Parliamentary questions

131. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha ag an Roinn le dhá bhliain anuas chun cumhachtaí breise a bhronnadh ar Údarás na Gaeltachta chun roinnt freagrachtaí maidir le soláthar suíomhanna do thithíocht shóisialta agus inacmhainne a chur ar fáil le linn na géarchéime tithíochta atá sa tír. [17…

132. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na comhráite a bhí ann idir é féin agus an tAire Tithíochta maidir le ceist an tsoláthair tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht agus leis an ról a bheidh ag an Údarás sa cheist seo amach anseo. [17879/25]

133. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na comhráite a bhí ann idir é féin agus Údarás na Gaeltachta maidir le ceist an tsoláthair tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht agus leis an ról a bheidh ag an Údarás sa cheist seo amach anseo. [17880/25]

134. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the 1921 Census of Ireland will be released to the public in order to assist the many thousands of people involved in family history research. [17881/25]

135. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider the inclusion of a club (details supplied) on the list for the large scale sport infrastructure fund; if the club is included on the reserve list; the other grants or schemes that would be available to the club to renovate and modernise an old Catholic church which it has recen…

136. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans for the basic income for artists; the amount of funding that was allocated for the scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17657/25]

137. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the grant allocated to a club (details supplied) will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/25]

138. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has had or if he will have consultations with local authorities about the development of a national strategy for the provision of public swimming pools; his views on whether the sharing of designs and the possibility of joint tendering could lead to the more economic provision of public swi…

139. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider the establishment of a US president's trail in Ireland to highlight and promote the historical connections between the United States and Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17806/25]

140. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will engage with Tourism Ireland officials, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade officials, US Embassy officials and other stakeholders (details supplied) to discuss the possible establishment of a US president's trail in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17807/25]

141. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will engage with tourism bodies, both in Ireland and Northern Ireland, regarding the potential benefits of a US president's trail in Ireland; and if he will provide details of any possible discussions or proposals. [17809/25]

142. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide details on sports capital grants planned for 2025 onwards for Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W, and 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17847/25]

143. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has t…

573. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are grants available for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds to attend the Gaeltacht every summer. [16591/25]

574. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list all meetings he, his advisers and or his Department’s officials have had with RTÉ since he took office, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [16617/25]

575. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position in relation to the provision of public funding for League of Ireland soccer academies; if he will set out for each year since 2020 the amount of public funding that has been provided for the academies, broken down by League of Ireland club where possible; if there are any plans to sign…

576. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €500,000, or of any other capital projects below this that h…

577. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support the promotion of the Irish language throughout the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry by resourcing and implementing the Nascadh Uíbh Ráthach community-based language plan (details supplied) as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16775/25]

578. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he plans to develop a multi-cultural centre in Cork city to provide a venue for cultural events in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16884/25]

579. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of Community Sports Facilities Fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16897/25]

580. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department has any scheme or grant available to assist schools at primary and post primary level who wish to teach students how to play the traditional Irish harp; if any agencies receiving funding from his Department are active in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

581. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he is aware of the concerns about the geoblocking of BBC Sounds that includes Radio Ulster for listeners in this State considering that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the British Secretary of State for Culture and the Minister for Communications in February 2010 which provided for th…

582. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will examine a list of proposed actions in respect of the Irish language and the Gaeltacht (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17003/25]

583. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when his Department will approve a 2024 sports capital application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17020/25]

584. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17064/25]