Parliamentary questions

1567. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the implementation of the national swimming strategy. [24936/26]

1568. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the planned national cricket stadium; and the way in which cricket is supported around Ireland by the State. [24937/26]

1569. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of civil and public servants in his Department and agencies under its remit who have received training in AI, data literacy or digital skills in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25029/26]

1570. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding given to Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) in each of the past five years; the extent of the oversight that his Department has relative to how the funding is spent; if there is a formal memorandum of understanding is in place; if his attention has been drawn to the serious disquiet and lack of trust …

1571. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of requiring broadband and home phone providers to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported through easily accessible customer service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25377/26]

1572. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on creating a minimum standard of customers service that all broadband and phone providers would have to adhere to; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25378/26]

1573. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of creating harsher penalties for service providers that have been proven to have illegally cut off vulnerable customers from their service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25379/26]

1574. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any regulation that requires and enforces the provision and support for a vulnerable customer register for service providers including phone and broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25380/26]

1575. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total pay bill for the civil service in his Department for each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive. [25439/26]

1576. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the possible funding opportunities available to an organisation (details supplied) to promote an event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25583/26]

1577. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the possible funding opportunities for the International Rally in February 2027. [25586/26]

1578. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has met formally with the new Chairperson of the National Concert Hall. [25740/26]

1579. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if committee members of sports clubs are required to undertake the three safeguarding workshops provided by Sport Ireland; whether participation in these workshops is linked to eligibility for public funding; if not, whether the Minister will consider making such safeguarding training mandatory for committee me…

1580. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether there is ongoing development of a safeguarding policy for women in sport in conjunction with Cuan; if he will provide details of any such policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25780/26]

1581. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether consideration is being given to strengthen powers of the Sports Ombudsman to investigate complaints and cases relating to women in sport at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25781/26]

1582. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past three months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [25791/26]

1583. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the evaluation and examination has been carried out since June 2024 on GAA clubs to determine whether or not they are guaranteeing equal access for ladies' teams, considering the former Junior Minister's June 2024 statement to the media that the GAA will receive zero funding for facilities if equal access if no…

1584. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the details of the declaration that GAA clubs must sign related to the provision of equal access as part of their application for Department funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/26]

1585. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of GAA clubs that have received Department funding in 2024 and in 2025 on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25915/26]

1586. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the bodies which operate under his aegis which have a regulatory or enforcement remit which include provision for a person convicted of an offence to receive a fine upon summary conviction, the associated maximum amount and duration of any related potential imprisonment term; provision for a person convicted on ind…

1587. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans for tackling harms to children online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26066/26]

1588. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has held, or plans to hold, consultations with young people regarding his plans to introduce a social media ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26067/26]

1589. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to address online safety issues for vulnerable adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26068/26]

1590. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in light of the decision of the National Museum to display the Catalpa's flag, if the National Museum also plans to display Jim Wilson's original letter to John Devoy and the 10 to 15 other items also in this collection. [26099/26]

1591. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds fro…