Results 161-171 of 171 for speaker:Alison Comyn
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Would there be an opportunity to expand it though? Would the scheme be taking in more? Could some still be retained or are we going to revert to the 2,000 with some falling aside? This would make for a very uncertain future for them.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Okay, we will stick with the funding then, because we all know what the large-scale sports infrastructure fund has done for sport. It has been absolutely transformational for many sectors. I am proposing the establishment of a large-scale cultural infrastructural fund. This would support large-scale culture projects with grants perhaps ranging from €1 million to €30 million....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Given it is in the programme for Government, I hope there is a timeline for that and not just a possibility of it happening in the lifetime of the Government.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: The Minister did mention the local authorities shouldering much of the burden. Louth County Council is still shouldering a debt of €1.3 million from the very successful fleadh we had in 2028-2029. It brought 750,000 people and a great deal of revenue. We are unlikely to get the fleadh again because of that debt, so should-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: I am sorry; it was 2018-2019.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Yes, exactly. We are unlikely to get an opportunity again because of this debt. Is this something the local authorities should be shouldering?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: I will address this question to the Minister of State. My colleague Deputy Byrne and I are pursuing compulsory swimming lessons for primary school children in light of too many drowning tragedies. We have approached the Department of Education and Youth. Can this be put through the national swimming strategy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Excellent. I am far too quick asking questions but I got my answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: I appreciate that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: I thank everyone for coming in here again. I am pretty certain I have seen more of them than I have of my family in recent weeks, but it is extremely important we talk about the funding of the arts. Many artists really appreciate the effort that has been put in, the widespread funding and especially the basic income. It is good news the pilot funding for that has been extended. I have a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Update on Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Department of Culture, Communications and Sport (2 Jul 2025)
Alison Comyn: Safety online is not only for young children; it is also for adults. We have a defamation law coming down the line. How can we make sure people are not hiding behind anonymity and you are guilty until proven innocent, basically?