154. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on his engagements via the North-South Ministerial Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15952/25]
155. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the work of the all-island strategic tourism group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15953/25]
156. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount allocated to promoting cross-border tourism in the years 2023 to date; by year; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15954/25]
157. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the international sporting events the Department will be supporting up until 2030; those for which the Department is currently supporting or considering supporting bids in relation to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15955/25]
158. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the work of the hospitality and tourism forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/25]
159. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on his engagements with sectoral stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15958/25]
160. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will publish the details of his Ministerial diary and that of any Ministers of State within his Department since their appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15959/25]
161. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies that work under his Department’s aegis regarding tourism; the appropriate Oireachtas contact with each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15960/25]
162. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline the currently operational strategy/policy documents within his Department relating to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15961/25]
163. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on the work of the all-island strategic tourism group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/25]
164. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on work within his Department relating to Ireland’s coming presidency of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15963/25]
165. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on the work of his Department with regard to ensuring there is sufficient accommodation available to meet the needs of the tourism sector; the total stock; the current displacement rate of stock for other purposes, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15964/25]
166. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his proposals to support hospitality in the tourism sector only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15965/25]
167. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on his engagements regarding the British government’s electronic authorisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15966/25]
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349. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his proposals to expand upon and develop education and training and opportunities related to the tourism sector. [15944/25]
156. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he has taken in response to Israel denying a European Union delegation access to the State of Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15505/25]
196. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his proposals to provide more effective services to and build relationships with the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15504/25]
245. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 11 February 2025, the actions taken arising from his follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem; and if he will make a …
258. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position taken at the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of 17 March 2025 regarding the decoupling of retail electricity and gas prices; if the Government intends to proceed with decoupling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/25]
276. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Transport further to paragraph 8 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the British and Irish Governments concerning the Common Travel Area and associated reciprocal rights and privileges of May 2019, if he intends to facilitate mutual recognition of drivers' certificates of professional competence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15059/25]
706. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of MRI scans in Cavan and Monaghan hospitals; the number and location of all scanners; current waiting lists to access such; the days which scans are currently taking place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15057/25]
141. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in Cavan and Monaghan impacted by delays to ACRES payments to date; the number who still have not been paid; the reason for such delays; when payments are expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13739/25]
162. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the success of new regulations introduced to combat bovine tuberculosis since 2020; the new measures he intends to introduce in support of bovine tuberculosis eradication; the supports he intends to make available to farmers to ensure that they do not alone bear the financial burden of the implementation of such mea…
17. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his proposals to support renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/25]
75. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to meet the target of the Lisbon Declaration on the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness to end homelessness by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12938/25]