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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Sorry, I had to pop up to the Chamber to speak so I hope I do not cover stuff that other speakers covered. I want to revisit one of the questions I asked earlier. It was the first question I asked and it was about how artists and the artistic community are perceiving this. In the answer Mr. Ó Coigligh gave me, he said that the Minister has made assurances about his support of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I appreciate the answers and, once again, the emphasis on the basic income. I do not doubt that the Department has connections with the arts community. What I am concerned about is that there are definitely concerns that this will mean throwing arts under the bus. That is what I am trying to get at. What is the Department doing strategically to make sure that that does not happen, that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: May I ask one quick question about the name change? Has the Department had a lot of feedback from the arts sector about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: It is funny that on Teams we are still the arts and media committee, which are the two words that have been dropped from the Department's title.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Arts Council Grant Management IT System: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I will get into governance probably for the rest of my time. I appreciate Mr. Ó Coigligh said Ms Brennan will carry out a review but I would have thought that what we air in this committee could inform that review and there might be issues. I come at this as somebody who in my previous role was the director and chief commissioner of IHREC, which is essentially the chair and CEO role of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Mr. Smyth and Mr. Keown for being with us today. The EU has enacted a ban on the trade in goods and services to and from occupied Korea since 2014. That was separate from the sanctions that were placed on Russia because these were viewed as the proceeds of crime. Has that been considered in light of the drafting of this Bill?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Would it give Mr. Smyth comfort in a situation where infringement procedures were to happen, for example? Does that offer a precedent or a comfort for Mr. Smyth? If we were to include services and it did get as far as infringement proceedings, would that be something we could rely on as precedent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I appreciate that. I understand the legal picture but I am asking if it was considered. We have talked about infringement proceedings but I will dial back a bit. The concern I have with what is being presented here today, including the twin track referenced by Mr. Keown, is that while we understand it, we also know that there has been absolute paralysis at European Union level. It is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I just have one tiny question on the 0% figure-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: We know that Airbnb has publicly addressed the fact that it has rental accommodation services in the occupied territories. Does that 0% figure jar with our guests? This applies to other platforms too, not just Airbnb. We know that they let properties in the occupied territories at the moment. Do the witnesses have an issue with that CSO figure of 0%?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to address the crisis of those who qualify for social housing and HAP being unable to get a social home or find a tenancy on the private market which they can afford, even with the assistance of HAP, in areas of the country where rents are above the national average, such as Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Policies (1 Jul 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 307. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his Department’s position on regarding platforms as publishers to ensure better accountability for tech companies for the content they allow on their websites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/25]

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank the witnesses for coming and for their submissions. My first question is for Mr. Noonan. We spoke about the pressure that politicians and the media refer to from Europe to step up Ireland's defence. What are Mr. Noonan's thoughts on how that pressure interacts with the declarations of the Nice and Lisbon treaties that acknowledge the neutrality of member states in the context of...

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: I thank Mr. Noonan. I have a quick question for Mr. Murphy. He mentioned the Chad withdrawal of forces. I was under the impression that was a unanimous decision of the UN Security Council on the basis of an expressed wish of the Chadian Government but he referenced a veto. Will he clarify which it was?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Was it a UN Security Council veto or not? I have one question for Professor Tonra after this one.

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: So, it was not a veto then. I have one question for Professor Tonra. Does he now or has he ever lobbied on behalf of arms manufacturers or any associations that include arms manufacturers?

Committee on Defence and National Security: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 : Discussion (Resumed) (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: Have you lobbied?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 89. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that vapes are being advertised and displayed alongside children’s toys in shops; if so, the steps he is taking to ensure the practice is curtailed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33165/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (26 Jun 2025)

Sinéad Gibney: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to resource community sports clubs, particularly regarding the provision of playing grounds and community multi-code sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/25]