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Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mary Lou McDonald
227. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her officials have finalised the administrative arrangements for the music entertainment business assistance scheme. [27940/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Chris Andrews
228. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a roadmap with confirmed dates will be provided for the resumption of live indoor music events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27941/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Departmental Data
Seán Sherlock
229. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is a policy of data backup in the operations of her Department and all agencies under her remit. [28127/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Kehoe
230. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if wet pubs are eligible to receive funding under the outdoor seating and accessories for tourism and hospitality services schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28175/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Departmental Legal Services
Mairéad Farrell
231. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount spent by her Department on external professional legal services in 2014, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [28310/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Kehoe
232. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when new operating guidelines for the sectors of the hospitality industry scheduled to reopen from 7 June 2021 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28347/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Tourism Industry
Carol Nolan
233. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address concerns in relation to the lack of facilities catering for camper van and mobile home related tourism (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28358/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Brendan Griffin
234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a decision has been made on an application for the Fáilte Ireland adaptation grant by a business (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28369/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Imelda Munster
235. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will appoint a restaurant representative and pub representative to the tourism recovery oversight group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28377/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Imelda Munster
236. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the names of persons or sectors who were appointed by Fáilte Ireland to the tourism recovery task forces (details supplied). [28378/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
237. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if outdoor cinemas are permitted to operate along with other outdoor amenities from 29 May 2021; if not, the rationale for this sector to continue to be closed while other outdoor amenities remain open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/21]
Tue, 25 May 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Peadar Tóibín
238. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the investment made by her Department and State agencies under its remit in each year in cybersecurity for the past ten years. [28852/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Catherine Murphy
223. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a schedule will be provided of IT and email security costs incurred over the past five years to date; and the contractor engaged to deliver the services and or system. [27286/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Sports Funding
Bríd Smith
224. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if organisations that applied for stream 1 funding under the large scale sports infrastructure fund remain eligible for stream 2 funding even if their stream 2 funding applications were not submitted before the initial closing date of 17 April 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27290/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Sports Funding
Bríd Smith
225. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the proposed funding model for the Dalymount Park project which includes 15 million from the large scale sports infrastructure fund; if a stream 2 application has been submitted for this amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27291/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Culture Policy
Catherine Connolly
226. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for a full independent audit of the finances and operation of Galway 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27312/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Data Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
227. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department is fully compliant with GDPR EU requirements, the EU network and Information Security Directive and standards with respect to her Department’s IT infrastructure including Article 29 of GDPR which requires that data processors access only the data they need for their task; if ISO 27001 Annex 9 standards on privileged access are fully met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27347/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Data Protection
Fergus O'Dowd
228. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if any state or semi state bodies which report to her Department are fully compliant with GDPR EU requirements and the EU network and Information Security Directive and standards with respect to their IT infrastructure including article 29 of GDPR which requires that data processors access only the data they need for their task; if ISO 27001 annex 9 standards on privileged access are fully met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27366/21]
Thu, 20 May 2021
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Departmental Staff
Matt Carthy
229. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of civil servant posts that were filled through open and internal panels, since April 2020, in her Department and the bodies under the aegis of her Department, by county and by month in tabular form. [27604/21]
Wed, 19 May 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Martin Browne
105. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans from a tourism perspective and in conjunction with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a clear detailed roadmap for the reopening of the hotel and hospitality sector; her views on ensuring that moratoria are in place for tourism businesses and that funding schemes are in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26678/21]