Parliamentary questions

1015. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the benefits and legacy that will be delivered to the country from hosting the Ryder Cup in Ireland in 2027; the projected cost to the State; the financial and social benefits that will come from the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44099/26]

1016. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding broadband; if he will outline the plans in place to include the area in the National Broadband Plan rollout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44118/26]

374. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to improve digital connectivity and public service access in rural communities with limited broadband coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40914/26]

375. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of sport related grant funding allocated that remains unspent and the year those funds were allocated, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40929/26]

376. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41381/26]

377. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 15 January 2026, for an update on the plans to provide a 50 metre swimming pool for Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/26]

110. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the events in development as part of the presidency cultural programme associated with Ireland's presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/26]

111. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a schedule of contracts will be provided that his Department and bodies under his aegis have had with an organisation (details supplied) and/or its subsidiaries; the value of each; the type and/or name of each project; if any project has been abandoned, paused, put on hold and completed; if any projects over ran…

112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline all additional powers and functions being given to Coimisiún na Meán under the provisions of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40552/26]

113. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if Coimisiún na Meán have or will have powers to conduct three-yearly appraisals of the funding needs of RTÉ and TG4; to set performance targets for these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40553/26]

114. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer or to licence fee payers of the new three-yearly public service content reviews and the operation of funding schemes under Ciste na Meán; the number of additional staff Coimisiún na Meán expects to recruit for these new functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the criteria that Coimisiún na Meán use to define “public service content”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40555/26]

116. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm that Coimisiún na Meán will be responsible for selecting members of the audience councils for both RTÉ and TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40556/26]

117. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if he intends to increase the scope of information-gathering powers for Coimisiún na Meán particularly as they relate to the Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024, media service codes and the Terrorist Content Online Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/26]

118. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm whether Coimisiún na Meán will have the power, subject to Ministerial approval, to increase the mandatory percentage that RTÉ must pay into the independent programmes account above 25% of its public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40558/26]

119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a full list of the existing powers and functions of Coimisiún na Meán and detail any additional powers and functions he intends providing to the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/26]

120. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total number of regulatory functions Coimisiún na Meán will hold once the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 is enacted, including functions relating to funding, content, online safety and public service media oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/26]

121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm if any proposals around three-yearly reports and funding recommendations produced by Coimisiún na Meán will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/26]

122. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will confirm if his engagements with media commissioners in Coimisiún na Meán were minuted; and if he will publish any existing minutes relating to this engagement in the wake of the April fuel protests. [40697/26]

123. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he made further contact with Coimisiún na Meán to seek investigations relating to the April fuel protests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40698/26]

124. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department was involved in the decision to label the note of his engagement with Coimisiún na Meán as ‘confidential’; and if so, if he will comment on the justification of the decision. [40699/26]

125. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will release the answers he received from his query (details supplied) on the possibility of investigations on reporting surrounding April's fuel protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/26]

126. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of clubs and organisations in Mayo that have yet to draw down on sports capital and equipment grants; to provide a list of the awardees and the total allocation for each sporting organisation in NGB in Mayo; the individual allocation for each club or group which has yet to draw down awarded funding; and …

127. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of successful applicants to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; the applicant name; project details; status of the project; and the spend to date on each project from the 2024 fund, in tabular form. [40769/26]

647. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38808/26]