Glacaim leis go bhfuil an tAire ag triail a bheith praiticiúil maidir leis seo. Is ceist í seo maidir le cé a roghnódh iad, ach is féidir linn é sin a athrú chun a chinntiú gur as a stuaim féin, stuaim an ghrúpa sin nó gur an t-údarás féin a roghnódh nó a cheapfadh comhaltaí na gcoistí réigiúnacha.
Tá sé sin sa reachtaíocht cheana féin. In alt 7(8) luaitear gurb é “an tÚdarás a cheapfaidh comhaltaí na gcoistí réigiú…
TDs / Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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922
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
117,354
words spoken in the chamber
Across 455 contributions. Plus 146 contributions from the chair, not counted
414
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
233
topics asked about
Across 20 departments
From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.
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Month by month
Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.
Questions asked 922 in all
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Contributions to debates 455 in all
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| Month | Questions | Contributions |
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| December 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 89 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 70 | 63 |
| April 2025 | 55 | 45 |
| May 2025 | 69 | 40 |
| June 2025 | 46 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 79 | 14 |
| August 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 22 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 18 | 37 |
| November 2025 | 62 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 27 | 28 |
| January 2026 | 32 | 28 |
| February 2026 | 35 | 12 |
| March 2026 | 88 | 23 |
| April 2026 | 29 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 32 | 29 |
| June 2026 | 93 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 25 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 27 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 24 | 30 |
Debates they spoke in most
Plus 261 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.
Asked about similar topics
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- constituency Dublin South-Central 29 November 2024 to now
- party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 24:
Ar leathanach 13, idir líne 27 agus líne 28, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach:
"(c) Oifigeach Pleanála Teanga a bheidh ag obair sa limistéar arb ina leith a bhunófar an coiste réigiúnach.".
Is ceist theicniúil é seo. Leis an leasú seo, tá an tAire ag iarraidh nach mbeidh cead caiteachas a bhaineann le toghcháin chuig an údarás a chomhroinnt idir an tAire agus an t-údarás áitiúil. Nílim cinnte cad atá ag tarlú leis an leasú seo.
B’fhéidir gur rud teicniúil é seo ach, má tá toghchán eile ar an lá céanna, beidh an fhoireann cheannann chéanna ann sna hionaid vótála. Beidh an leictreachas céanna á úsáid. Tá an tAire chun a íoc as a chuid den bhille iomlán amháin. Is é sin atá i gceist. Ghlac mé leis go mbeadh an bille le comhroinnt.
Tuigim.
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 49:
Ar leathanach 27, líne 28 agus líne 29, “ach ní bheidh sé nó sí i seilbh oifige ar feadh níos mó ná 2 théarma, cibé acu is téarmaí comhleanúnacha iad nó nach ea” a scriosadh.
Is ceann eile de na rudaí a phléigh muid sa chomhchoiste nuair a bhí muid i mbun grinnscrúdaithe é sin. Is ceist bhunúsach ó thaobh an daonlathais í. Má tá daoine lena bheith tofa, ní chóir go mbeimis ag cur srian ar an…
Tá mé sásta é sin a dhéanamh. Is ceist í. Ar a lán bord Stáit eile, ní bhíonn ach téarma nó dhó acu siúd atá roghnaithe ag an Aire. Bheadh socrú mar sin cothrom leis na boird eile. Is an píosa sin faoi na daoine atá tofa atá i gceist againn má táthar ag cur srian leis sin. Tuigim roinnt de na fáthanna go raibh an píosa sin ann agus go raibh daoine ag smaoineamh air. B’fhéidir nach raibh an ionadaíocht cheart tugtha r…
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 50:
Ar leathanach 27, idir líne 32 agus líne 33, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach:
“(c) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh mhír 3:
“Critéir i gcomhair ceapacháin.
3A. Cinnteoidh an tAire, maidir le daoine a cheapfar chun an Údaráis, gur daoine iad, i dtuairim an Aire, a bhfuil ag gach duine díobh taithí agus tuiscint shásúil ar cheann amháin nó níos mó díobh seo a leanas:
(1…
Tairgim leasú Uimh. 51:
Ar leathanach 27, idir líne 39 agus líne 40, an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach:
“4B. Ceapfaidh an tAire duine chun an Údaráis as ceann de na ceantair a shonraítear in alt 26D arb oileáin amach ón gcósta iad más rud é nach ann d’aon chomhaltaí tofa as na ceantair sin.”.
