558. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific measures being taken to ensure that funding for arts and cultural organisations, particularly in rural and regional areas, is distributed equitably; and if he will provide details of any delays or funding shortfalls reported in the current financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16890/26]
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559. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the oversight mechanisms that exist to ensure that public funding for major cultural and heritage projects is spent efficiently and transparently; and if he will provide details of any projects where governance or accountability issues have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16891/26]
560. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department intends to publish a detailed breakdown of the additional €600,000 allocated to an organisation (details supplied), specifying the programme areas to which the funding will apply and the outputs expected in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16904/26]
561. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department intends to undertake an assessment of the need to expand a network (details supplied) to strengthen the promotion of Irish culture nationwide; whether Kildare North will be considered as a potential location in any such assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16905/26]
562. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the options available to residents in an estate (details supplied) regarding broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16992/26]
563. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of any existing difficulties in the rollout of the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) campaign due to overlap between legacy infrastructure problems and commercial provider coverage; if he is aware of any measures or alternatives for residents who have issues with establishing a connection resulting from ‘direct buried…
564. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the required information to an organisation in respect of an allocation under a previous round of funding under the Sports Capital Programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/26]
565. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt in ainneoin go bhfuil cinneadh déanta aige gan comóradh Stáit a eagrú i gcuimhne ar éalú an tseisir Fíníní ó Charcair Fremantle in Iarthar na hAstráile 150 bliain ó shin ar bord an long Catalpa, an bhfuil sé i gceist ag an Stát an t-éacht cróga seo a chomóradh le hócáid ar bith i bhforas cultúrtha náisiúnta ar dháta an éalaithe i mí A…
566. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt an bhfuil sé ar an eolas i dtaobh cad a tharla don bhratach, nó cá bhfuil an bhratach, a bhí ar foluain ar an long Catalpa le linn na heachtra agus í agus an criú ag saoradh seisear Fíníní Míleata óna bpríosúnacht i gCarcair Fremantle in Iarthar na hAstráile agus á dtógáil slán go Nua Eabhrac, SAM, in 1876, agus ar bratach í a bhronn …
567. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Cultúir, Cumarsáide agus Spóirt an eol dó an bhfuil an Leabharlann Náisiúnta chun na doiciméid atá ina seilbh agus a bhaineann leis eachtra dhána ina ndearna na Fíníní an long Catalpa a chur go hIarthar na hAstráile chun seisear ' Fíníní Míleata' a shaoradh óna bpríosúnacht i gCarcair Fremantle agus iad a thionlacan slán go Nua Eabhrac, SAM, 150 bliain ó shin in 187…
568. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the local campaign in Booterstown, County Dublin calling for the provision of a public swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/26]
569. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of developing a public swimming pool in Booterstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17165/26]
570. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the process for the provision of a public pool; the way this can be initiated and supported at a local level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17166/26]
571. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any grant funding that is available to support the provision of a local swimming pool; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17167/26]
572. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a detailed update on the National Counter Disinformation Strategy and its operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17217/26]
358. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether, in light of the proposal by RTÉ to amend regulation 20 of the RTÉ superannuation scheme to permit scheme and trustee expenses to be met from scheme assets, he will now seek independent legal advice regarding the compatibility of such an amendment with trust law principles, pensions legislation and her statutory oversight role un…
359. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual financial impact, as advised to her Department or by NewERA, of the proposed amendment to regulation 20 of the RTÉ superannuation scheme; the categories of expenditure envisaged; whether any retrospective charging of costs to scheme assets has been proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15884/26]
360. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the proposal to amend regulation 20 of the RTÉ superannuation scheme has been formally submitted to the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for consent; if not, the stage currently reached in the statutory approval process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15885…
361. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether, as part of his oversight responsibilities in respect of RTÉ superannuation schemes, his Department has engaged with or received any correspondence from the Pensions Authority concerning the proposed amendment to regulation 20 of the RTÉ superannuation scheme in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
362. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has issued, or intends to issue, any policy guidance to RTÉ regarding the protection of pension scheme assets from being used, directly or indirectly, to offset operational or legacy costs of the broadcaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15887/26]
363. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15945/26]
364. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the full list of grants provided per project, including the detail of where top-up funding was provided, under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16060/26]
365. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently assist a club in County Kerry in respect of a legal matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16110/26]
366. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 19 February 2026, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16137/26]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of athletes supported under each tier of the international carding scheme in each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive; the average duration of support per athlete; and the total annual expenditure under the scheme in each year. [15639/26]