538. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration has been given to the late opening of the National Gallery and other state buildings such as the National Writer's Museum and the National Library, other than on a Thursday evening at least once a month; and the obstacles that are in the way of such an arrangement. [73697/26]
Topics / National Cultural Institutions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsNational Cultural Institutions
21 questions from 13 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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19 written, 2 oral
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| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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936. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his plans to ensure that vital cultural institutions (details supplied) are supported in budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47749/26]
559. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the up-to-date position regarding the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall; and when the project will progress to the next phase of works. [45746/26]
122. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason that after two years of a temporary closure that there is still no re-opening date for the Natural History Museum; the expected costs of the ongoing works; the spend to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44318/26]
1013. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the requirements for an entity to be granted national cultural institution status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43898/26]
551. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he, or his Department had any involvement in the booking process of an event (details supplied) at the national concert hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/26]
496. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the ongoing renovations of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham; the total amount expended on the works to date; when the works will be completed; the ongoing engagement with the Irish Museum of Modern Art; if legal proceedings have been initiated; and if he will make a statement …
621. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the National Concert Hall. [15116/26]
623. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the National Library. [15118/26]
899. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to appoint a person with suitable archival qualifications to NCRR Steering Committee. [6347/26]
265. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an organ was purchased by the National Concert Hall and the cost; when the organ is expected to be installed given the delays in the planned renovation of the National Concert Hall; the expected cost of storage for the organ until that date; the reason the organ was purchased before the designs for the renovations are finalised;…
416. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are plans to appoint a person with suitable archival qualifications to the National Centre for Research and Remembrance Steering Committee. [68882/25]
3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason the projected costs of the refurbishment of the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork city are now calculated at over three times the original estimate of €28 million in 2020 to now being estimated at nearly €94 million, and with a completion date of late 2028 at the earliest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64624/…
10. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to expand and prioritise capital grants for accessibility upgrades in arts centres, galleries and theatres in County Louth, with a particular focus on improving facilities for disabled performers and disabled patrons and if additional ring-fenced funding will be made available to support essential works such as accessible bac…
616. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the redevelopment of the National Concert Hall. [49031/25]
618. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the redevelopment of the Abbey Theatre. [49033/25]
1374. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when updated capital allocations for national cultural institutions will be published in the context of the ongoing review of the National Development Plan; if priority works, including conservation, accessibility and digitisation, have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43398/25]
226. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the estimated cost of expanding the afterhours funding strand for national cultural institutions on a phased basis over five years to allow for the extension of opening hours to 10pm. [28012/25]
200. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason a specific non-Governmental organisation (details supplied) has an office in the National Concert Hall; to outline how long this organisation has had this office; and if the state is financially responsible for the upkeep of this office. [14753/25]
62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the precise date on which his Department officials were made aware of the National Gallery of Ireland's inability to house its newly purchased €125,000 scanner; who was informed; the consequences there will be; how the scanner has been stored since purchase; the cost of storage; the plans his Department has to house…
812. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the proposal to reinter on Omey Island a number of skeletal remains removed from the island and understood currently to be stored at the National Museum of Ireland Cultural Resource Centre. [1810/25]