Questions asked 72 total

• Tourism 50 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing current funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta by 1%, 55%, 63% and by 69%, respectively. [40446/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing capital funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta by 1%, 55%, 63%, and by 69%, respectively. [40447/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of re-establishing Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge for the same number of recipients as in 2012, and for each Irish-speaking child resident in Gaeltacht areas from the age of 3 to the age of 18, years at the same per-child rate as issued in 2012 increased to match inflation since 2012, and at a rate increased by 25%, 50%, 90% and by 100% per child [40448/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing the Irish learners’ scheme by €1 per student, €2 per student, €5 per student and in line with inflation since the scheme was introduced [40451/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing the per-student support for Gaeltacht hostels and residential colleges to €10 per head, €12.50 per head, to €15 per head and in line with inflation since the grant was discontinued. [40452/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding currently provided by the State to Comhchoiste Náisiúnta na gColáistí Samhraidh [40453/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of restoring the partial scholarships administered by Foras na Gaeilge for students from the North of Ireland to attend Gaeltacht summer colleges to cover 100 scholarships; and the estimated cost to increase the scholarship per student by 25%, 50%, 87.5% and in line with inflation since the grant was discontinued. [40454/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of expanding the Gaeltacht scholarship scheme for Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools, DEIS, students from 50 students to 500 students at the existing full scholarship rate and at a per student rate increased by 20%, 25%, 50% and in line with inflation since 2020. [40455/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing the State’s current allocation for Foras na Gaeilge by 1%, 25%, 32% and 35%, respectively. [40469/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of restoring Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge to its 2008 funding allocation and increased in line with inflation since 2008 [40470/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total cost of providing an additional €50,000 in funding for language planning in each Gaeltacht service town and Irish Language Network, North and South [40471/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total cost of providing €25,000 for language planning in each local authority area, North and South. [40472/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost each year to develop a radio station (details supplied) as a fully fledged national FM radio station over a five-year period. [40473/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing funding for TG4 by 10%, 15%, 20% and 25%. [40475/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of doubling funding and staff for Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga or the Office of the Language Commissioner. [40476/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated capital cost of building, restoring and renovating Irish Language centres or Cultúrlainn across the State with no increase on the 2022 allocation; and if the allocation were increased by €5 million, €7.5 million and €10 million. [40477/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of doubling funding for the National Folklore Collection. [40496/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of doubling funding for Culture Ireland. [40498/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of expanding the creative schools programme to all schools. [40499/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated average cost of funding an artist-in-residence in each Department in cases in which there is no existing artist-in-residence. [40500/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing overall funding for the national cultural institutions by 12.5%, 16%, 20% and 25%, respectively. [40503/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of establishing the national theatre, the Abbey Theatre, as a national cultural institution. [40504/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing funding to the national theatre, the Abbey Theatre, by 12.5%, by 16%, by 20% and by 25%. [40505/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of establishing the National Irish Language Theatre, An Taibhdhearc, as a national cultural institution. [40518/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing funding to the National Irish Language Theatre, An Taibhdhearc, by 25%, by 50%, by 100% and by 200%. [40519/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing overall funding to local and regional museums and galleries by 12.5%, by 20%, by 25% and by 50%. [40521/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of increasing funding to Screen Ireland by 12.5%, by 20%, by 25% and by 50%. [40522/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated total expenditure on Traveller culture and heritage in 2022. [40524/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of continuing funding at existing levels for the Decade of Centenaries to fund commemorations each year for the following ten years. [40526/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na háiseanna nó na deiseanna atá aici chun maoiniú breise, ar bhonn aonuaire nó eile, a thabhairt d’Fhoras na Gaeilge nuair nach bhfuil an Feidhmeannas i gCnoc an Anfa, chun a chinntiú go leanfaidh na scéimeanna pobail Gaeilge agus na ceanneagraíochtaí ag fás agus ag forbairt gan bac airgeadais; cén t-iniúchadh atá déanta aici ar na féidearthachtaí seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40548/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta aici i dtreo na sprice stáisiún raidió lán-Ghaeilge do dhaoine óga a bhunú, an costas a bhainfeadh lena leithéid; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40548/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an ndearnadh aon teagmháil idir a hoifig agus an Roinn Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide chun tabhairt faoi shárú na Roinne sin ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003, atá aitheanta ag Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga, a chur ina cheart maidir le hÉirchód; agus an bhfuil aon obair déanta aici chun a mheas cén maoiniú breise nó cén t-amchlár a bheadh ag teastáil ón gCoiste Logainmneacha chun tabhairt faoi logainmneacha Gaeilge a shonrú don 30% de logainmneacha an Stáit nach bhfuil logainm Gaeilge deimhnithe dóibh go fóill de réir Logeolaire an Phoist Teoranta a bhí os comhair Chomhchoiste Oireachtais na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta, agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge le déanaí; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40549/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil aon obair déanta ag a Roinn, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige agus an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna chun beartas ar leith a fhorbairt don oideachas luathbhlianta trí mheán na Gaeilge agus sa Ghaeltacht, go háirithe chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do naíolanna agus naíonraí seirbhísí cúraim leanaí agus réamhscolaíochta a sholáthar trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40553/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of scholarships that are currently provided to support public service workers undertaking immersion courses in the Gaeltacht; the way that this funding is distributed; and the amount that a scholarship is worth. [41253/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the budget under which the subheading Creative Schools is funded. [41257/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual salary for employing an artist-in-residence. [41259/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital and current expenditure by her Department in each of the past ten years on the National Theatre the Abbey Theatre. [41260/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital and current expenditure by her Department in each of the past ten years on Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, An