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Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I appreciate the reply. I have the 2017 end of year report in front of me. At a very quick glance, one can see a huge proportion of the funds in total have been spent on media and the promotion of the Creative Ireland programme, especially under the heading of citizen engagement. In 2017 the budget for creative Ireland was €5 million. Of this €0.9 million was spent on...

Priority Questions: Departmental Expenditure (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: The Minister has managed to reaffirm my concerns about how the Creative Ireland moneys are spent. As the Minister has outlined, almost €1 million is media driven and centres on the umbrella and slogan of Creative Ireland, instead of actually reaching the artists and the heart of what they do in very restricted conditions in respect of money and working conditions. My conversation with...

Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: I agree with my colleague, Deputy Cassells. The Taoiseach will know well that EirGrid has shown nothing but contempt and disdain for the communities of Cavan, Monaghan and Meath. I ask him to respond to Deputy Cassells's question and clearly outline what the position is for EirGrid now in the South.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 79. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in the publication of the final Culture 2025 policy document; when it is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3078/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of her Department’s review of the cap in the percentage for the art scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3077/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in appointing a new director of the Irish Museum of Modern Art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3076/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Bullying in the Workplace (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views as to the role she and her Department will play in relation to sexual harassment in the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3075/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to allocate €0.9 million of the Creative Ireland Programme budget to initiatives under the heading, citizen engagement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3074/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) was used here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 410. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3291/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received a fuel allowance payment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3017/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Statutory Retirement Age (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 661. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3290/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Legal Costs (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 676. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the expenditure by her Department on legal proceedings in each of the years 2012 to 2017, by case name and record number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2911/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Legal Costs (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 677. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legal costs incurred to date in the legal proceedings relating to Moore Street; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2980/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards Data (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 678. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies in each State board under the aegis of her Department, in tabular form; the length of time each of the positions have been vacant; the reason for the failure to fill the vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3014/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 703. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of plans to secure UNESCO recognition for the transtlantic cable station at Valentia Island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Assessments (18 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the River Erne is being considered for flood relief funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2268/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2394/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (18 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2404/18]