388. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education and Youth is she is aware of the difficulties teachers are experiencing contacting the payroll section in order to have their queries answered (details supplied). [68306/26]
713. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason for the ending of grant funding to Men's sheds and similar organisations across the country; and whether a new grant scheme will replace the old funding; the other Departmental funding available to ensure these vital community support schemes survive. [67193/26]
610. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health To ask the Minister for Health whether any progress has been made in relation to the future plans for the current Children's Hospital site on the Davitt Road, Dublin 12 once patients and staff are transferred later this year or next year. [66804/26]
446. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the grounds upon which a visa application for a person (details supplied), who was selected to receive a year-long scholarship to attend Trinity College Dublin commencing in academic year 2026/2027, was denied; and if he will liaise with the applicant to assist with their application, given the urgency of the academic year beginning. [66413/26]
220. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason there is no representation for music or arts at AI office despite government commitment to the Dáil motion in July this year and repeated requests from organisations (details supplied) for such representation. [66620/26]
216. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reason for the lack of representation for the music or arts sector at the AI Advisory Council and AI Office despite the Government’s support for such representation (details supplied); if he will ensure such representation; and if he will acknowledge that the lack of a regulator responsible for the music, arts and creative sector has resulted in no national competent authority to maintain regulatory coherence and efficiency in compliance with copyright law and with whom the AI Office can work to protect these sectors. [66506/26]
16. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on the measures, if any, he has taken or intends to take to implement the will of the Dáil as expressed in its resolution of 14 July 2026 on protecting the copyright of Irish artists in the era of Artificial Intelligence. [66672/26]
1317. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason the expected waiting time for a person has increased (details supplied); their position on the waiting list; the current realistic timeframe for their first appointment; and the steps that can be taken to progress their appointment sooner, given the length of time they have been waiting. [65160/26]
176. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the obligations on app dispatch operators to show a taxi driver the exact final fare charged to their passenger (details supplied); the protections that exist for the driver who correctly entered the lower meter amount in an event where a passenger claims to have been charged more than the meter; which document is the authoritative expense record where the app transaction and taximeter receipt contain different amounts; and if issues relating to these questions will be addressed in the current review of dispatch-operator regulation. [64175/26]
1576. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the progress of the draft new guidelines for the per cent for art scheme which were prepared in 2024 to replace the existing guidelines; and a timeframe for when he intends to implement new guidelines. [59585/26]
4129. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff and units that comprise his Department. [59879/26]
1847. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with the ESB in relation to the 2023 plans announced by the then Minister of State with special responsibility for Heritage to develop a museum (details supplied); and to provide an update on the progress of plans for both buildings. [62214/26]
1681. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt cén méid maoinithe reatha agus chaipitiúil atá tugtha do TG4 gach bliain ó bunaíodh é, i bhfoirm tábla. [64042/26]
1652. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list by responsible Department the state agencies or public bodies which operate or have made commitments to operate museums, galleries, libraries and archives, or provide exhibits for museums, galleries, libraries and archives; to provide details on the work, funding and staffing involved for each; and his Department’s role in facilitating, supporting or overseeing such work. [62210/26]
1651. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the involvement the Government has in supporting the Jeanie Johnston tall ship famine museum since the dissolution of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. [62209/26]
1650. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department’s role in relation to Marsh’s Library, including the funding provided over the past ten years. [62215/26]
1649. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department’s role in relation to the Irish Manuscripts Commission, including any funding provided over the past ten years. [62216/26]
1057. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the involvement his Department, or any agencies under his remit such as Fáilte Ireland, has in supporting the former Dublin Writers Museum on Parnell Square; and the plans which exist for both the collection and the building following its closure. [62208/26]
981. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the discussion that has taken place or if he will discuss with the Office of Public Works the possibility of installing and maintaining public drinking water fountains throughout the Phoenix Park, in particular near popular entrances, playgrounds, sports areas, visitor facilities and main walking and cycling routes. [63718/26]
888. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to list the residential buildings in the estate of the Office of Public Works which are derelict or vacant; and the length of time they have been unoccupied. [59544/26]
396. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he aware of the fact that there has been no application process, a waiting list or an acceptance of new drivers to get a taxi stand licence to ply their trade in Aerphort Átha Cliath since 2022; the reason for this; and when a new allocation of licences for taxis to be based in Aerphort Átha Cliath will be issued to help counter the shortage of taxis which often happens at peak times in the airport. [60378/26]
3568. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the impending threat of closure to a centre (details supplied); her views on ensuring this essential service remains in its current building; and if she will work with the board to ensure the service remains. [56926/26]
3134. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if physical medical and GP cards are still issued when applicants are eligible or if it is an online card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54944/26]
1530. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to allow the National Library of Ireland to capture and archive .ie domain websites, or to require such work as part of its functions, in line with the Copyright and Related Rights (Amendment) (Web Archive) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57370/26]
1529. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the progress, estimated completion date, costs incurred to date and expected completion costs for the projects included in the National Development Plan as they relate to the National Cultural Institutions; and the reasons for delays or cost overruns. [57368/26]
1528. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list the national cultural institutions; the funding provided to each institution; the number of visitors to each institution; the number of staff in each institution; the funding and staff numbers per visitor provided to each institution; the number of staff approved for each institution; and the additional cost of funding the approved staff numbers not currently employed, in tabular form. [57367/26]
1527. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans, if any, that exist to establish a storage facility for the collections of the national cultural institutions; the storage needs of each of the national cultural institutions; the engagement his Department had with the Office of Public Works on this matter; and the potential for such a facility to also accommodate parts of the State art collection. [57366/26]
1526. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list the cultural centres outside Ireland which receive funding through Culture Ireland and the amount provided to each, in each year, since its establishment. [57364/26]
1525. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the changes in policy he has instituted with regard to Culture Ireland since his appointment as Minister. [57363/26]
1524. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the role that the Minister has in discussing applications for grant funding with the Culture Ireland executive or the Culture Ireland expert advisory committee, and in signing-off on decisions to grant Culture Ireland funding. [57362/26]
1523. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the distinction in role between the Culture Ireland executive and the Culture Ireland expert advisory committee in the decision-making process for applications for regular grant funding; and to list the members appointed to both the Culture Ireland executive and the Culture Ireland expert advisory committee; the date of their appointment; and a summary of the relevant expertise they bring to the role. [57361/26]
1522. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the mechanisms that exist for appealing a decision on a funding grant application made by Culture Ireland. [57360/26]
1521. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if unsuccessful applicants for funding from Culture Ireland have received feedback or reasoning explaining the reason they were not successful; and the process by which applicants can obtain feedback on their applications. [57359/26]
1520. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of applications and the number of successful applicants for funding from Culture Ireland each year since its establishment, and the number of previously successful applicants subsequently refused funding each year, in tabular form. [57358/26]
1466. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the progress, estimated completion date, costs incurred so far and expected completion costs for the projects included in the National Development Plan as they relate to the National Cultural Institutions; and the reasons for delays or cost overruns. [57369/26]
791. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap on the Section 1003 heritage donation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57372/26]
790. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to introduce a mechanism for museums and art galleries to benefit from a gift aid facility, in line with the model which exists in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/26]
62. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade is she aware of the campaign by descendants and relatives of prisoners of war, including Irish men, on the Japanese transit vessel, the Suez Maru, for an apology from the British Government for the cover-up of and failure to prosecute those involved; if she has engaged or will engage with the British Government to seek such an apology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56572/26]
167. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the defunct, unused or surplus military equipment that has been offered to the Ukrainian authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53649/26]
123. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence to list the current UN peacekeeping missions around the world for which a request for Irish participation was made by the UN authorities and the reason Ireland is not participating in them, given that the ending of Ireland's role in the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, means that the Defence Forces have once again capacity to consider other UN missions that are in line with our neutrality. [53650/26]