Questions

431. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether graduates of educational psychology programmes with placements largely or exclusively in NEPS settings would be eligible and considered competent to work outside NEPS, including in HSE child psychology posts, CDNTs, primary care psychology, CAMHS, CAMHS-ID, CHI and assessment of need services; the discussions that have taken place with the HSE…

432. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Education and Youth the role additional NEPS-supported educational psychology trainees are expected to play in reducing assessment of need waiting lists, supporting implementation of the Autism Assessment Protocol and meeting the needs of children under five or children with complex disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49878/26]

433. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the terms governing the campus arrangements for the new school buildings in Saggart will be finalised (details supplied). [49908/26]

434. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an organisation (details supplied) has provided a full breakdown of expenditure related to the most recent Olympic Games; whether it is correct that staff in the organisation chose accommodation outside of that provided by the Olympic Federation at an additional cost to the organisation; and whether he will require publication …

435. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the medical, physiotherapy, equine physiotherapy, veterinary, psychological, logistical and performance supports provided by horse sport Ireland to Irish equestrian athletes and horses at the most recent Olympic games; how this compared with supports provided to athletes in other publicly funded sports; and whether the Minister is sati…

436. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a list of commercial broadband providers who are providing broadband in the Fingal west area; the specific area each is operating in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48907/26]

437. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the provision of high speed broadband to all areas of Fingal west by commercial operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48908/26]

438. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next tranche of Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund funding will be available; his views on the case for a new lido or public outdoor swimming amenity for Dublin City at George’s Dock in accordance with the proposals from a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48927/26]

439. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49088/26]

440. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to including a location (details supplied) in National Broadband Irelands Intervention Area to ensure access to fibre broadband for this property, given the houses surrounding this property are included in the Broadband Roll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49189/26]

441. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 16 June 2026, to provide a timeline on his Department’s analysis of scenarios where gigabit challenged areas exist, particularly regarding where direct buried leads is an issue; and to outline the interventions that are currently being considered. [49213/26]

442. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding his Department’s plans to progress the development of the national piping centre on Henrietta Street, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49239/26]

443. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if, in view of the fact that a venue (details supplied) in Dublin is now back on the property market, his Department will engage with Dublin City Council to purchase the building and bring in into use for arts and cultural use. [49240/26]

444. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants can expect notification regarding the basic income for the arts scheme 2026–2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49418/26]

445. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of public funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the purpose for which that funding was allocated; whether his Department receives detailed accounts showing how this funding is spent; and if he will publish a full breakdown of funding, by programme, including high perfor…

446. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an organisation (details supplied) has provided the Department with detailed high performance accounts for each of the past five years; whether these accounts are reviewed by the Department, Sport Ireland or any other State body; and whether the Minister will require the organisation to publish detailed high performance income …

447. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the re-licensing of the community content television services Cork Community Television and Dublin Community Television, given that Coimisiún na Meán invited both services to apply for new contracts by 21 January 2026, and that the existing contract extensions expired on 28 April 2026; whether new b…

448. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49575/26]

449. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on an application for the basic income support scheme for artists (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49617/26]

450. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide figures of the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in Budget 2026 for each State Agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49654/26]

451. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether a review was undertaken on the adequacy of current inter-agency arrangements between the HSE, the EPA and Uisce Éireann for drinking water incidents; if not, the reason no such review has taken place; and if a review is now planned, the timeline for same. [49287/26]

452. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of public funding received by each political party under provisions relating to the promotion of women's participation in politics since 2020; and the reporting that has been provided on expenditure of these funds. [49412/26]

453. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the plans to strengthen local authorities powers in enforcing minimum standards in private and HAP rented housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48796/26]

454. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding his Department's plan to review income limits for those in receipt of HAP payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48802/26]

455. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether, in the context of any proposals to provide exempted development provisions for detached cabins or modular units within the curtilage of a dwelling house, minimum or proportionate private open space requirements are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48806/26]