253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm which body will have ultimate decision-making authority to determine what constitutes "mal-information" under the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether that body will be Government-led, quasi-independent or fully independent. [49472/25]
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254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how "independence" will be defined in respect of the oversight body enforcing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and the safeguards will exist to prevent conflicts of interest where such bodies are reliant on State funding. [49473/25]
255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how he reconciles the decision to proceed with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy given that 83% of respondents to the public consultation opposed the measure; and whether he considers that proceeding regardless undermines democratic legitimacy. [49474/25]
256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to specify whether "mal-information," as defined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, includes factually accurate reporting which is politically embarrassing to the Government, its Ministers or State-funded agencies.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/25]
257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether ordinary citizens, whistleblowers or journalists could face sanctions under the strategy for sharing true information that is deemed harmful; and the protections in place for press freedom and public interest reporting. [49476/25]
258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify how "harm" will be defined when assessing "mal-information," and who will have authority to make that assessment. [49477/25]
259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the financial supports promised to "traditional media" as part of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether this amounts to State subsidies for preferred media outlets while disadvantaging independent or online competitors. [49478/25]
260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the National Counter Disinformation Strategy will apply equally to politicians, Government Departments and State-funded NGOs in cases where they disseminate misleading or selective information, and the penalties they can face. [49480/25]
261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he accepts that giving the State- or State-funded bodies the power to decide what is "trusted" information risks creating a chilling effect on democratic debate and public scrutiny of Government actions. [49481/25]
262. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated first- and full-year cost of abolishing the television licence and funding public service media from the central Exchequer, in line with the Report of the Future of Media Commission published in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49485/25]
263. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to set up the residential property price register; the estimated costs on a monthly or annual basis to maintain the register; to outline the process of maintaining the register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49327/25]
264. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 8 September 2025, the reason a comprehensive review of the entire List of National Concern under the 2024 invasive alien species is required when the purpose of the new list is to give EU Member States the discretion to add species where scientific evidence demands it; the exact process…
265. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list all sites currently being assessed as sites of community importance under Article 4 of the Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49318/25]
266. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to list the sites of community importance that are likely to transition into special areas of conservation in the next two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49319/25]
267. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if new terrestrial and marine sites continue to be assessed as sites of community importance, or if the focus is solely on progressing current SCIs to SAC status; the rationale behind same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49320/25]
268. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that have been taken to date in response to the request for SAC designation of a site (details supplied); the timeframe for action if no steps have been taken, given that this is a simple site with only one landowner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49321/25]
269. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a site (details supplied) will be selected as a monitoring site for future reporting under Article 17 of the EU Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49322/25]
270. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a list of prospective sites for SCI designation is kept by the scientific unit of the National Parks and Wildlife Service; if this list will be made public with an indication of each habitats from the earliest entry date to the most recent entry, in the interests of transparency; and if he will make a statement on the m…
271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if every local authority has adopted and published an operational policy for the room for a student local authority tenancies scheme, which permits social housing tenants to let a room to a third-level student; the date this scheme commenced nationally; the guidance or circulars issued to local authorities; the number of applicatio…
272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if income earned under the room for a student local authority tenancies scheme is treated as reckonable for local authority differential rent purposes; the standard approach that is required of local authorities in assessing such income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49336/25]
273. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protections a building contractor has under the defective concrete block grant scheme, if the homeowner has not paid them for certified and completed works, and then changes their building contractor at a point in the process. [49358/25]
274. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 24 June 2025, for an update regarding the issue which continues to be causing problems for the boatmen, is most unsightly for the many tourists in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/25]
275. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider introducing stronger requirements to ensure essential infrastructure, such as public lighting, footpaths, crèche facilities and community amenities, are completed before or during construction, prior to granting permissions to developers, in view of the 70 housing developments in County Louth still awaiting ta…
276. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1106 of 8 September 2025, the research carried out by his Department which indicated the impact that the provision of a 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large scale housing developments would have on the delivery of these projects; and if he will make a statement …
277. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1106 of 8 September 2025, if he is concerned of the impact that the removal of the provision of a 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large scale housing developments will have on the long-term liveability and quality of life for residents; and if he will make a stat…