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Ruth Coppinger Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
26. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3746/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
27. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3921/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
28. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach for an overview of his Department’s annual report for 2024. [3924/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
60. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [71904/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
61. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [71905/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [71908/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Taoiseach
68. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [72005/25]
Joanna Byrne Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
130. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of both LSSIF and CSFF funding drawn down in 2025; the list of all groups that received funding, in tabular form; if, in light of the arduous grant applications process and difficulties organisations have found with the LSSIF-CSFF process, he has recognised this difficulty, resulting in future rounds being simplified; i…
Robert O'Donoghue Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
131. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he accepts that safeguarding in sport must extend beyond child protection to include clear and enforceable adult safeguarding standards; the steps taken by his Department and Sport Ireland to ensure consistent adult safeguarding policies across all sports organisations; and if he will introduce a requirement that all sporting bo…
Joanna Byrne Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
132. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to ensure stronger oversight, better value for money and improved transparency in the use of public funds across the arts, culture, and media sectors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4110/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
133. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will publish the report of Professor Niamh Brennan into governance and culture at the Arts Council; and the timetable for the implementation of the recommendations within that report. [4113/26]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
134. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has had engagement with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the use of AI to generate harmful and illegal content on the platform, the dissemination of same on the platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3728/26]
Peter Roche Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
135. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is aware that areas in rural Ireland, including Mountbellew in County Galway, continue to experience significant gaps in mobile phone coverage and effectively remain dead zones for cellular reception; if he will provide an update on measures being taken to address these coverage deficits; and if he will make a statement…
Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
136. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the second stage of Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will be announced; if it will include funding for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68399/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
137. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm that the connection timeframes anticipated will be met on the NBI roll-out for deployment areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4128/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
138. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the initiatives his Department is undertaking to ensure that people with disabilities have equal opportunity to participate in sport. [3713/26]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
139. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of sports capital applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/26]
Donna McGettigan Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
140. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital programme will be open again for applications; the other funding streams available for sports facilities, including those in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4101/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
141. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his investment in public swimming pools; the new pools that will be opened in 2026 and 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3342/26]
Edward Timmins Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
142. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to improve sports and recreation facilities in west Wicklow in particular a sports centre for Baltinglass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4090/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
143. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is concerned by the lack of space for arts and culture in Dublin city centre; the efforts, if any, and his plans to support a space for arts and culture in the area in light of recent developments affecting The Complex venue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4121/26]
Shane Moynihan Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
144. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his Department has had with Dublin local authorities regarding their experience of acquiring land for the development of new playing pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4078/26]
Pa Daly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
145. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to support sport and sports clubs in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4064/26]
James O'Connor Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
146. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance in relation to the reduction of VAT for gym and leisure centre memberships, and classes to encourage greater participation numbers across the younger cohort of society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4059/26]
Ryan O'Meara Oral 20 Jan 2026 · to Culture
147. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider creating a school's stream within the sports capital grant, in which schools can individually apply for sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/26]