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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 362. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether he intends to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris on 10 and 11 February 2025; the level of Government representation planned; and the priorities for Ireland at that summit [2572/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Artificial Intelligence (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 368. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the current and potential impact of artificial intelligence on the creative industries; the actions being taken by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Trade Agreements (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 376. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland’s ratification of the CETA trade agreement now falls to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2626/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the role of her Department in promoting the delivery of sport in primary and secondary schools as well as in further and higher education institutions, including through the provision of capital and equipment funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2463/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Examinations (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the current Junior Certificate grading system; if she would consider reviewing to bring in line with the Leaving Certificate grading system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2951/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Policies (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how she intends to ensure that the voices of students and young people will influence Department policy; what mechanisms are and will be put in place for such purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2952/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 530. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the levels of support, including financial, provided by his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department to amateur theatre and amateur musical theatre in Ireland in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2458/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 532. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on the Development of Local and Community Arts published on 11 July 2024. [2460/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 531. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all projects funded under stream E of the cultural capital programme of his Department for each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [2459/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Media (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 533. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on “The State’s response to online disinformation and media/digital literacy, including social media and fake news” published in November 2024. [2461/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Media Sector (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 534. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on “Future business model plans and long-term vision for the media sector” published in July 2024. [2462/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Broadcasting Sector (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 544. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on funding for public service broadcasting; his further views on whether independent broadcasters should be permitted to apply for public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2953/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: An Garda Síochána (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 819. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the Garda vetting process; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2944/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 1131. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on legislation banning the sale of disposable nicotine inhaling products or vapes, banning the sale of flavoured nicotine inhaling products and placing restrictions on the advertising of such products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2547/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (5 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 1255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant and or derelict buildings in the ownership of the HSE and or her Department; the details of how her Department is addressing these vacant properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3150/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: It is my privilege for the first time as a Deputy for the new Wicklow-Wexford constituency to speak here. I look forward to representing it. The constituency includes south Wicklow and north Wexford and I know the Tánaiste has a strong affinity with both areas. I look forward to working with him and the Government to deliver for our constituents and for the country generally. I...

Programme for Government: Statements (6 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I am delighted to see the Minister of State appointed. This programme for Government is an ambitious document. If it is significantly implemented, it will positively transform the lives of people right across the country. The challenge for all of us is in delivery, and the message to the State agencies has to be that they must...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (12 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Next week the Taoiseach and members of the Government are due to host the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Ireland. While it is important we maintain strong diplomatic, economic and cultural links with China, and reflecting on the Taoiseach's very balanced and measured speech to the Royal Irish Academy in May 2023, I hope he will raise questions of continuing human rights abuses in China,...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (12 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: These questions are about the programme for Government specifically. Right throughout that programme, there are very clear commitments to investing in Ireland's artificial intelligence strategy and in digitalisation. I welcome the fact that the Taoiseach attended the global AI summit hosted by President Macron recently. The Department of enterprise has been charged with commissioning...