477. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the expected timeline for the completion of full fibre broadband roll out in Skerries and surrounding areas in Dublin Fingal; if he will provide a breakdown of the number of premises currently connected versus those still awaiting service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52394/25]
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478. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the supports available to remote workers and small businesses in towns like Skerries who are still experiencing poor broadband connectivity; whether interim solutions are being considered while full fibre roll out is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52395/25]
479. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital and equipment programme and large-scale sport infrastructure fund will open for new applications for much-needed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64399/25]
480. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will publish the revised general scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023; if he will provide empirical data to back his statements that he will not be implementing all of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Communications and Sports recommendations on the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6440…
481. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to support the recovery and growth of the live arts and events sector, which continues to face challenges related to rising operational costs and venue closures; if his Department will consider the expansion of grant or tax-relief supports for regional theatres and music venues; and if he will make a statement on th…
482. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on investment in local sports facilities and community clubs across rural Ireland; whether the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will be expanded or restructured to prioritise underfunded areas such as east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64648/25]
483. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if she is aware of the current underfunding of emergency medical services for the fire brigade (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to provide adequate funding to ensure that the brigade has access to needed equipment. [64666/25]
484. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Irish homeless families in emergency hotel accommodation do not have hot meals provided, when Ukrainians in the same hotel are provided with three hot meals a day; his views on whether this is discriminatory; his plans to end this discrimination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64719/25]
485. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the determinants for the allocation made to each local authority through the local Government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65015/25]
486. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation provided to each local authority under the local Government fund for 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65016/25]
487. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports available to families with a child that is a wheelchair user and who are seeking accessible housing, but do not qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64654/25]
488. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local service sites acquired by each county council for each of the past five years. [64669/25]
489. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the proportion of Irish land which has been sold to individual and investment firms outside the State of Irish land is owned by foreign investors; to provide a list of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64718/25]
490. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider proposals (details supplied) to alter the vacant property refurbishment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64733/25]
491. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to ensuring that all advertised vacancies for clerks of works and building control inspectors are in line with updated qualifications for those roles. [64937/25]
492. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on work being carried out by his Department in conjunction with Inland Fisheries Ireland and an organisation (details supplied) to improve the flow of the River Slaney at Clohamon, County Wexford and to assist the passage of fish, including salmon on the River Slaney; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
493. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will give consideration to the introduction of gender quotas for political parties in local elections, in advance of the 2029 local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64940/25]
494. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current status of the proposed new fire station in Clara, County Offaly. [64955/25]
495. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation of funding provided to each local authority in 2024, 2025 and 2026 for change of tenancy works in their housing stock, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65018/25]
496. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Parks and Wildlife Service have purchased land (details supplied). [65069/25]
497. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planning policy and guidance in place to ensure that new residential and commercial developments, including multi-storey and surface car parks, are designed to accommodate electric vehicle charging infrastructure, including any requirements in development plans or parking standards; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
498. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the maximum rents payable under the rent supplement scheme have remained unchanged since October 2019; his views that rents have risen substantially, by almost 40% in cities and commuter belts, to date; if he will revise maximum rents to reflect current rents and commit to a regular review given the consistent upward trajectory of rents; and…
499. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider an increase in the income threshold for participants on the farm assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65010/25]
500. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the history of and current status of the carer's allowance claim for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65036/25]
501. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the progress of an investigation (details supplied) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64670/25]