724. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking in actively trying to increase participation in sport, particular among females; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30491/25]
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725. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide assistance to post offices which are financially struggling; if he will examine a case (details supplied) where a postmaster is in financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30512/25]
726. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans for the basic income for the arts scheme; if he will extend and enhance the scheme into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30531/25]
727. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 804, 805 and 806, if the steering group has communicated any issues of concern in respect of the project to date to the audit and risk committee off the sponsoring bodies; if so, the nature of same; if he will provide a schedule of any design changes made post-project commencement; and if an esti…
728. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has had engagement with Coimisiún na Meán regarding its strategy statement and work programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30618/25]
729. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he is taking at a policy level to tackle the identification and removal of online bots in Ireland, in light of recent research which highlighted the prevalence of bot activity from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30721/25]
730. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has made provisions to continue and expand the basic income scheme for the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30722/25]
731. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how he plans to support and continue the work of the Arts Council, whether he is considering a budget allocation increase above the rate of inflation for the Arts Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30723/25]
732. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will review current funding for national sporting organisations; if he is considering a budget allocation increase above the rate of inflation for Sporting Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30724/25]
733. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions he has sought from Eir following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30909/25]
734. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the communication he has had with Eir following storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/25]
735. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the development of national hazard maps for surface water and groundwater flooding, as recommended in the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30735/25]
736. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department plans to designate hundreds of rivers, lakes and estuaries as 'heavily modified water bodies'; if this means the Department no longer intends to improve the water quality and environmental health standards of these sites and is essentially giving up on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [307…
737. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will introduce the regulations dealing with service charges and sinking funds; and if the Housing Agency will have enough resources in 2026 in order that it can commence regulating the OMC sector as promised in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/25]
738. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the process he envisages will be used by local authorities to accommodate additional residential zoning; if this will be done by amendment or review of County Developments Plans; if instruction has issued; if not when will they issue to commence this process; the timeline planned by him for completion of the …
739. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Department's policy in relation to remote working and details of any systems in place for logging days from home or in office. [28954/25]
740. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the data his Department has access to in relation to notices of termination issued to social tenants housed by approved housing bodies. [28957/25]
741. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reform commercial rates or any other plans that might support small and micro-enterprises in rural counties such as Waterford. [28982/25]
742. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29012/25]
743. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is it is the intention of his Department to reclassify the Lough Corrib Catchment as a Heavily Modified Water Body (HMWB) under the EU Water Framework Directive in an attempt to undermine its status as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive as well as a means to validate the presence of invasive fre…
744. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he expects legislation to underpin remediation schemes to come before the Oireachtas Housing Committee for Pre-Legislative Scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29031/25]
745. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he expects the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill to have completed the legislative process by the Easter Recess in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29032/25]
746. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the rollout of a social housing passport that will allow persons on social housing waiting lists to change local authority without losing time on the list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29049/25]
747. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will engage with the Minister for Health, in regard to utilising HSE buildings and lands across County Kerry for housing, that are no longer being utilised and are surplus to requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/25]
748. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options available for a local authority tenant who wishes to transfer to another local authority home in a different County (details supplied). [29069/25]