126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the major international sports events policy and strategy framework; the major sporting events being targeted for Ireland over the coming five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36315/25]
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127. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will ensure the additional €15 million is provided to the postal network in order that it can continue to provide an essential nationwide service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36335/25]
128. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next opportunity for artists to be included in a universal basic income for artists project will be; if the project will be expanded to include all those eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/25]
129. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the work of his Department in supporting local theatres, and any information available on support for theatres in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown. [36438/25]
130. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the roll-out of upgrades to urban broadband in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown. [36439/25]
131. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the supports available for local community radio stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36441/25]
132. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of establishing a dedicated funding scheme to assist amateur dramatic groups throughout Ireland, in recognition of the important role they play in local communities in fostering creativity, inclusion and cultural engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/25]
133. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding provided to the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland by the State in each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [36596/25]
134. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will provide an overview of the support provided to international competitors on behalf of the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland by the State in each of the years 2021 to 2024. [36597/25]
135. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will provide an overview of the engagement between his Department and the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2024. [36598/25]
136. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will issue a section 28 directive to local authorities to commence the review of their county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36281/25]
137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position regarding a project (details supplied); the likely timeline for this project to proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36322/25]
138. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average waiting time for social housing allocation in each local authority in 2024 and 2025; and the average length of stay in emergency homelessness accommodation. [36445/25]
139. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the Corncrake LIFE programme; if the programme will be extended beyond December 2025; in what capacity the conservation measure will continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36447/25]
140. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further to the recent fires on Tara Hill, Gorey, County Wexford, there will be a review or recommendations into the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36452/25]
141. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in the context of the reform of the private rental sector, he accepts that an unintended consequence of changes could be the departure of landlords who have four properties or fewer from the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36464/25]
142. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in respect of those landlords with four properties or fewer, who had intended their properties to be part of a pension arrangement, said landlords are obliged to sell the properties within the tenant in situ scheme, he agrees that there is a risk of tenant n situ arrangements reducing market value of such property and-or li…
143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the public consultation on widening planning exemptions to allow people to build garden rooms and extend their homes; if there is a timeline for when it will be launched; if the parameters of the consultation can be outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36481/25]
144. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of the dates at which processes and consultation around local authority development plans will begin over the next three years. [36491/25]
145. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is considering increasing the €475,000 cap on new builds in Dublin under the first home scheme. [36551/25]
146. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planners employed by An Bord Pleanála, broken down by grade, from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36582/25]
147. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to introduce an additional Project Tosaigh, with provision for small developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36588/25]
148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current allowances payable under the mortgage allowance scheme to assist householders who are tenants or tenant purchasers of local authority houses to become owner-occupiers of other dwellings; the date on which those allowances were last amended, if he proposes to increase the allowances under this scheme; and if he will make …
149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 576 of 24 June 2025, if consideration was given to the application of the new jobseeker’s pay-related benefit to claimants with open existing jobseeker's benefit claims; if not, the reason this was not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36264/25]
150. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update any proposals that are being considered with respect to abolishing the means test for carers who save the State billions of euro every year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36275/25]