Aengus Ó Snodaigh

259. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 15 May 2025, that responsibility lies with his Department for any decision relating to a request for the reinternment of remains (details supplied); if he will take the required decision, or put such a proposal to the highest levels of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26474/25]

366. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Sláinte an bhfuil sé i gceist aici aird a dhíriú ar stádas na Gaeilge mar phríomhtheanga oifigiúil, de réir Airteagal 8 de Bhunreacht na hÉireann, agus í ag déanamh uasdátú ar rialacháin a bhaineann le faisnéis bia a thabhairt do thomhaltóirí, de réir rialacháin an Aontais Eorpaigh; an bhfuil sí chun glacadh le lipéid aonteangacha Bhéarla gan Ghaeilge, mar atá fógartha aici, faoin dlí a thugann cead di eisceacht faoi rialacháin a thionól faoin Airteagal sin; agus an bpléifidh an Grúpa Oibre Tras-Rialtais impleachtaí an Airteagail sin i leith na rialachán atá le teacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [26496/25]

512. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount by which the Arts Council arts grant funding scheme increased or decreased each year since 2019; and the amount by which overall funding for the Arts Council increased or decreased each year since 2019. [25254/25]

518. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the methodology for the cost-benefit analysis of the basic income for artists scheme, which is being undertaken as part of the pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25481/25]

829. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the current state of play of the HSE's plan to develop a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25476/25]

38. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta cathain a bhfuil sé i gceist aige dréacht treoirlínte don phleanáil sa Ghaeltacht a chur faoi scagadh i gcóir measúnú straitéiseach timpeallachta agus measúnacht chuí; cé chomh fada is a leanann na measúnuithe seo de gnáth; agus an dáta faoina bhfuil sé i gceist aige na dréacht treoirlínte a fhoilsiú. [24858/25]

102. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to help local authorities to continue the tenant in situ scheme, given that Dublin City Council has already exhausted the funds currently allocated from central government [24887/25]

122. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when he expects the heads to be prepared for the criminal justice (disregard of certain convictions related to consensual sexual activity) Bill to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24879/25]

214. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he can acknowledge receipt of communication on 7 March 2025 from the Invincibles Interment Campaign, which is seeking the reinterment to Glasnevin cemetery of the remains of the Fenians currently buried in the grounds of the now Kilmainham Gaol Museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25000/25]

115. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to help farmers address noxious and invasive species such as hogweed, ragwort, Japanese knotweed, rhododendron ponticum affecting their lands; and if he will introduce a public information campaign to highlight this matter. [13466/25]

495. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform regarding the recent tender for “ITC016F Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of Network & Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services, how many of the seven successful OEM brands are EU-owned and EU-headquartered; the names of the seven OEM brands; how many of the successful fourteen economic operators, which are companies registered in Ireland, are actually headquartered in the EU, and their names; how many successful tenderers are Irish-owned and headquartered small or medium enterprises, and their names. [23564/25]

75. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the reason a counterflow system cannot be used on the M50 during major accidents to allow the motorway to continue functioning, preventing total gridlock, as has been the case several times in recent years. [12074/25]

81. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of plans in relation to a reduced bus service serving the communities of Bluebell and Inchicore; if he will instruct the Údarás Náisiúnta Iompair to meet with the affected communities to take their concerns on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11796/25]

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 Department and each agency in relation to same. [23118/25]

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]

104. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aithníonn sé go bhfuil fadhb cruthaithe de thoradh arbharr leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht – ar fadhb é atá ag baint tithe ón margadh tithíochta do theaghlaigh agus do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht – i gcás na pleanála pleanáil teanga don Ghaeilge chun pobail Ghaeltachta a athchóiriú; cén beart atá i gceist aige chun dul i ngleic leis an bhfadhb seo; agus an bhfuil a Roinn fós ag cur bac ar na treoirlínte geallta don phleanáil sa Ghaeltacht mar a bhí curtha ina leith ag an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta? [22767/25]

109. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason he has, in response to successive parliamentary questions, refused to identify the most senior official in his Department who was aware of the problems relating to the Arts Council IT project and who failed to inform the Minister; the reason he has refused to publish correspondence between the Arts Council and his Department in relation to the IT project, which cost the taxpayer €7 million, and if he will do so now; and when he expects the reviews into governance and culture both at the Arts Council and at the Department to be completed. [22805/25]

144. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an dtacaíonn sé le Treo Straitéiseach Fhoras na Gaeilge 2025-2030 foilsithe le déanaí; cén maoiniú breise atá beartaithe aige, má tá, chun cuspóirí an Treo Straitéiseach seo a bhaint amach? [22766/25]

145. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an aontaíonn sé leis an Fhoras na Gaeilge ina Treo Straitéiseach 2025-2030 foilsithe le déanaí áit a deir siad gur gá “dul i ngleic le fadhb na ndíolúintí”, go bhfuil “fás na Gaelscolaíochta ina stad le blianta” agus gur gá an Ollscolaíocht trí Ghaeilge “a fhás” ar mhaithe le cur chun cinn na Gaeilge atá faoina chúram mar Aire, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dul i gcomhairle leis na Rannaí Oideachais agus Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Nuálaíochta, Eolaíochta agus Taighde chun na dúshláin seo a phlé. [22804/25]

247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the steps he will take to put in place a proper driver testing system with minimal wait times for tests. [22061/25]

129. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the names of the OEM IT brands represented in the ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And Firewall Products, Solutions, Ancillary Equipment and Associated Services; if he will highlight the OEM IT brands on the tender that are EU-owned; and his views on the way in which the tender assists with EU digital sovereignty. [22742/25]

234. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé tar éis dul i gcomhairle le hoifigigh pleanála teanga agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, agus (plé a dhéanamh) an ndearna sé plé lena hoifigigh sa Rannóg Turasóireachta, maidir leis an leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht atá ag baint tithe ón margadh tithíochta do theaghlaigh agus do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht? [22806/25]

235. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support and implement the proposal adopted by motion of the General Assembly of Aosdána to establish an Annual Day to Celebrate Freedom of Expression in Solidarity with Embattled and Imprisoned Artists throughout the World. [22807/25]

274. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of regeneration projects (details supplied); if he will provide a description of the type of works intended; the funding allocated to date or committed to each project; the date of the initial project submission from Dublin City Council; the indicative timeframe for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22741/25]

546. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the options available to a family to secure treatment for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22645/25]