Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

581. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital and current expenditure by her Department in each of the past ten years on the National Theatre the Abbey Theatre. [41260/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

582. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital and current expenditure by her Department in each of the past ten years on Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, An Taibhdhearc. [41261/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

583. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that the Government arrived at the position of seeking to establish as National Cultural Institutions, bodies involved in several art forms but none in theatre, despite the significant role of the Abbey Theatre and An Taibhdhearc as national theatres in the history of the State and on our cultural landscape; and if any review has taken place of this anomaly in the years since. [41262/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

584. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, current and capital, on local and regional museums and galleries; the way that this funding is decided upon and distributed; and if she will provide a breakdown of funding by local and regional museum and gallery for the past ten years in tabular form. [41263/22]

Arts Centres

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

585. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the State funding that is provided to arts centres; the way that this State funding is decided upon distributed; and if she will provide a breakdown of State funding that has been provided by arts centre for the past ten years in tabular form. [41264/22]

Commemorative Events

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

586. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total expenditure, current and capital, on State and local commemorations; the way that the distribution of this funding is decided; and if she will provide a breakdown of funding by commemorative event or programme for the past ten years in tabular form. [41265/22]

Irish Language

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

587. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding, if any, that is provided to support childcare facilities, creches and preschools in providing Irish-medium services. [41266/22]

Arts Council

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

588. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by the Arts Council by role and salary scale attached to each role in tabular form. [41308/22]

Culture Ireland

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

589. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by Culture Ireland by role and annual salary attached to each role in tabular form. [41309/22]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

590. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by each of the National Cultural Institutions by role and annual salary attached to each role in tabular form. [41310/22]

Film Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

591. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff employed directly by Screen Ireland by role and the salary scale attached to each role in tabular form. [41311/22]

State Bodies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

592. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on boards of public bodies under the remit of her Department’s culture division by body in tabular form. [41312/22]

State Bodies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

593. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on non-pay administration by each public body under the remit of her Department’s culture division in tabular form. [41313/22]

Culture Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

594. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a breakdown of the expenditure on the Creative Ireland programme by year and by budget subhead in tabular form. [41314/22]

Departmental Functions

Holly Cairns

595. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41379/22]

State Bodies

Holly Cairns

596. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form. [41397/22]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

597. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full year cost of doubling the current spending on the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41426/22]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

598. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full year cost of increasing the spending on the arts by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41427/22]

Arts Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

599. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the full year cost of increasing spending on the arts to the EU average of 0.6% of GDP; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41428/22]

Forbairt na Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

600. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén tacaíocht atá á tabhairt i bhfoirm deontas reatha d’Amharclann Náisiúnta na Gaeilge, Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe; an bhfuil i gceist í a mhéadú ar aon dul leis an maoiniú atá ar fáil ón gComhairle Ealaíon don amharclann náisiúnta Bhéarla; cén fáth go bhfuil amharclann na Gaeilge ag fáil cistíocht i bhfad níos lú ná í á chur san áireamh gurb í an Ghaeilge an Teanga Náisiúnta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [41579/22]

State Bodies

Ged Nash

601. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of her Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41660/22]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

602. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41761/22]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

603. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41762/22]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

604. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41763/22]

Sports Funding

Chris Andrews

605. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding that has been allocated, and the funding that has been drawn down for the re-development of a stadium (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41764/22]

Sports Funding

Patricia Ryan

606. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the assistance that she will offer in the redevelopment of Saint Conleth’s Park, Newbridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41875/22]

State Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

607. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide details of all properties in cases in which they were leased by State bodies under her aegis; the list of all State bodies under her aegis that are or could be currently acting independently of the OPW to acquire their own property; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42031/22]

Commemorative Events

James Browne

334. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding the provision of funding for supporting the 225th commemorations of the 1798 Rebellion in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38825/22]

Commemorative Events

Dara Calleary

335. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department has plans to mark the 225th anniversary of the 1798 French landings in Mayo and Wexford; if she agrees that it is important that the occasion would be acknowledged given that it offers an opportunity to commemorate but also to signify the current importance of Franco-Irish relations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38855/22]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

336. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff who are abated under her Department in accordance with the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, in tabular form. [38960/22]

Sports Funding

Michael Lowry

337. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason that a club (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not yet received any correspondence or decision concerning its appeal to the sports capital grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39127/22]

Departmental Meetings

Catherine Murphy

338. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has spoken directly with the chairperson of an organisation (details supplied) in the past three months. [39270/22]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

339. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of persons who are actively working in the film and television industry at the moment. [39298/22]

Film Industry

Ruairí Ó Murchú

340. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions that are being taken to address the high levels of unemployment, low levels of job security and low levels of pay within the film and television industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39299/22]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

212. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an exact breakdown of the funding allocated in 2022 to Tourism Ireland under the revised estimates 2022 under each of the headings A.4, A.5 and A.6. [38163/22]

Tourism Funding

Imelda Munster

213. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total capital allocation made to Fáilte Ireland in 2022. [38164/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Imelda Munster

214. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital and current Exchequer funding allocated to Screen Ireland in 2022 under B.12 of the revised estimates 2022. [38165/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

215. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications to the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund since it first opened; and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, respectively. [38166/22]

Sports Funding

Imelda Munster

216. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of successful applicants under the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund in each of the years that the programme was active. [38167/22]

Broadcasting Sector

Imelda Munster

217. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the €2 million allocated to the sound and vision fund in the July stimulus was a once-off funding increase; if not, if it now forms part of annual core funding; if the funding will be allocated again in 2023; and the total amount of funding that has been provided by the Exchequer to the sound and vision fund to date in 2022. [38187/22]

Broadcasting Charge

Brendan Smith

218. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns at present in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to RTÉ channels for many viewers with further difficulties emerging with the availability of television streaming services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38256/22]

Departmental Staff

Michael Ring

219. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the salary of four roles within her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38305/22]

Departmental Staff

Carol Nolan

220. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions that her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department are taking to increase recruitment of members of the LGBTQIA+ communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38418/22]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

221. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on providing fully accessible changing places and toilet facilities open to the public in all buildings which her Department owns and public bodies and agencies under her remit to offer people with disabilities and carers a network of equipped spaces to take care of personal hygiene, in safety and comfort. [38728/22]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that her Department and public bodies and agencies under her remit are implementing action 32 of the National Disability and Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 (details supplied). [38746/22]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department have engaged the services of two organisations (details supplied) at any point from 1 January 2020 to date; the costs associated with or incurred by the provision of services from these organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37292/22]

Sports Funding

Claire Kerrane

361. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding supports that are available to Irish elite amateur kickboxers considering the cost of travel, training and equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37330/22]

Commemorative Events

Paul Murphy

362. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 10 May 2022, if she will make a commitment that all future ceremonies will be open to the general public [37377/22]

Commemorative Events

Paul Murphy

363. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will make a commitment to give a minimum of 12 months' notice for the location of future National Famine Commemorations. [37378/22]

Commemorative Events

Paul Murphy

364. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will make a commitment to abide by the agreed rotation protocol for the National Famine Commemorations whereby it rotates between the four provinces over a four-year period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37379/22]