Parliamentary questions

149. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the working groups he intends to establish relating to tourism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15947/25]

150. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will report on the appointment of a new tourism leadership group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15948/25]

151. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe in which they intend to bring forward a tourism accommodation policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15949/25]

152. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe in which he intends to publish a new tourism policy to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15950/25]

153. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to report on the work of the business events oversight group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15951/25]

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 …

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]

168. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a report will be published following the nighttime economy accessibility survey, which concluded in June 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16033/25]

169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for tourism the approximate number of hotel rooms registered by the Fáilte Ireland hotel registrar in Ireland for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form. [16194/25]

170. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [16211/25]

439. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeframe for implementation of the register for short-term lets, such as a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15054/25]

440. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he has been advised by the Board of the National Library of Ireland of the reason that the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland has been unable to accept applications from the public and members of the Irish diaspora for the provision of heraldic services; and if he will make a statement on the m…

441. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures his Department will take to ensure that the Board of the National Library of Ireland has sufficient resources to provide the State's heraldic services in accordance with sections 12 and 13 of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [151…