Results 5,101-5,120 of 7,961 for speaker:Imelda Munster

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Will the Minister of State confirm the total figure spent under the sports capital grant programme in 2021?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Is the money that was allocated in February to be annualised? Will that be the amount every year in future?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Yes.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: It was a substantial allocation. Was it done over a couple of years?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: In the case of a couple of years, the allocation was skipped and rolled over. In one year, €30 million was not paid out, so there was €60 million the following year, to incorporate two years. Is the sports capital grant programme going to be annualised? Will it be open to applicants every year from here on and what sort of sum are we looking at annually?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: I thank the Minister of State. He might keep the committee up to date on whether he has made a decision.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does the Department carry out reviews of An Post collecting the television licence fee? How is the amount given to it decided? I ask the Minister to provide a breakdown of the funding it receives.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: The Minister said the Department carries out reviews. I ask her to expand on that.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Yes. Does the Department carry out reviews of the effectiveness of An Post collecting the licence fee?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: The Minister will be aware of the level of non-payment and non-collection of fees.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Did that come up in any of the SLAs or any of the reviews carried out?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does the Minister have a breakdown of the funding it receives with her?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: How much is it for this year?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Does the Minister have anything for previous years?

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: Yes, please. It has clearly reduced if it was €9.8 million in 2021.

Select Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Revised) (9 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: It depends on the licence fee sales. I would appreciate getting a copy of that breakdown.

Rising Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (22 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: The astronomical increases in fuel costs have pushed hundreds of thousands of Irish households to the brink, and the statistics laid out in this motion are quite shocking. There have been more than 30 different price increases from energy suppliers in the past year, and costs have risen by around €500 per annum for the average household. Home heating oil has increased by more than...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of driving test pass rates by test centre since March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13872/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: I wish to raise again the crisis in the dental treatment purchase scheme and the fact that people with medical cards have not been able to access a dentist for over 12 months. It is almost 15 months at this stage. Patients with diabetes and patients with cancer are all denied access to basic dental treatment. The Irish Dental Association met with the HSE on 2 March to try to get a...

Responsibility of Social Media Platforms (Defamation Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (24 Mar 2022)

Imelda Munster: This Bill is designed to ensure that social media companies take responsibility for defamatory statements made on their platforms in cases where the companies in question are unable or unwilling to provide the identities of those posting defamatory statements. At the moment, social media allow those who make such statements to hide behind anonymous profiles. In some cases, they are unable...