Tá siad seo suntasach toisc nach mbaineann siad leis an mBille in aon chor. Tuigim an sórt cleasaíocht a tharlaíonn agus nílim chun cur ina gcoinne. Caithfidh mé a rá, áfach, go gcothaíonn sé frustrachas sa Fhreasúra nuair a deirtear linn nach mbaineann an méid atá á iarraidh againn leis an mBille, agus ansin feicimid na leithéidí seo ag teacht isteach. Tá gnéithe praiticiúla i gceist sa chás seo. Tá soiléiriú á lorg…
Tá trí chuid dhifriúla ann-----
-----rud a dhéanann níos deacra é. Tá trí ghné dhifriúla.
Níl fadhb ar bith againn leis seo. Is rud praiticiúil é seo a tharlaíonn d'aon ghuth agus ba chóir go mbeadh sé ann. Tá mé sásta tacú leis.
Go luath.
B’fhéidir nuair atá rudaí mar seo curtha le chéile nach dtuigeann na Teachtaí cé chomh lárnach is atá an Ghaeilge i ngach gné den saol; san oideachas ach go háirithe. Is cothaitheoir eacnamaíoch í chomh maith. Is léir nach dtuigeann an maorlathas an tábhacht sin, ós rud é gur fágadh an t-ardoideachas as an bpolasaí oideachais lán-Ghaeilge, mar shampla. Tá neamhaird chomh dona sin á déanamh uirthi sa chóras gur freagr…
93. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the other agencies, along with RTÉ and the Arts Council, under his auspices that have had failed or partially failed multimillion euro IT projects; if he will make full disclosure of when his Department became aware of any issue with each such IT project; and if he will provide the correspondence between his Departm…
I will come to this on a different path. This Minister and the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, have acted as if some of this information about the Arts Council and RTÉ is new. We know that Deputy Donohoe's former Department of public expenditure was aware of the issues relating to the Arts Council as far back as 2013, and Deputy O'Donovan's Department - even though he was not the head of it - was provided with …
I am glad the Minister raised the issue of Professor Niamh Brennan. This is not a criticism but she carried out a report and review in the culture of governance in RTÉ and she totally missed that this €4 million write-off had been discussed repeatedly by the RTÉ board in 2023, and that there were issues in that project in 2019. Can the Minister in any way assure us in the reviews she is doing that she will not miss o…
I did not mean to question her at all. I was just saying that she failed to see the hole in the accounts concerning that €4 million for IT.
101. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the second research report into the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be completed and published, and if he will commit to a continuation of the scheme in some form following the pilot’s completion later this year. [22803/25]
The question relates to the second research report on the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. When will it be completed and when will a decision be made on the continuation or otherwise of the scheme?
It would be welcome that there is some type of confirmation of where next for the basic income for artists. It is to end in August, which is strange because it is a month earlier than the full three years, given it did not start until October 2022. The real question is the timeline. These reports are needed before an assessment can be fully made as to whether to continue this or extend it. While these reports are due…
There is concern out there and the Minister will probably get that when he meets the National Campaign for the Arts. Both his own party's manifesto and that of Fianna Fáil promised to continue it, yet the programme for Government looks to assess it. That assessment is to be done between now and budget day, which is a very tight timeframe. If it falls, potentially at the end of August, that means there will be no basi…
Go gairid ar an gceist seo, ní díreach na treoirlínte pleanála a bhí geallta dúinn agus do Thithe an Oireachtais ó 2021 ar aghaidh. Tá ceist mhór ann maidir le tithe samhraidh agus Airbnb. I gcomhthéacs na rialacha nua atá ann do Airbnb, ní rialacha nua iad mar ní bhaineann siad leo. Tá sé sin ar cheann de na bunfhadhbanna. Fiú na tithe atá sa Ghaeltacht, níl siad ar fáil do phobal na Gaeltachta.
Caithfear déileáil …
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case:
Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss the lack of suitable after-school facilities in Dublin 1.
Deputy Thomas Gould - To discuss the closure of the tenant in situ scheme in Cork city.
Deputy Eoghan Kenny - To discuss proposals to restructure District Court service…