Taibhdhearc. [41261/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that the Government arrived at the position of seeking to establish as National Cultural Institutions, bodies involved in several art forms but none in theatre, despite the significant role of the Abbey Theatre and An Taibhdhearc as national theatres in the history of the State and on our cultural landscape; and if any review has taken place of this anomaly in the years since. [41262/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, current and capital, on local and regional museums and galleries; the way that this funding is decided upon and distributed; and if she will provide a breakdown of funding by local and regional museum and gallery for the past ten years in tabular form. [41263/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the State funding that is provided to arts centres; the way that this State funding is decided upon distributed; and if she will provide a breakdown of State funding that has been provided by arts centre for the past ten years in tabular form. [41264/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, current and capital, on State and local commemorations; the way that the distribution of this funding is decided; and if she will provide a breakdown of funding by commemorative event or programme for the past ten years in tabular form. [41265/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding, if any, that is provided to support childcare facilities, creches and preschools in providing Irish-medium services. [41266/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by the Arts Council by role and salary scale attached to each role in tabular form. [41308/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by Culture Ireland by role and annual salary attached to each role in tabular form. [41309/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by each of the National Cultural Institutions by role and annual salary attached to each role in tabular form. [41310/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by Screen Ireland by role and the salary scale attached to each role in tabular form. [41311/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on boards of public bodies under the remit of her Department’s culture division by body in tabular form. [41312/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on non-pay administration by each public body under the remit of her Department’s culture division in tabular form. [41313/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on the Creative Ireland programme by year and by budget subhead in tabular form. [41314/22]
• Public 4 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of re-establishing Gaeleagras on the budget allocation it received in its final year of operation [40464/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of doubling funding for the National Folklore Collection. [40486/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual cost of developing and delivering the collaborative storage facility or memory story proposed by an organisation (details supplied) over a ten-year period. [40508/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated capital cost of building, restoring and renovating arts centres across the State with no increase on the 2022 allocation and if the allocation were increased by €5 million, by €7.5 million and by €10 million. [40512/22]
• Housing 4 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of increasing the current and capital funding for Heritage Ireland by 20%, 23%, and 25%. [40502/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated capital cost of purchasing the remaining properties on the historic Moore Street Terrace not already in State ownership. [40511/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total annual expenditure for each of the past five years by each local authority on maintaining, restoring, altering or replacing road signs in tabular form. [41256/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the local authorities that currently have an artist-in-residence; and the annual salary for employing an artist-in-residence. [41258/22]
• Education 4 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of restoring the capitation grant to Gaeltacht summer colleges, as issued pre-2008 by the Department of Education for all students enrolled in Gaeltacht summer colleges; and the estimated cost of increasing that grant per student by 20%, 25%, 30% and in line with inflation since the grant was discontinued. [40450/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of providing a schoolbooks grant to all primary schools of €10 per student. [40501/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil aon obair déanta ag a Roinn, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige agus an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, chun beartas ar leith a fhorbairt don oideachas luathbhlianta trí mheán na Gaeilge agus sa Ghaeltacht, go háirithe chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do naíolanna agus naíonraí seirbhísí cúraim leanaí agus réamhscolaíochta a sholáthar trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40552/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education if there is a requirement for candidates applying for a staff position in a school (details supplied) to have a religious certificate; if such a requirement is preventing the full cohort of staff being recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40959/22]
• Children 3 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated total expenditure on Traveller culture and heritage in 2022. [40525/22]
  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige an bhfuil aon obair déanta ag a Roinn, i gcomhpháirtíocht leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna agus an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, chun beartas ar leith a fhorbairt don oideachas luathbhlianta trí mheán na Gaeilge agus sa Ghaeltacht, go háirithe chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do naíolanna agus naíonraí seirbhísí cúraim leanaí agus réamhscolaíochta a sholáthar trí Ghaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40551/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding, if any, that is provided to support childcare facilities, creches and pre-schools in providing Irish-medium services. [41267/22]
• Taoiseach 2 questions

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach the estimated cost of establishing a new directorate with four senior statisticians for the Central Statistics Office [40449/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach the estimated amount that it would cost to establish a new directorate within the Central Statistics Office; and the estimated annual salary and number of staff required at each level to establish such a directorate. [41255/22]
• Environment 1 question

  • 2022-07-26 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide an ndearnadh aon teagmháil idir a oifig agus an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán chun tabhairt faoi shárú a Roinne ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003, atá aitheanta ag Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga, a chur ina cheart maidir le hÉirchód; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40550/22]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if any consideration was given to the potential impact of plans as part of BusConnects on the structural safety and integrity of the historical walkway bridge connecting two locations (details supplied) given the impact of the weight of vehicles on the underneath road which supports the structure; and if he will ensure that any such potential is investigated in advance of planned changes to traffic coming into effect. [41268/22]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the State of retaining the regional uplift for the audio-visual industry at existing levels in each of the next five years. [40527/22]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of doubling funding for Irish medium third level education and of doubling funding for Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge. [40497/22]
• Health 1 question

  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason that a person (details supplied) only received half of the medical costs when they requested to be reimbursed under the cross-Border health scheme, despite being told that they did qualify. [40730/22]