118. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he plans to clear the backlog in approved applications for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund when the scheme has only been given an allocation of €39 million for 2027. [73886/26]
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119. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the reasons, missed key performance indicators or criteria that led to his decision to cut RTÉ’s previously agreed public funding for 2027 by €20 million. [73874/26]
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the supports for independent radio broadcasters included in budget 2027. [73888/26]
168. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reforms to the TV licence he is proposing to introduce; and if the reforms are based on the Report of the Future of Media Commission recommendations or any other previously published report. [73916/26]
117. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the loss of revenue to the State if the TV licence was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/26]
411. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when An Post pensioners will be paid their agreed pension increase of 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51214/26]
412. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of TV licences that were purchased, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51215/26]
413. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the evasion rate for those avoiding purchasing a TV licence, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51216/26]
414. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of households nationally that should be purchasing a TV licence, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51217/26]
415. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of TV licence notices that were issued; the number of court prosecutions that were initiated; the number of convictions for evading/non-payment of the TV licence and associated fines per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51219/26]
416. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the breakdown by percentage rate, the total number of households in the State that have a TV; the total number of households in the State that must purchase a TV licence; the total number of households in the State that have a TV Licence exemption; the total number of households in the State that have evaded purchasing a TV licence, fro…
417. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total cost required to fund all accepted applicants and all unapproved valid submissions for all rounds of the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51222/26]
309. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the actual draw down of funds by successful applicants, for each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026 under the LSSIF pool of funding; the project and amounts within each year that drew down funding and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46691/26]
310. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport of the 173 million allocated to successful applicants in the LSSIF round of funding in 2024, the amount budgeted and forecasted by his Department that will be drawn down each year from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46692/26]
311. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a deadline or timeline for the drawdown of funds awarded in the 2024 large scale sports infrastructure round of funding; if there are time-specific key performance indicators that must be met; if there is a cutoff date by which the funds must be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46693/26]
312. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of funding allocated to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) to date; the breakdown of funding awarded to each project individually; the amounts that have been drawn down or are in the process of being drawn down; the details of projects that have yet to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
313. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated for local sports partnerships and national governing bodies, for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/26]
314. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Euro 2028 advance legacy fund; the breakdown on the agreements reached to date with respective governments and host associations contributing to the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/26]
315. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount allocated to fund the Commemorations Advisory Committee in 2024 and 2025; the amount spent to date; the breakdown of funding on each project completed to date and scheduled for the remainder of 2026 and into 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46697/26]
316. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of providing a new public swimming pool to each of the 31 local authorities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/26]
317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of the loss of direct sales to abolish the TV licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/26]
62. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of Ministers' comments that they will not attend the Ireland v Israel Nations League fixtures, if he will call for a boycott of these fixtures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43392/26]
72. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider amending the Sport Ireland Act 2015 and expand the definition of competitive sport and recreational sport to include “all forms of sporting activity which through organised participation, aim at expressing or improving performance and at obtaining improved results in competition at all levels through organised partici…
87. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding earmarked for the development of grassroots football academies and player development; if he will commit to fully funding the budget request this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/26]
92. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the new era of long-term remote working and the need for ever increasing broadband speeds, if he will commit to delivering minimum standard speeds of 500Mbps-1Gbps in all areas of the State and provide a definitive timeline for this delivery, as some areas are currently stuck in broadband limbo; and if he will make a statement on t…