Parliamentary questions

400. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when Eir pensioners will receive the rise that is overdue in their pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12236/26]

185. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the basic income for artists will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/26]

186. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for his consideration of the proposed pension increase for former workers (details supplied); when he expects to receive and review the final recommendations; when a decision on the proposal will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10707/26]

187. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 619 of 4 February 2026, the next steps required for the implementation of the pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10709/26]

188. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department plans to sign off on the pension increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10798/26]

189. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will deal with the proposed pension increase outstanding for retired postal workers; if he will treat this matter urgently as it is causing hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10894/26]

190. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the basic income scheme for artists will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/26]

191. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently consider (details supplied) and in view of the outstanding work the club has already done, to allow for funding through the LSSIF reserve fund to complete the changing rooms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11045/26]

667. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he expects approval for the September 2025 agreement between An Post and An Post Group of Unions regarding An Post superannuation schemes to issue; if he can set out the timeline and necessary approval process in respect of same; if he will provide a direct update to each of the relevant trades unions party …

668. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to prioritise his approval of the 7% increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/26]

669. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9426/26]

670. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the extent to which his Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9444/26]

671. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his view on the need for Ministerial approval to issue in a timely manner with respect to the most recent agreement between unions and An Post on the An Post superannuation scheme; if he has communicated with his colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisati…

672. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 22 January 2026, if he is aware that the National Museum possesses the original American flag that the Catalpa, the escape ship, flew under; his views on the National Museum exhibiting the flag for the 150th anniversary in April 2026; his views on the National Museum loan…

673. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of public funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the way in which this funding is allocated across administration, high-performance programmes, youth development, and athlete support, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9755/2…

674. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he justifies the practice of charging families for participation in state-supported Olympic development pathways, particularly where athletes have met high-performance selection standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/26]

675. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps which are being taken to ensure that access to elite development pathways in Irish sport is based on ability and performance rather than a family’s capacity to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9763/26]

676. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are any funding schemes or grant assistance in his Department to assist a school (details supplied) to participate in the Under 17's ISF World Cup to be held in Suzhou, China in October 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9778/26]

677. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the grant aid or funding provided to Meath, Wicklow and Kildare local authorities by his Department, and bodies under its aegis, in the past five years to date, and by heading. [10048/26]

678. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to establish a new arts and culture venue in Kildare north. [10049/26]

679. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the supports available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10119/26]

680. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide details of all active interdepartmental, interagency, and department-agency working groups organised under his remit. [10150/26]

681. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of persons that attended each of the National Culture Institutions under the remit of his Department in 2025; if he will provide the corresponding figures for 2024, in tabular form. [10305/26]

682. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the pension increase for retired employees of a company (details supplied); if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10410/26]

683. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he can outline a timeframe for when he was sent recommendations in relation to the proposed pension increase for retired employees of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10411/26]