Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

66. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of funding provided to IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland in 2020; the core Exchequer allocation, additional capital allocation, other current funding and funding specifically to assist in dealing with the Covid-19 crisis restrictions and recovery; if he has discussed the disproportionately low increase in funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta vis-à-vis IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland since the financial crisis with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; and his views on the widening funding gap between IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland on the one hand and Údarás na Gaeltacht on the other. [29485/20]

Ministerial Communications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

85. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a list will be published of the communications, meetings or exchange of documents he has had with the developers of Moore Street, Dublin (details supplied), Dublin City Council and other parties in the past year. [28230/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

316. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the level of additional expenditure in 2021, in comparison to 2020, disaggregated by precommitted expenditure, such as demographics, PSSA and so on, Covid-19 related expenditure and Brexit-related expenditure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28740/20]

DEIS Scheme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

438. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if his Department will engage with DEIS 1 schools in the Dublin 8 area to see the way in which the band 1 designation can be improved and that the schools most capable of dealing with the complex issues some children have can do so, rather than children being diverted to schools without the facilities and so on to help them. [28123/20]

Fuel Allowance

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

497. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be considered for the fuel allowance on a temporary basis to allow the fuel allowance to be awarded to those that are just above the threshold and cocooning at home. [28149/20]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

632. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in providing Spinraza to persons with spinal muscular atrophy type 3 such as a person (details supplied). [28102/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

633. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when permission will be given to senior citizens day centres to open, even in a limited way to help tackle the isolation which elderly residents in the complex feel, especially those with limited mobility and or poor visibility, whose only human contact other than medical appointments is often the hour or two which they spend at the day centres when open. [28109/20]

Maoiniú Chraoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta cén uair a dhéanfaidh sí cinneadh i dtaobh deontas aonuaire €1.9 milliún a thabhairt do TG4 in aitheantas do na costais bhreise a bhí orthu go dtí seo i mbliana mar gheall ar na bearta a dhein an stáisiún teilifíse chun leanúint ag craoladh, an fhoireann uilig a choimeád agus a íoc agus ar an éacht a dhein sé le Cúla4 ar scoil, srl., agus a bhí leagtha amach i mionsonraí i litir a cuireadh chuig a Roinn tamall ó shin. [27424/20]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

19. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta cé na céimeanna a ghlacfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go ndéanfaidh RTÉ agus craoltóirí áitiúla a gcuid dualgas reachtúil i leith na Gaeilge a chomhlíonadh, go háirithe i gceantair Ghaeltachta, agus é fógartha anois nach mbeidh seirbhís nuachta náisiúnta raidió ar fáil tar éis 7 i.n. do phobal na Gaeilge agus na Gaeltachta. [27397/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

21. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the reason no additional funding has been announced for the live events sector since the July Stimulus; and the reason it took until September 2020 to provide an application mechanism for that funding. [27394/20]

Pleanáil Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

47. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil coinníollacha teanga i bpleanáil tithíochta agus forbartha sna ceantair Ghaeltachta pléite aici leis an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, nó an bhfuil sé i gceist aici iad a phlé; cé na céimeanna atá i gceist aici chun pleanáil teanga agus pobal na Gaeilge a chosaint i gcúrsaí pleanála agus forbartha sna ceantair Ghaeltachta. [27398/20]

Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

61. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil an t-athbhreithniú arna ghealladh ar struchtúr Údarás na Gaeltachta tosaithe go fóill; an féidir léi an gealltanas a thug an tAire Stáit in agallamh teilifíse le TG4 a neartú os comhair na Dála, arb é go ndéanfaidh an Rialtas toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a thabhairt ar ais. [27395/20]

Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

64. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta cá bhfuil na dréacht-chaighdeáin teanga do Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla a gealladh sa Chlár Rialtais laistigh de thrí mhí ó bunaíodh an Rialtas nua; agus é ráite aici agus ag an Aire Stáit go bhfuil leasuithe ag teastáil sula n-achtófar Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, cé na lochtanna atá sa Bhille, a bhí os comhair na Dála deiridh, atá i gceist acu iad a leasú sula n-achtófar é. [27396/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

169. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the military attack by Azerbaijani forces on the Armenian territories of Nagorno-Karabakh which occurred at the end of September 2020 and left Armenian citizens dead will be condemned; if he will seek support from his EU counterparts for a united position against Azerbaijani aggression; and if he will request the UN to intervene to de-escalate tensions in the region. [27999/20]

Judicial Council

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

252. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when the Judicial Council Act 2019 will be fully commenced; and the reason for the delay in implementing its provisions. [27998/20]

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

85. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the State commemorations being planned for the remainder of 2020 and 2021 as part of the decade of centenaries. [27488/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

95. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the person or body that will develop specific guidance for large purpose-built event facilities as outlined in the living with Covid-19 plan for level 1; and the way in which the relevant sectors and event organisers obtain such guidance for large indoor and outdoor events. [27692/20]

Departmental Strategies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

96. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if the arts and culture recovery task force will address the need for a long-term strategy for the arts and entertainment industries as outlined in the programme for Government; and the way in which and when the arts strategy will be developed. [27693/20]

Caiteachas Caipitiúil

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

97. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta céard iad na hiarrachtaí atá á ndéanamh aici chun a chinntiú go mbeidh hallaí pobail sna ceantair Ghaeltachta in ann costais reatha, árachas, agus billí eile nach bhfuil clúdaithe faoin gClár Tacaíochtaí Pobail agus Teanga nó faoi chúnamh caipitil, a íoc, nuair a chuirtear i gcuntas nach raibh aon ioncam acu i mbliana, toisc gur chuir an Rialtas na coláistí samhraidh ar ceal; cathain a chuirfidh sí ciste reatha ar fáil dóibh; agus an bhfuil aon phlean tarrthála aici do na hallaí pobail seo. [27694/20]

Ceisteanna Craolacháin

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

98. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta agus é i gceist aici Údarás Craolacháin na hÉireann a dhíscaoileadh agus Coimisiún na Meán a bhunú ina áit, an bhfuil sé ar intinn aici an deis a thapú chun na forálacha cuí den Acht Craolacháin, agus cumais an Choimisiúin nua, i leith na Gaeilge a threisiú, ar nós na gcéimeanna a mhol daoine (sonraí tugtha) san aighneacht a chuir siad faoi bhráid Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus na nOileán sa bhliain 2018 dar teideal Taighde ar Úsáid na Gaeilge ar an Raidió. [27695/20]