Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Policies

Emer Higgins

89. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the main policy achievements of her Department in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54076/23]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

23. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to increase support for grassroots clubs in the League of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45607/23]

Film Industry

Emer Higgins

65. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has had discussions with major film and TV studios on potential plans to expand their operations in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45606/23]

Film Industry

Emer Higgins

291. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is aware of buyout contracts that disadvantage Irish creatives in the audio-visual industry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44731/23]

Repatriation Costs

Emer Higgins

217. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the campaign to repatriate the remains of a person (details supplied) from Belgium to Ireland; if her Department will assist with the repatriation effort given the cultural and historical significance of the person and the tourism implications for the Irish location chosen as the final resting place for his remains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8038/23]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

31. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the awards for the sports capital scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2859/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Emer Higgins

213. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are regulations in place to ensure that smaller and local media organisations are included in advertising campaigns run by Government Departments and publicly funded bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62889/22]

Tourism Policy

Emer Higgins

36. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to help rebuild Ireland’s tourism sector which had achieved record numbers of visitors prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. [32198/22]

Culture Policy

Emer Higgins

68. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will set out the plan to achieve the commitment of the previous government to double investment in arts and culture by 2025. [32199/22]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

259. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the length of time it is expected to take for a decision to be made on appeals under the sports capital grant; if she will provide indicative timelines for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18974/22]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

258. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when an organisation (details supplied) can expect to receive its successful funding under the sports capital grant 2020. [12191/22]

Arts Policy

Emer Higgins

326. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the recipients of the Live Performance Support Scheme 4 can expect to receive funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11217/22]

Commemorative Medals

Emer Higgins

307. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the auction set to take place on 29 January 2022 for the purchase of the 1916 medal presented to a person (details supplied); if she has considered this as an opportunity to acquire the medal for the State to be displayed in a museum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4350/22]

Legislative Measures

Emer Higgins

92. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the progress of establishing an expert group to review the possibility of introducing an individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content within the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2300/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

147. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the support available to businesses and performers under the live performance support scheme is sufficient given the ongoing restrictions on the night-time economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2299/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

293. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if indoor games such as darts, pool, snooker and so on are now permitted in an indoor hospitality setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53958/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

295. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if clarification will be provided in relation to the recent Sport Ireland guidelines that exclude persons under 18 years of age who are unvaccinated against Covid-19 from participating in basketball training and or games; her views on these guidelines given that the Covid-19 vaccine is not available to those under 12 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53957/21]

Tourism Policy

Emer Higgins

102. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will seek a reversal of Fáilte Ireland’s decision to disband its food and drink team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51482/21]

Departmental Properties

Emer Higgins

104. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50325/21]

Tourism Industry

Emer Higgins

15. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of the Fáilte Ireland business continuity scheme which supports businesses not covered by the Covid restrictions support scheme; the breakdown of allocations and recipients by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47980/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

46. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the allocations made under the outdoor service enhancement scheme which has provided payments of up to €4,000 to non-food serving pubs and bars; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47981/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

234. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of businesses in mid-western areas of Dublin that received outdoor dining grant support; the total value of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47722/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

57. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps taken by her Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within her Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; her plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45376/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

58. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps taken by agencies under the remit of her Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45393/21]

Online Safety

Emer Higgins

179. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to tackle pseudonymity on online platforms (details supplied). [38874/21]

Departmental Regulations

Emer Higgins

180. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider bringing in regulations that would make digitally altered photographs illegal for advertising purposes unless the photographs were clearly labelled as edited. [38875/21]

Online Safety

Emer Higgins

181. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the remit of the online safety commission will be extended to include an escalation point for content that constitutes online bullying. [38876/21]

Sports Events

Emer Higgins

182. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if indoor summer camps can be held under the Sporting Ireland guidelines which permits individual training. [38877/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

189. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37046/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Emer Higgins

190. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it was her Department or Fáilte Ireland that drafted the eligibility criteria for the tourism business continuity scheme; the section of her Department or Fáilte Ireland that was responsible for drafting eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37047/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the €88.5 million of pandemic support for sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37048/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

302. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if dancing and performing arts are now included in the guidelines for sports for the duration of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24349/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

68. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Gaeltacht summer colleges and other youth summer camps will be permitted to go ahead in summer 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21965/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

98. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration is being given to allowing theatres to open at reduced capacity in summer 2021; and the level of virus suppression that would be necessary to facilitate the reopening of the sector. [21966/21]

Arts Policy

Emer Higgins

646. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the initiatives in place to scout for local talent in the arts space. [19787/21]

Arts Policy

Emer Higgins

647. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level of talent-spotting engagement that takes place between RTÉ and the Arts Council regarding, for example, actors, screenwriters, comedy writers or playwrights. [19790/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

650. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if outdoor drama practice for children can recommence in line with the proposed reopening of outdoor training for under 18s; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19828/21]

Sports Organisations

Emer Higgins

262. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the system used for elite cyclists to gain entry on the high performance unit of Cycling Ireland; if guidelines have been set by Sport Ireland for this elite group in terms of funding and access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9750/21]

Sports Funding

Emer Higgins

130. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports being put in place for sport and sporting organisations, that is, national governing bodies, particularly in respect of women's sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30427/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

134. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason dance has been excluded from new guidelines issued by the arts unit in her Department on the activities allowed children’s arts and culture under level three restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30168/20]