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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I am substituting for Deputy Griffin. What are the Minister's plans with Tourism Ireland for the marketing of Ireland internationally for the post Covid-19 era?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a roadmap for the reopening of the tourism sector; the enterprise supports that will be maintained into 2022; the up-to-date work of her Department to support the tourism sector as a result of Covid-19; the status of the recommendations of the Recovery Oversight Group for Tourism; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if discussions have taken place on the recommencing of sport for all age groups; her plans to allow spectators to attend sporting events; if consideration has been given to the use of antigen testing to assist in the reopening of society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 389. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the live performance sector; the details of applications under the €25 million fund to support events that will take place on or before 30 September 2021; the breakdown of applicants by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22040/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 395. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of engagement of her Department has had with Gaeltacht summer colleges; the work that has been undertaken to maintain and preserve the continued operations of this sector; the actions proposed to maximise support for promoting Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22046/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 388. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the new €2 million fund to be administered by Creative Climate Action – Creative Ireland; the aims and objectives of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22039/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 390. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement her Department has had regarding a possible successor to the stay and spend incentive; if engagement has taken place with representative organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 391. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of examining the applications under the sports capital and equipment programme; the breakdown of applications by county in tabular form; the number of applications deemed ineligible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 392. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has had discussions in terms of supporting a possible joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup; if so, the details of discussions that have taken place to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 393. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports that have been provided to cultural institutions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 394. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional supports that have been provided to cultural institutions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22045/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 396. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if discussions have taken place in relation to maximising the tourism potential of the islands considering their prioritisation in the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (28 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: 773. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are taking place to identify and prioritise the students that can return to third-level campuses as soon as possible; if work has been undertaken to identify courses that are not suited for online delivery; if engagement has taken place with parent or student representative organisations; if a roadmap is being developed to allow...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the officials from the Department and the guests from RTÉ who are before us. I acknowledge Ms Forbes and the staff in RTÉ, who have demonstrated a clear public purpose during the Covid-19 crisis as an essential service bringing our nation together. RTÉ did a tremendous job across all services in continuing with live broadcasts, and as Deputy Devlin said, in bringing...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Communications, Climate Action and Environment (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: How does that impact RTÉ's revised strategy for 2020 to 2024 and the actions within that strategy in response to the financial crisis RTÉ is facing? I know so many actions on this were linked to a new reporting template that was introduced with a focus on monthly meetings. Are these meetings still taking place? Can Ms Forbes give us an indication of RTÉ's most recent meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I am in the Leinster House precinct.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: General Scheme of a Certain Institutional Burials (Authorised Interventions) Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I sincerely thank our witnesses for appearing before us today. I recently had the opportunity to meet some of the members of the collaborative forum, namely, Ms Larkin and her mother and others. I welcome them today. Certainly, during my discussions with them, I got an in-depth consideration of the issues at stake from the perspective of victims and survivors with families who are...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I am going to switch with Deputy Griffin.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: I thank our guests who have joined us this evening. It is fair to say from their opening statements that the 20x20 campaign has probably done more in the past two years than what possibly would have been achieved over the past 20 year. It has certainly increased awareness in Ireland and internationally about the value and importance of women's participation in sport. I appreciate that...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Dillon: With a membership of more than 200,000, would the organisation be in a position to support major capital projects or is it something it has looked to address?