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Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: That is comforting. The doubling of current expenditure is where it is at for artists and the National Campaign for the Arts. The Minister alluded to the Arts Council which we know plays a pivotal role in delivering funding to artists. There is a good working relationship between artists and the Arts Council. That autonomy and the arm's length principle the Arts Council has established...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Inland Waterways Development (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank my colleague and support him in his call for the development of the blueway. Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne is a local historical group in the area which spends much of its time imparting knowledge of the rich heritage of Lough Oughter. Last summer it brought 50 or 60 people on a tour of the area. Speaking as a person from County Cavan, I learned a great deal on the tour. The lough has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which each of the specific commitments under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland programme enabling creativity in every community has been met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39812/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I ask the Minister to specify which of the commitments under pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland programme have been met; and to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Many hours have been spent in the House discussing the proportion of Creative Ireland's budget which was spent on advertising. That said, I am very interested in what has been achieved in practical terms. The Minister mentioned conferences, courses, festivals, grants and so on, but I ask her to address the specifics of the commitments given in the programme. Pillar 2 of the Creative Ireland...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: Is the Minister satisfied that what Creative Ireland is doing through its local authorities does not undermine in any way the Arts Council role in all of this? I spoke to many artists and there is a concern, which I mentioned previously to the Minster, that Creative Ireland might not have the arm's length approach that is respected and understood to be happening within the Arts Council. To...

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I thank Deputy Kelleher for introducing this highly practical Bill tonight. The country has been crying out for such legislation. Fianna Fáil is bringing forward the Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2018 to the Dáil under Private Members' time to clamp down on false and fraudulent insurance claims that are happening on a daily basis. The purpose of our Bill is to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a new director will be appointed to the Irish Museum of Modern Art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39814/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in meeting the target in the Creative Ireland programme that, by 2022, every child would have access to tuition in music, drama, coding and art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39810/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is satisfied that budget 2019 will make sufficient provision to meet the target articulated by An Taoiseach in December 2017 to double funding for the arts by 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39811/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a roadmap has been prepared for the way in which the €200 million committed to investment in media production and the audiovisual industry by 2027 will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39813/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39885/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39884/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 397. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the initial three hours of home help allocated to a person (detailed supplied) in May 2018 have not been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39755/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status of the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39953/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 517. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the three reports that have been commissioned on the North-South interconnector will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39957/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 518. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to present the three reports that are being prepared on the North-South interconnector project in a manner that is appropriate and accessible for persons deemed functionally illiterate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39958/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (2 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 519. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports offered to a case (details supplied); the status of the matter; the agencies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40035/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: The housing crisis also exists in rural counties, including in my constituency of Cavan-Monaghan. Hundreds of people have been on housing waiting lists for years. In the past two years Cavan County Council has delivered 120 social houses. Of that 120, only six are houses the local authority built itself. There is something fundamentally wrong when a local authority can deliver only six...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Oct 2018)

Niamh Smyth: It is not happening. There have only been six in two years.