feidhmeannacht TG4 go luath leis an iarratas a phlé ; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [37027/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

189. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37046/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Emer Higgins

190. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it was her Department or Fáilte Ireland that drafted the eligibility criteria for the tourism business continuity scheme; the section of her Department or Fáilte Ireland that was responsible for drafting eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37047/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the €88.5 million of pandemic support for sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37048/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

58. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the date for the return of events (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30506/21]

Sports Funding

Brendan Griffin

59. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is financial assistance available for a person (details supplied) to help with the costs of travel to a competition in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36584/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

60. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if indoor summer art camps for children taking place in local community centres are permitted at this time given the position concerning Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36707/21]

Tourism Schemes

Paul Murphy

197. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount the Hunger Museum tour of Ireland cost the State. [35769/21]

North-South Implementation Bodies

Neale Richmond

198. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has gone without a full non-executive board of directors; if her attention has been drawn to any work to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35782/21]

Fostaíocht sa Ghaeltacht

Thomas Pringle

199. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Thomas Pringle den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an mbeadh sí sásta cruinniú a ghairm le coiste (sonraí tugtha) agus chun a fhiafraí dí fosta cén tacaíocht airgid a bheidh ar fáil do na mná tí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [35814/21]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Catherine Connolly

200. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán soiléiriú a thabhairt ar úinéireacht an tsuímh atá ar Eastát Údarás na Gaeltachta, ar an Tulach, Baile na hAbhann, i gContae na Gaillimhe ina raibh, Fintrax, an comhlacht a díoladh ar €1.8 billiún le gairid; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [35827/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Imelda Munster

201. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications for outdoor dining grants in each local authority; and the number of businesses that have received grants to date in tabular form. [35883/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Imelda Munster

202. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications received and the specific locations involved in each application from each local authority to Fáilte Ireland for the weatherproofing and outdoor dining infrastructure scheme in tabular form. [35884/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Catherine Murphy

203. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide the return to sport protocols for sports (details supplied); the reason for the removal of waste bins on golf courses and tennis courts; and the reason for the non-contact of participants with flagsticks in golf and other course equipment as part of the reopening of the sport. [35921/21]

Sports Funding

Thomas Gould

204. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if emergency funding is available to support a club (details supplied). [35925/21]

Departmental Data

Noel Grealish

205. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of interest her Department has been charged for savings or other funds on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35942/21]

State Bodies

Sorca Clarke

206. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has received the 2020 annual report for the National Concert Hall, Screen Ireland and the Arts Council; and when same will be published. [35977/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

207. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the practice of Irish colleges charging administrative fees and retaining deposits of up to 30% in circumstances in which classes are cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions; if advice has been issued regarding the treatment of refunds and fees alongside grants provided by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35986/21]

Culture Policy

Robert Troy

208. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider proposals (details supplied) with regard to the live music industry. [36029/21]

Freedom of Information

Catherine Murphy

209. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is satisfied in the context of the freedom of information publication scheme that all logs are published and up to date in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2014; if not, the reason they are not published; and if she will update them as a matter of priority. [36133/21]

Freedom of Information

Catherine Murphy

210. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount collected on an annual basis since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced in respect of fees attached to freedom of information requests submitted to her Department. [36151/21]

Freedom of Information

Catherine Murphy

211. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of freedom of information requests refused by her Department since the Freedom of Information Act 2014 commenced for the reason that search and copy costs would exceed the maximum threshold; the number of requests that were subsequently granted following engagement with the requester to narrow the scope of the request; and the costs associated with same. [36169/21]

Sports Funding

Jennifer Whitmore

212. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will clarify the requirement for a valid licence agreement as per Criteria 6: Sharing of Facilities with Community and Clubs as part of the application process for the Large Scale Sports and Infrastructure Fund 2019 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36325/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

David Cullinane

213. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason live music has been banned; if she has considered reviewing the decision and providing additional supports for musicians and businesses in the music industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36361/21]

Cultural Property Inventory

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

214. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 June 2021, if a list will be provided of each arrangement in place regarding the ownership and copyright of items of national cultural importance held in the national collections and by third-level institutions and private bodies in the State (details supplied) in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36462/21]

Cultural Property Inventory

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

215. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 June 2021, the details of the arrangement in place regarding ownership and copyright in the meaning of the arrangements referred to in her response specific to the Book of Kells; when this arrangement was entered into by Government; and the authority under which it was made. [36463/21]

Cultural Property Inventory

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 23 June 2021, the details of the process and bodies involved in deciding that an item is of national cultural importance and in entering and agreeing an arrangement regarding the ownership and copyright of items of national cultural importance held in the national collections and by third-level institutions and private bodies in the State, as referred to in her response. [36464/21]

Departmental Funding

Imelda Munster

217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding allocated to the Sound and Vision Fund in 2019 and 2020 from all sources that contribute to funding the scheme. [36524/21]

Sports Funding

Gary Gannon

218. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 20 May 2021, the progress of her Department's review of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36555/21]

Sport and Recreational Development

Alan Dillon

213. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is progress regarding the publication of an updated sports action plan; if she will report on the implementation of the existing Sports Action Plan 2020-2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35428/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

214. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider introducing a second live performance support scheme in 2021 given that some businesses were not aware that they were eligible to apply for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35454/21]

Arts Centres

Sorca Clarke

92. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount per county provided in direct funding for arts centres in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [35142/21]

Artists' Remuneration

John Lahart

93. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of a universal basic income for all artists; when it will be introduced; the groups it will include; if it will include age groups in receipt of other State entitlements such as the State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35155/21]

Rental Sector

Holly Cairns

94. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 23 June 2021, the steps she is taking to regulate elements of the short-term letting sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35196/21]

Tourism Funding

Holly Cairns

95. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will increase Fáilte Ireland’s financial contribution to the work of rural recreational officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35197/21]

Sports Organisations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the database of an organisation (details supplied) currently under construction will provide data on an all-island basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35420/21]

Sports Organisations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeframe in which an organisation (details supplied) will examine the inclusion of locations of defibrillators in its database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35421/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

98. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if one-on-one personal training is permitted in private gyms and studios under current restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28039/21]

Grant Payments

Dessie Ellis

172. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications for grant funding that were made under the live performance support scheme; the number of applications that were successful; the criteria and scoring system for determining whether an application is successful or not in tabular form; the number of applicants who received more than one grant; the number of grants they received; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34261/21]

Artists' Remuneration

Seán Canney

173. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the implementation of a universal basic income for artists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34356/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Canney

174. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the current difficulties being faced by sporting businesses and clubs that are not affiliated to a governing body such as independent carting clubs which are excluded from operating as the current definition of a sporting event under the current Covid-19 legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34357/21]