Parliamentary questions

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

142. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason the cross-border medical treatment service provides less financial assistance to residents of Ireland than to those who seek similar treatments or medical procedures in another EU country. [22122/24]

Middle East

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken by him at a European Union ministers of foreign affairs level to get agreement to aid, support and facilitate war refugees from Israel's genocidal war on the Palestinian in the same way that Ukrainian war refugees were supported by countries in the EU, including Ireland, over the past two years. [21483/24]

Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

349. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil aon aitheantas ar leith tugtha i mbeartas an Rialtais maidir leis na hoileáin i gceantair Ghaeltachta a bhfuil pobail ina gcónaí iontu, chun ní hamháin an pobal a láidriú agus chun go bhfásfaidh sé, ach chun saol oileánda a éascú dóibh. [20925/24]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

350. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil aon aitheantas ar leith, aon tacaíocht ar leith aici, le haghaidh na n-oileán Gaeltachta agus an bhfuil aon obair déanta aici leis an Aire Caitríona Ní Mháirtín chun straitéis ar leith a mhúnlú le haghaidh na n-oileán agus na bpobal sin a labhraíonn Gaeilge sna hoileáin Ghaeltachta a thagann faoina stiúir mar an tAire a bhfuil cúram na n-oileán uirthi. [20926/24]

Asylum Seekers

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

455. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to the introduction of special measures similar to those introduced to fast-track the processing and facilitation of Ukrainian war refugees under the temporary protection system for those who are fleeing the Israeli genocidal war on Palestine. [21482/24]

Visa Applications

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

456. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware of the case of a Palestinian woman (details supplied); and if she will take the required steps to facilitate her passage to be reunited with her parents and siblings in Ireland. [21484/24]

Health Services Staff

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

556. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if all the staff in the HSE, including agency staff and staff working for HSE contractors working in St. James's Hospital, Dublin and other hospitals on the minimum wage, are in receipt of the new rate of €12.70 since its introduction on 1 January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21250/24]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

576. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for a person (details supplied) to receive an update on their application for a wheelchair. [21392/24]

Arts Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

185. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the current provision of artist studios and workplaces across the State; if her Department keeps record of the number being operated by State bodies, local authorities and private operators; and if so, the current number. [21006/24]

Departmental Data

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

186. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of individuals working as artists across the State; and if she cannot provide a figure, whether will she liaise with the Central Statistics Office or the Revenue Commission to obtain same. [21007/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

314. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if any assistance can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19831/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

579. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a child (details supplied) will have an assessment of needs carried out. [19038/24]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

686. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will get a procedure in Our Lady’s Hospital, Crumlin. [19037/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

687. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen in the sleep apnoea clinic. [19039/24]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

211. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an overview of her Department’s understanding of production activity in the film and audiovisual sector at present; the efforts, if any, she is undertaking to increase the volume of production activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18682/24]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

213. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an bhfuil sé ar an eolas maidir le comharthaíocht a cuireadh in airde chun bothanna vótála a fhógairt le linn an reifrinn ar 8 Márta i mbliana, comharthaíocht a bhí i mBéarla amháin nó a raibh an Béarla i bhfad níos mó agus níos feiceálaí ná an Ghaeilge uirthi; an bhfuil sé chun a chinntiú go mbeidh aon chomharthaíocht oifigiúil maidir le toghcháin nó reifrinn amach anseo chomh mór agus chomh feiceálach i nGaeilge ar a laghad agus atá i mBéarla de réir Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [18601/24]

Ministerial Appointments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

76. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of each State board or council over which she has responsibility for appointments, by the total number of board Members; the number of current vacancies on the board; and if the position of chair of the board or council in question is vacant or occupied in each, in tabular from. [18318/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

544. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the long time it is taking for a non-verbal child (details supplied) to receive an assessment of needs. [17600/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

554. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when an assessment of needs will take place for a child (details supplied) who is four years of age and on the waiting list. [17817/24]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

663. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a hospital procedure will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) who has been waiting for a number of years for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nár foilsíodh an reachtaíocht ag tús na míosa seo maidir le toghcháin Údarás na Gaeltachta a reáchtáil mar a gheall sí; agus an mbeidh na toghcháin ar siúl ar an lá céanna leis na toghcháin áitiúla agus Eorpacha. [17073/24]

Culture Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has studied the potential impact and benefits in terms of tourism and culture of developing a culture quarter in the Moore Street area as a living commemoration to the heroes of 1916. [17074/24]

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

9. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cathain a líonfaidh sí na folúntais ar Bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta, lena n-áirítear ról an Chathaoirligh; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17070/24]

Foras na Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

23. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aontaíonn sí leis an rún glactha ag Ard Fheis Conradh na Gaeilge maidir leis an gcreatlach maoinithe ag Foras na Gaeilge a bheith lochtach, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aici athbhreithniú a phlé lena comhghleacaí san Fheidhmeannas ó thuaidh. [17072/24]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

27. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé fós mar sprioc aici Scéim Labhairt na Gaeilge a thabhairt ar ais, mar a gheall an iar-Aire Stáit Patrick O’Donovan, agus má tá, cathain. [17071/24]

Tourism Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

50. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whether she had any discussions with the military authorities in relation to the possibility of retaining the LÉ Eithne as an item of historic importance and its future use in a maritime or navy museum on Haulbowline, Cork, to add to the tourism attractions of Cork city and its environs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17076/24]

Coláistí Samhraidh

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil aon anailís déanta aici ar an tionchar atá ann ar cheantair Gaeltachta agus coláistí samhraidh Gaeltachta toisc tithíocht agus lóistín a bheith dírithe ar thurasóireacht, go háirithe mar lóistín de chuid cuideachta áirithe (sonraí tugtha). [17258/24]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

71. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais cén uair faoina mbeidh an t-athbhreithniú ar chóras soláthair iar-bhunscoileanna nua i mBaile Átha Cliath Theas foilsithe, agus cén uair faoina mbeidh an Polasaí don Oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht foilsithe. [16352/24]

Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

119. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé fós mar sprioc ag a Roinn dúbailt a dhéanamh ar líon na ndaltaí ag freastal ar scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge de réir an Chláir Rialtais agus cén uair a bheidh sé sin sroichte. [16351/24]

Social Welfare Appeals

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

458. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that an application for disability allowance for a person (details supplied) will be awarded as soon as possible. [16155/24]

Pleanáil Teanga

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

33. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cén fáth nár foilsíodh na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála don Ghaeltacht roimh an Cháisc, mar a gheall sé; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [15538/24]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

199. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the much-needed mental health services assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) who has been dealing with mental health issues for many years. [15810/24]

Mental Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

200. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the adult ADHD clinic, which was set up in November 2023, is still operating; and if so, if it is taking appointments. [15811/24]

Traveller Accommodation

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

76. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the moneys set aside from the public purse annually for the past ten years per local authority in relation to the Traveller accommodation programme; the amount drawn down by each of the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15698/24]

Regeneration Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

77. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the local authority housing regeneration schemes his Department is working on with various city and county councils; the number of homes involved; what bedroom size; when the initial date was for the start of each such scheme; the current stage in the process; the likely completion date; the final expected home size; the number of homes, rental, affordable rental, and affordable purchase intended for each of these public sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15699/24]

Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

106. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cá mhéad uair a pléadh ina Roinn an Ghaeilge i bhforbairt Re-turn, agus cad iad na coinníollacha a leag sé síos lena chinntiú go mbeadh an Ghaeilge san áireamh i seirbhísí Re-turn.
[14595/24]

Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

107. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cén fáth nach bhfuil an tseirbhís Re-turn ach i mBéarla amháin, i limistéir Ghaeltachta san áireamh, agus cén fáth gur theip ar Re-turn seirbhís as Gaeilge a chur ar fáil in aon ceann dá innill nó in aon chuid dá mhargaíocht in áit ar bith sa tír, agus an nglacann sé leis go bhfuil sé sin ag teacht salach ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus ar an gClár Rialtais maidir leis an nGaeilge a chur chun cinn, ina ngealltar limistéir Ghaeltachta a chosaint agus a chaomhnú lena chinntiú go mbeidh siad i gcroílár na teanga beo i gcónaí, agus cé na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aige chun an cás a cheartú [14596/24]

Road Safety

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to encourage An Garda Síochána to tackle the dangers of users of e-scooters, motorised bicycles and bicycles not wearing high-vis clothing, having no visible back or front lights, and complying with rules of the road, and generally not being aware of their own safety or other road users while driving/cycling (details supplied). [14261/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

476. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason a child (details supplied) who is 13 years of age has been refused a SENO grant for their school. [14499/24]

Special Educational Needs

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

522. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education her views regarding a six-year-old child with special needs who cannot obtain a school placement for junior infants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14923/24]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

579. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a list of capital projects funded under Stream E in the past five years; and to detail how much money was allocated to each project. [15057/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

580. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what money is available for the development of new artist workspaces. [15058/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

581. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what money has been allocated to artist workspaces in the past five years. [15059/24]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

582. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media what funding is available to amateur arts in Ireland, including choirs. [15060/24]

Mayoral Election

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

658. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what progress has been made to have an election for a directly elected mayor for the city of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14601/24]

Social Insurance

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

806. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the options available for self-employed persons paying a PRSI S Stamp but with underlying health issues for which insurance companies will not issue with income protection cover, meaning they have no sick pay cover in event of illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/24]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1058. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how Tusla deploys personnel and resources; and if it is per head of population or area-based need. [13618/24]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1059. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many referrals were received by Tusla for the Dublin 10 area for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and what actions were taken for these referrals. [13619/24]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1071. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason it is taking so long for a child (details supplied) who is nearly 5.5 years of age to have their AON completed. [13765/24]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1330. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the growing concern in the Drimnagh area of Dublin 12 regarding the provision of public PHNMs (details supplied). [14212/24]