Questions asked 56 total

• Tourism 27 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of restoring the capital grant for Gaeltacht summer colleges at the rate immediately prior to its abolition and at a rate adjusted for inflation. [33466/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated revenue to be generated from introducing a levy of 3% on audiovisual media service providers, in line with the provision for a European works levy set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2023. [33475/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the annual expenditure provided each year for the past five years as part of the sports capital and equipment programme. [33437/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure provided through Foras na Gaeilge to the Irish language network development schemes; and to provide a list of all recipients and the total number of applicants each year for the past five years. [33439/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure provided through Foras na Gaeilge to each lead organisations each year for the past five years. [33440/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total allocation in 2024 for the Irish language books programme, the cost of restoring the Irish language books programme to the level of funding it had in 2008; and the cost of increasing to that level adjusted for inflation since 2008. [33441/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure provided through Foras na Gaeilge to Irish-language journalism, print and online media. [33442/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Údarás na Gaeltachta each year for the past five years. [33463/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Foras na Gaeilge each year for the past five years. [33464/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to each Gaeltacht language planning area, Gaeltacht service town and Líonra Gaeilge for language planning purposes each year for the past five years, in tabular form. [33465/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the rate per student in 2024 and each year for the past five years of scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. [33467/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of full and partial scholarships awarded to children by her Department to attend Gaeltacht summer colleges each year for the past five years; and the cost per year. [33468/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the Arts Council each year for the past five years. [33469/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of extending the opening hours of national cultural institutions on days when operating to 10pm. [33471/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of extending the opening hours of local and regional museums and galleries in State ownership on days when operating to 10pm; and to provide a list of each such institutions. [33472/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both current and capital, allocated to local and regional museums and galleries in State ownership each year for the past five years. [33473/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated revenue to be generated from introducing a levy of 3% on audiovisual media service providers, in line with the provision for a European works levy set out in the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2023. [33474/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Screen Ireland each year for the past five years. [33519/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to creative schools each year for the past five years; and the number of schools to participate each year. [33520/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Culture Ireland each year for the past five year; and the number of artists supported each year.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33521/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the night-time economy support scheme each year for the past five years. [33526/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the local live performance support scheme each year for the past five years. [33527/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the artists' workspaces scheme each year for the past five years. [33528/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to TG4, each year, for the past five years, in tabular form. [33710/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to Safe to Create, each year, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33711/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of establishing an independent news and current affairs service within TG4, and the estimated savings resulting for transferring services from RTÉ, in tabular form. [33712/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to each of the National Cultural Institutions, for the past five years, in tabular form. [33714/24]
• Housing 8 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the initiatives and the funding spent by his Department in the past ten years to rid the country of invasive species of plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32006/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of local property tax that is issued back to each relevant local authority, in each county [32119/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action that has been taken by his Department to limit the spread of the invasive species rhododendron in Ireland given the damage to national parks and to other habitats; the amount of funding that is available for local communities to tackle this species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32005/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered banning the sale of the invasive plant rhododendrons in garden centres and supermarkets as part of a nationwide effort to tackle the spread of this plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32007/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action taken by his Department to limit the spread of the invasive species rhododendron in Ireland given the damage to national parks; the amount of funding that is available for local communities to tackle this species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32008/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the direct State funding other than the local property tax which each local authority received for each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32120/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the Heritage Council each year for the past five years. [33523/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost for hiring a full-time professional archaeologist. [33524/24]
• Education 4 questions

  • 2024-07-23 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén fáth gur leanadh le ceapachán, agus fianaise shoiléir ann go raibh réamheolas ag feidhmeannacht agus bord de Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna ainmnithe (sonraí tughtha) le linn mhí Eanáir/mhí Feabhra go mbeadh deacrachtaí móra ann agus raic dá réir le grúpaí i bhfad roimh aon cheapachán a bheith déanta dá gceapfaí stiúrthóir scoileanna gan cumas feidhmiú trí Ghaeilge leis an mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna ainmnithe, gan cumas Gaeilge a bheith lárnach agus riachtanach sa cheapachán sin [31428/24]
  • 2024-07-23 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais maidir leis an 70-80 duine atá fostaithe in ardoifig Bhord Oideachais agus Oiliúna ainmnithe (sonraí tugtha) atá ann le tacú le coláistí dara leibhéal an Bhoird agus seirbhísí breisoideachais den Bhord, pobail Ghaeltachta san áireamh, cén líon díobh siúd atá líofa sa Ghaeilge agus inniúil chun seirbhís a thabhairt do scoileanna Gaeltachta agus don phobal trí Ghaeilge; agus cén plean atá ag an mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna leis seo a chur ina cheart. [31429/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the total number of students at primary and post-primary level in the 2023-24 school year; and the expected student numbers at primary and post-primary level for each of the next five years. [33443/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the number of students at Irish-medium primary and post-primary schools in the 2023-24 school year; and the expected student numbers at Irish-medium primary and post-primary schools for each of the next five years. [33444/24]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of cataract removal procedures carried out in hospitals in the State for each of the past ten years under different cross-Border health arrangements; the number of such procedures which the HSE paid for in hospital or clinical settings in the north of Ireland or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30942/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting cataract removal procedures to be carried out in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30943/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision has been taken that from 1 July 2024 to reduce the subsidy available from the reimbursement subsidy available for a cataract procedure performed outside the State, under a cross-Border health arrangements, for those who have been on a waiting list for a number of months or years will be reduced from up to €1,900 down to €863. [30944/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to extending the long-term illness scheme to cover asthma. [31941/24]
• Finance 3 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the amount of local property tax that has been collected by the Revenue Commissioners annually since its introduction, in each county. [32119/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of introducing income averaging for artists, in tabular form. [33715/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the cap on the level of exempt income under the artists’ tax exemption from €50,000 to €60,000, to €75,000, and to €100,000, in tabular form. [33716/24]
• Taoiseach 2 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach the estimated cost of establishing a new unit of four statisticians at junior grade in the Central Statistics Office. [33436/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach the number of children between the ages of three and 18 years living in the Gaeltacht; and the number of them who speak Irish daily outside the education system. [33726/24]
• Public Expenditure 2 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when the works scheduled to commence in June 2024 on the national monument in Moore Street will commence; and the nature of those works. [31904/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the total revenue generated by admissions fees to OPW heritage sites each year for the past five years. [33522/24]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to renovate and reinstate the former residence of Ireland’s ambassador to the Vatican, Villa Spada, as an ambassador’s residence; if not, if the plan is to repurpose or sell it; his views on same, given its role since its purchase by the State in the 1940s; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32060/24]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total expenditure, both capital and current, allocated to the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland, each year, for the past five years, in tabular form. [33713/24]
• Social 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of expanding Catherine’s Law to exempt Arts Council grants and bursaries from means-testing of the disability allowance, given that the Arts Council claims to fund 2,000 individual artists in total and disabled artists make up 7.38% of all artists according to the Demographics of the Arts Sector report published by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. [33470/24]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the initiatives and the funding spent by his Department in the past ten years to rid the country of noxious species of plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32006/24]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the first- and full-year cost of hiring a full-time teacher to provide Irish-language classes free of charge to members of the public. [33438/24]
• Rural 1 question

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered enhanced funding for community organisations which her Department funds or partially funds to encourage them to become leaders in a national anti-invasive species campaigns that is, removal and replacement with native species as they take part in men’s or women’s sheds, the tidy towns, community clean-up groups, with special recognition from her Department for works carried on annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32009/24]