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Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1377. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on social media disinformation and combatting it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43522/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1378. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update and timeline on LSSIF and sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43523/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1379. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his engagement with the FAI about long-term planning to ensure the sustainability of the League of Ireland, including the upgrading of stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43524/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1380. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his engagement with Louth GAA on the delivery of the new stadium in Dundalk, and the plans for LSSIF funding to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43525/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1381. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43655/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1382. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1383. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way he will ensure that artists, musicians and arts workers are not negatively impacted by any findings of the review of the Arts Council; and that funding levels are not decreased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43959/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1384. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has plans for the development and promotion of amateur and community theatre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43960/25]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1385. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure decision-making in the granting of monies directly from his Department to arts festivals and organisations is done in an equitable and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43961/25]
Robert Troy Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1386. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a timeframe for the opening of the next round of sports capital grants applications. [43975/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Culture
1387. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether current recipients of the sports capital fund need to have their existing grant drawn down and completed before they can reapply in the next scheme. [44390/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1388. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the allocation of European Union and European Investment Bank funds available for the construction and refurbishment of social housing in the four Dublin counties within the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43575/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1389. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to request from An Coimisiún Pleanála a copy of any submissions received from national or regional health authorities regarding the recent decision permitting continued night flights at Dublin Airport, specifically addressing public health and sleep disruption risks for surrounding communities; if he will confirm whether expert…
Rory Hearne Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1390. 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, including teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43908/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1391. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has assessed Dublin City Council’s funding capacity to deliver major public realm improvements along Main Street, Finglas. [44115/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1392. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of submissions received from Clare County Council for the development of new affordable housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40731/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1393. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any submission or correspondence received by his Department since March 2025 from Limerick City and County Council, Clare County Council and-or the University of Limerick regarding the proposed development of an economic strategic development zone at Gillogue, Clonlara, County Clare. [40732/25]
Joe Cooney Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1394. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of all full- and part-time staff employed at the Met Éireann facility in Shannon Airport in December 2019 and June 2025; the details of investments made in the Shannon operation since December 2019; and his plans for future investments. [40733/25]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1395. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the small villages that are currently participating in measure A8 regarding the wastewater collection and treatment needs for villages and settlements without access to public wastewater services scheme. [40771/25]
Liam Quaide Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1396. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that Rooskagh Valley, Shanagarry, County Cork, is included in any future measure A8 regarding the wastewater collection and treatment needs for villages and settlements without access to public wastewater services schemes. [40772/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1397. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the issues identified with the serviced sites scheme, considering only four local authorities have provided for the scheme and no houses have been sold; and his plans to make the scheme a success. [40797/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1398. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local councils who provide a serviced sites scheme; the number of sites currently proposed by each local authority; the number of serviced sites being built currently in each local authority; and the number of sites available to purchase in each local authority, in tabular form. [40798/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the issues local authorities are having in providing serviced sites schemes; if he has met with local authorities to discuss the serviced sites scheme; if the scheme is to be enacted to deal with any shortcomings highlighted by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/25…
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1400. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of a group water scheme in County Mayo (details supplied); if he is aware that the scheme is operating over 800 connections; if he is aware that the scheme has made multiple applications for takeover by Uisce Éireann; if he will provide an update on the applications for the takeover of the scheme; and if he wil…
Niall Collins Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1401. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the updated planning guidelines for wind farms will be issued; the reason for the ongoing delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40829/25]