Parliamentary questions

393. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport if there have been delays in any applications for subsea fibre cable applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29238/26]

394. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport if steps have or will be taken to address any delays in the consenting process for subsea cables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29241/26]

395. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding schemes that are currently available, or are planned for the future, to support local sports clubs; if he will provide details of eligibility criteria and application processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29396/26]

396. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport to urgently review the current applications process and guidelines in respect of the basic income for artists scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29408/26]

397. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the capital funding programmes for sport, specifically the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF), will open for applications; the way clubs can engage with this fund in advance of applications opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29541/26]

115. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport to provide details of the number of legal actions against his Department that have been resolved without going to court in line with the 2023 State Litigation Principles; if his Department is fully applying the State Litigation Principles in seeking to resolve any current or outstanding legal actions; and if he will m…

116. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport whether any funding is available for low-cost full-scale productions of Leaving Certificate plays to ensure that all students have the opportunity to see these scripts as they were originally intended. [28865/26]

117. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for civil servants in his Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28914/26]

118. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the flexible working and remote working policies in place for staff that work for any agencies under the remit of his Department; if there is any discrepancy in these policies based on seniority; if this policy is under the control of the agency itself or if it is directed by the Department; and …

119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if any review is ongoing in relation to his Department’s policy on flexible working and remote working for civil servants in his Department, particularly in the context of increased fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28951/26]

546. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an artist who is in receipt of a disability support payment is also eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27958/26]

547. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an artist who is in receipt of a disability support payment is also eligible for the basic income for the arts scheme [27959/26]

548. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a person who has a full-time job outside of the arts and practices as an artist on a part-time basis is eligible for the same support under the basic income for the arts scheme as a full time artist; if so, to consider differentiating these applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27960/26]

549. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to include an organisation (details supplied) in the basic income for the arts eligible organisations. [27962/26]

550. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to the turning of the sod on the National Velodrome Project at the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown in November 2025, to provide an update on the progress of construction; the expected completion date; the current estimated total cost of the project and whether this has changed since approval; the fundi…

551. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he, or his Department had any involvement in the booking process of an event (details supplied) at the national concert hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/26]

552. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a new round of broadband connection point applications will be opened in the coming months; and if not, if a similar scheme to provide free broadband access for community buildings in rural areas will be launched. [28269/26]

553. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a sports club (details supplied) will be given permission to proceed with their application work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28271/26]

554. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider undertaking a needs assessment of community infrastructure, including sports and recreational spaces, across the Drogheda region and its environs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28313/26]

555. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the Bill to repeal the Censorship of Publications Acts; the reasons for the delays after Government approved the drafting of the Heads of a Bill in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/26]

556. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a report was ever written on the stakeholder forum for the film industry held in Dublin in February 2024, in line with commitments at the time; and if so, if it has been published and where it can be accessed. [28523/26]

557. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to examine when a location (details supplied) will get access to full fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/26]

558. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28653/26]

233. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on each of the nine commitments outlined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27727/26]

234. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify the policy position of National Broadband Ireland ( whereby only one broadband order or line may be allocated per Eircode or associated postal point; the rationale for this restriction, particularly in cases where a single domestic property contains a separate home office or workspace requiring an addition…