Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit. Níl a fhios agam an bhfaca sé an clár "Níl Aon Tinteán" ag TG4 an oíche faoi dheireadh, a tharraing aird ar an drochthionchar atá ag an méadú ar lóistín turasóireachta gearrthéarmach agus leithéid Airbnb ar chúrsaí tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht. N’fheadar ar labhair sé leis an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta maidir leis an gheallúint ar thug seisean go mbeidh na treoirlínte pleanála foilsithe aige gan mhoill. Gealladh an méid sin in 2021. Tá breis ama imithe ó shin…

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire agus fáiltím roimh aon dul chun cinn maidir leis na tithe turasóireachta gearrthéarmacha, Airbnb is a leithéid. Is dea-rud a bheidh ann má tá srianta le bheith curtha orthu le gur féidir le pobal na Gaeltachta teacht ar dídean nó tithe níos buaine ná mar atá acu, má tá siad á lorg. An príomh fáth go bhfuil an cheist seo curtha chuig an Aire ná gur chuireadh an cheist seo go dtí an Aire tithíochta agus dhiúltaigh sé é a fhreagairt. Is eisean an duine a thug an geallúint go mbeidh na tre…

Táimid ar fad den tuairim go bhfuil gá le níos mó tithíocht sa Ghaeltacht agus gur gá dúinn aire a thabhairt nach bhfuilimid ag déanamh an timpeallacht a scriosadh. Is féidir linn an méid seo a dhéanamh. Is é sin an fáth gur gheall an Aire tithíochta go mbeadh na treoirlínte ar fáil. Gach uair a chuirim ceist ar an Aire go príobháideach, go hoscailte san Dáil nó ag an gcoiste, cuireann sé an milleán ar Roinn an Aire Stáit á rá go bhfuil Roinn an Aire Stáit ag moilleadóireacht, go bhfuil seisean críochnaithe leo agu…

This question relates to the need to recognise comedy, musical theatre, fashion design and storytelling as art forms and to direct the Arts Council to do that so that those who are artists involved in those art forms can apply for and be granted grants and encouragement that they have not got. I believe this is the Minister's right under section 5(3) of the Arts Act 2003.

I respect the arm's length principle but because the art forms I mentioned are not specifically listed, they have been excluded from certain grants and bursaries. That is why those involved in comedy - 1,400 people who signed a petition organised by Ailish McCarthy - are of the view that they need to be specifically mentioned. The same goes for musical theatre, which was a recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. Theatre costume designers are recognised but not fa…

The Minister mentioned the basic income for artists. Would any of the art forms I mentioned have access if they applied for that, considering they are not in the definition of what art is? I agree with the Minister and welcome the multi-annual team aiming to try to capture and be more flexible. We need to see that work. I wish the Arts Council well in that work. I also take this opportunity to thank all those who turned up at my party's Dáil Ealaíon, which had broad attendance from across the arts, as open and as w…

This question relates to an expressed intention of the Minister in her statement that RTÉ should be brought under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General. If that is the intention, would she support the passage of the Broadcasting (Oversight of RTÉ Accounts) (Amendment) Bill 2024, which I published and which has gone through First Stage in this House, and will she make a statement on the matter?

I welcome what the Minister said to a degree, although I do not believe that my Bill could not hold RTÉ accountable to the Committee of Public Accounts. This is because all the Bill intends to do is add RTÉ to the provision that is already there and hold our other national broadcaster to account through the Comptroller and Auditor General and the Committee of Public Accounts. There are no additional provisions within the Bill about TG4 that expand on that. That was the vehicle. It is one of the recommendations that…

I welcome the timetable, but there is only a month left in autumn. Hopefully, addressing all of the complexities involved will not delay the Bill’s passage. Among the public and in this House, there has been a demand over the years, not just because of the most recent scandals in RTÉ, for the station to be held to account for how it spends public moneys. For years, it has been one of those organisations that was involved in bogus self-employment and other issues. I hope the general scheme will address matters and t…

Tá toghchán ag teacht. Níor mhaith leis an Aire Stáit cur as do na leaids áitiúla.

Luaigh an tAire Stáit an dea-thoil atá ann i leith na Gaeilge agus tá an ceart aige. Maidir leis an reachtaíocht seo, táimid ar fad ar bís go mbeidh sé foilsithe agus go mbeimid ag bogadh ar aghaidh, tar éis dúinn déileáil leis an dréacht an bhliain seo caite. Rinne and choiste cinntí agus do chuireamar moltaí chun tosaigh maidir leis an reachtaíocht a bhí le teacht. Tiocfaidh mé ar ais chuige sin ach ní leor dea thoil, tá gá le gníomh agus tá gá le maoiniú. Tá gá le treoir nó stiúradh agus is minic a bhíonn sé sin…

Anois, ón nGrúpa Réigiúnach, glaoim ar an Teachta Shanahan.

Bogaimid ar aghaidh go dtí an chéad sliotán eile leis an nGrúpa Neamhspleách agus an Teachta Pringle.

An leabharlann.

An tSeirbhís Leabharlainne-----

When Deputy Donnelly was speaking I was trying to count up how many addresses I have had in my adult life. There are at least eight I can remember. I cannot remember the exact address of some of those. The nature of being a student or young person is that you move and 40 years later you do not remember where. The onus on us is to remember every single address, however. That is not the key issue because obviously it is on me to figure out where I lived. There are, however, people who lived in other jurisdictions and…

We are dealing with-----

-----amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 to amendment No. 3.

We are dealing with amendments No. 1 and 3, obviously, and amendments Nos. 1, 3 and 4 to amendment No. 3.

Amendment No. 1.