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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: These questions are two sides of the same coin and deal with conservation ranger vacancies in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS. The first deals with historical vacancies, the ones that have not been filled for quite some time and asks why that is the case. The second deals with future opportunities and asks what posts will be created and how we plan to recruit for them. I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the sustainable recovery of the tourism sector from Covid-19; the status of her plans to tackle issues of climate action and sustainable development with the tourism recovery plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33243/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister and Minister of State's Department covers some sectors most grievously hit by the effects of this pandemic, including sport, cultural output and tourism. What are the plans for a sustainable recovery of the tourism sector from Covid-19 and the status of plans to tackle issues of climate action and sustainable development in the long term in our tourism recovery plan?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: What does "sustainable tourism practices" mean if we are talking about a suite of actions? Surely we want to focus on longer stays rather than getting people in and out of the country quickly? Surely we want to look at more dispersed tourism rather than all the pressure and bed nights being in Dublin? I will naturally refer to Waterford but also to the rest of the country, so that tourism...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We would be delighted to have the Minister in Waterford and I would be delighted to show her the sites. I see the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage waiting in the wings. There is a real role in heritage-led development, not only of our towns and villages, but also of our tourism product. Waterford is an outstanding example of that. The Minister of State with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I believe Deputy Matthews is taking Question No. 64.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: In that case, I will move on.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I call Deputy Alan Farrell on Question No. 67, which is being taken with Question No. 77 in the name of Deputy Dillon.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will surely be reached. The Deputies should proceed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I would like to get the maximum number of people on the pitch myself, so I ask Members to stick to the allotted times.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Arts Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Unusually, both questions in the group are from Deputy Connolly.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Swimming Pools (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We are out of time.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cúrsaí Gaeilge (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: As I do not see Deputy Duncan Smith here to take Question No. 58, I will take Question No. 59, in the name of Deputy Ó Snodaigh, and return to Deputy Smith when he arrives.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she is supporting local and regional arts and culture organisations, artists and venues through the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33244/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome that response. It is comprehensive and, in fact, I am going to print it out from the Dáil record, keep it in my office and hold the Minister of State to account on it. Of the things mentioned by the Minister of State, the river basin management plan is pivotal. He is correct that different areas are undergoing different pressures and some...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State of taking the matter. I know he is not the line Minister for the Department but I want to draw his attention to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, catchments report issued this week on the assessment of catchments and the reductions in nitrogen concentrations to achieve water quality objectives. The short synopsis of the document is that we have a...

Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities within the Education and Health Sectors: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I welcome this debate. The quality of the debate has been good. I listened with interest to the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan's opening remarks. I would make one exception, however. It is unwelcome to hear a specific board of management named on the floor of the Dáil and for a suggestion to be made that the Government pressurises a board of management. Having served on a board...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I raise a few issues arising from my observations as a representative of a coastal community and fishing area and from concerns raised with me by civil society groups and representatives of fishers and other workers in the fishing sector. I have spoken on a number of occasions in the House about the marine and coastal environment in the context of Brexit and its related challenges for the...