Questions

226. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when work will begin, and be completed, on a cricket crease facility at Sports Ireland Campus; if capital funding is currently provided for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22455/25]

227. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, an…

228. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; an…

229. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which his Department and the State intends to further develop and fund the regulation and moderation of social media content, particularly those expounding hateful or harmful rhetoric and content and especially content aimed at young people (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [226…

230. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to publish a report or assessment into the basic income for artists scheme; his intention to continue and expand the scheme beyond 2025 and the 2,000 artists currently on the scheme; the timeline for a decision or announcement on any continuation, expansion or changes; and what other basic income schemes he …

231. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will provide an update on the progress made in respect of the completion of an amended broadcasting Bill that will provide for the Comptroller and Auditor General to fully audit RTÉ and the date on which it will be introduced. [22745/25]

232. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a list of all grants and funding available for community centres and sports organisations; the opening date for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22764/25]

233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are grants available to help authors of children’s books publish their work. [22796/25]

234. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil sé tar éis dul i gcomhairle le hoifigigh pleanála teanga agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta, agus (plé a dhéanamh) an ndearna sé plé lena hoifigigh sa Rannóg Turasóireachta, maidir leis an leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht atá ag baint tithe ón margadh tit…

235. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will support and implement the proposal adopted by motion of the General Assembly of Aosdána to establish an Annual Day to Celebrate Freedom of Expression in Solidarity with Embattled and Imprisoned Artists throughout the World. [22807/25]

236. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for the dates and attendance list of all meetings his Department officials, advisers or any combination of representatives has had with RTE in 2025, distinguishing physical and virtual meetings, by date and attendees, in tabular form. [22852/25]

237. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress on the updating of the current voting register given the issues around inaccuracies that have been raised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23006/25]

238. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the policy around providing alternative ways to vote before and on the day of elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23007/25]

239. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites which have been identified appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22018/25]

240. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the regeneration of a building (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to ensure the relevant complexes are regenerated quickly; the steps his Department is taking to ensure that residents are updated and have a say in the regeneration of the complexes; and if he will make a stateme…

241. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 10 April 2025, if he can provide a list of the local development companies that received funding under the community car initiative, along with the year in which the funding was allocated to each respective local development company or network; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

242. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the appointment process for the position of the head of the Housing Activation Office. [22056/25]

243. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2024 to earmark certain cost rental units for local key workers; the number of units his Department intends to earmark for key workers per year; the location of the housing units; the cost per unit; the timeline for when these units will be available; and…

244. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that local authorities are now in a position to allocate funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, as previously stated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/25]

245. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/25]

246. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide maps for Laois regarding special areas of conservation, proposed/candidate special areas of conservation, natural heritage areas, proposed natural heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/25]

247. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to raise HAP limits in County Kerry to reflect current market conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22119/25]

248. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expand and accelerate the construction of social and affordable housing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22120/25]

249. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans to extend the Uisce Éireann rebate considering the success and significant response to the rebate, in particular the significant positive impact it had for first-time builders who faced various rising costs and benefitted greatly from the rebate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22122/25]

250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22135/25]