Questions asked 29 total

• Tourism 8 questions

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a breakdown in tabular form of the projects relating to arts and culture that have been supported by the Shared Island Unit, including the amount of funding provided to each project. [4501/24]
  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an dtabharfaidh sí briseadh síos i bhfoirm tábla de na tograí a bhaineann leis an nGaeilge a fuair tacaíocht ó Thionscnamh an Oileáin Chomhroinnte, agus méid an mhaionithe a tugadh don togra á chur san áireamh [4502/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated revenue that would be generated by introducing a levy of 3% on audiovisual media service providers as provided for under the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022, and if her Department discussed such a provision with Coimisiún na Meán in the last 12 months. [4475/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide, in tabular form, a list of every State board or council over which she has responsibility for appointments, and separate columns outlining the total number of board members and the number of current vacancies on the board, as well as a column stating if the position of chair of the board or council in question is vacant or occupied. [4495/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a progress update on the plans to redevelop the Abbey Theatre, Ireland's national theatre. [4496/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a progress update on the work of the expert committee examining the establishment of a national women's museum, and a list of times and dates when the advisory committee met since being established. [4497/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a progress update on the work of the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage, and a list of times and dates when the advisory committee met since being established. [4498/24]
  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dáta faoina mbeidh an straitéis do na healaíona teangabhunaithe Gaeilge foilsithe. [4499/24]
• Children 5 questions

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a progress update on actions 4 and 5 relating to Culture and Identity of the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021, which sets out the need to provide educational resources on Traveller and Roma Culture and History for schools, and to support Traveller and Roma cultural heritage centres and communications media, and to provide a date for when a new strategy will be in place. [4505/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on a reported refusal by the Church of Ireland to pay into a restitution fund for mother and baby institution survivors, on the basis that it "neither owned nor operated” mother and baby institutions as reported in the media (details supplied); and the action he will take on the foot of same. [4811/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the letter published in a newspaper (details supplied) that the Church of Ireland did in fact play a significant role in the operation of mother and baby homes; and whether he intends to take action on foot of same. [4812/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when mother and baby institution survivors may apply for restitution payments as promised by him three years ago (details supplied). [4813/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether it is shameful that a person (details supplied) has been denied restitution, as a result of delays in implementing the restitution scheme; his plans to recognise the role played by them and other survivors who passed on while waiting for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4814/24]
• Transport 4 questions

  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if it is intended to proceed with a Luas extension to Lucan; and if that will run through Bluebell. [4932/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport what the national strategy is to roll out more high-speed charging points at service stations or laybys along the State's motorways and national road network to facilitate electric car users and to encourage others to switch to EVs. [4933/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport when measures will be taken to increase the visibility of users of electric scooters and powered bicycles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4934/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if a system of compulsory or voluntary insurance for users of electric scooters and powered bicycles is being considered to help address costs associated with injuries in the case of accidents to the users themselves or others or damage to the vehicles or other vehicles or property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4935/24]
• Education 3 questions

  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén costas a bhainfeadh leis an liúntas do mhúinteoirí lánGhaeilge agus Gaeltachta a thabhairt ar ais mar a bhí nuair a cuireadh deireadh leis, agus cén costas a bhainfeadh lena thabhairt de réir ráta a chuimsíonn boilsciú ó cuireadh deireadh leis; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4470/24]
  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén costas a bhainfeadh le leabhar Gaeilge ar chostas €10 a mhaoiniú do gach dalta le linn dóibh a bheith i rang a cúig sa bhunscoil agus sa dara bliain sa mheánscoil, i mbliana agus gach bliain go dtí 2030, bunaithe ar líon na ndaltaí lena bhfuil sí ag súil. [4471/24]
  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén costas a bhainfeadh le seachtain bhreise tumoideachais sa Ghaeltacht a mhaoiniú d'ábhair oidí. [4472/24]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what action he is taking along with Dublin City Council to address a recent report which highlighted the major health implications of living in Oliver Bond flats in Dublin 8 due to the failure to address the defects in the buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4919/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of hiring a qualified archaeologist for every local authority. [4474/24]
• Social 2 questions

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding Catherine’s Law to exempt the receipt of scholarships or grants from An Chomhairle Ealaíon by recipients of disability allowance or the blind pension from their means testing. [4476/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding Catherine’s Law to exempt the receipt of the basic income for the arts scheme by recipients of disability allowance or the blind pension from their means testing. [4477/24]
• Health 2 questions

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health for an overview of how his Department incorporates culture and arts into life in hospitals, care homes, assisted living institutions and healthcare settings, and what work has been done to examine the use of art as therapy. [4503/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health to outline a person’s options (details supplied) in order that they can access more immediate treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4832/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-01-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den an Tánaiste agus Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin bhfeachtas chun Gaelscoil a bhunú i Melbourne na hAstráile, agus an bhfuil aon obair ar bun ag a Roinn nó ag Ambasáid na hÉireann san Astráil chun tacú leis na hiarrachtaí sin [4500/24]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated annual cost of establishing an additional public holiday. [4473/24]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice for an overview of how her Department incorporates culture and arts into rehabilitation and prevention for crime. [4504/24]