Questions

522. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on a situation in which homeowners are being blocked from getting NBI broadband by another household (details supplied); the options available to the homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52066/25]

523. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if snap fishing has intangible cultural heritage status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51287/25]

524. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of sports capital grant applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51336/25]

525. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on progress within his Department on the programme for Government Commitment to conduct a nationwide audit of sports facilities to address shortages in areas underserved, including towns with populations of over 1,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51337/25]

526. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the means by which the purple flag accreditation for Cork city's night time economy contributes to tourism, safety, and local enterprise; the means by which funding is allocated for ongoing night time economy initiatives; and the evaluation mechanisms in place to assess the impact on businesses, public safety, transport, and community we…

527. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51359/25]

528. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 597 of 17 September 2025, the status of the review of the previous round of community sports facilities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51447/25]

529. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline any grants available to a person wishing to convert an old building into an interpretive museum, and if there are any grants available for preservation of old buildings if used to educate, or as a museum. [51507/25]

530. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to increasing grant funding for amateur athletes playing inter-county games to ensure, at the very least, they are not out of pocket due to the increasing financial pressures faced by players as the level of State funding has not changed in years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52023/25…

531. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of staff authorised for Coimisiún na Meán; the actual number of staff in the organisation as of 1 September 2025; the number of staff who have resigned or left the organisation over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52074/25]

532. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme will be in place and operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51929/25]

533. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an Owners Management Company (OMC) will be able to retrospectively apply for funding under the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme for works already completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51930/25]

534. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in view of the risk of rapid spread of invasive asian hornets with multiple confirmed sightings in Cork the contingency and monitoring plans his Department has; the funding allocated in 2025 for eradication or containment; and the way in which the Government will support beekeepers and agricultural/horticultural businesses in high-r…

535. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51100/25]

536. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on proposals to review planning laws in relation to permitting the installation of cabin-type accommodation in back gardens to temporarily house family members who cannot source housing elsewhere in view of the current housing crisis; if he will confirm that permissions will be granted solely to accommo…

537. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will announce a new Fire Service Capital Programme for the period 2026 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51115/25]

538. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if further funding will be available for local authorities to help with the backlog for housing adaptation grants for older people and disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51145/25]

539. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in the Wicklow-Wexford constituency currently priority one on the Local Authority list for the housing adaptation grant for older people and disabilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/25]

540. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being taken to address delays in local authority housing transfers, particularly in Cork city and county, and the average waiting time for approved transfers in 2024-2025. [51150/25]

541. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will review the current local authority housing transfer system, with particular reference to waiting times for approved transfers in Cork city. [51166/25]

542. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the eligibility areas of grant aid schemes administered by a local authority to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment system/septic tank systems; if he will ensure those previously tested with high risk factors can be later included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51175/25]

543. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if an independent ecological damage assessment will be undertaken in respect of the River Allow, in view of its designation under the Munster Blackwater Special Area of Conservation (site code 0021700) and its blue-dot high-status objective; and when the assessment is expected to be completed and reported. [51226/25]

544. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been formally informed by the Environmental Protection Agency and Inland Fisheries Ireland of recent reported incidents concerning the River Allow; if not, when such notification will occur; and the measures in place to ensure timely inter-agency communication in future. [51228/25]

545. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 17 September 2025, if he is satisfied with the adequacy of the current enforcement regime; if reform or direction to a body (details supplied) is being considered to deal with persistent breaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51254/25]

546. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a circular will be issued to outline the changes to tenancy laws that are coming into force in March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51270/25]