Questions

541. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he is satisfied that communities with limited grant-writing capacity are not systematically disadvantaged within the Community Sport Facilities Fund application process; and the evidence that supports that conclusion. [74257/26]

542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding awarded by Arts Council-supported schemes to organisations which have subsequently closed, become insolvent, or ceased operations within three years of receiving funding. [74259/26]

543. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number and value of arts grants awarded since 2023 to organisations engaged in public advocacy or political campaigning activities; and the criteria used to distinguish artistic activity from political advocacy. [74258/26]

544. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73980/26]

545. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of successful Community Sport Facilities Fund applicants that subsequently failed to draw down their allocations in full in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the value of unspent grants involved; and the reason funding was not utilised. [74256/26]

546. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74435/26]

547. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the post budget statement of an organisation representing the arts sector (details supplied); and the actions he will take to engage with this sector to address these specific concerns. [74060/26]

548. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the statutory powers of TV licence inspectors under the Broadcasting Act 2009; the circumstances in which they may enter residential premises; the requirements regarding identification and production of appointment certificates; whether householders may refuse entry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74196/26]

549. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will acknowledge that there is currently a long delay in applications for new houses and commercial buildings for an allocation of an Eircode; and the steps he will take to expedite matters as it means further delay in the provision and delivery of housing. [74152/26]

550. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total number of public bodies, agencies, grant recipients and broadcasters under his remit that employ dedicated diversity and inclusion officers; and the cost of such posts in 2025 and 2026, by organisation. [74251/26]

397. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a schedule of EU Presidency events being hosted by his Department broken down by name of the event, location, date, State agencies or other departments involved in the organising of the event; and cost or budgeted cost of same (including costs borne by state agencies under its aegis), in tabular form. [71399/26]

398. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has plans to lobby an organisation (details supplied); and if he will consider an alternative venue at an earlier date. [71502/26]

399. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the steps being taken by his Department to ensure appropriate independent safety oversight, governance and accountability within an organisation (details supplied); whether he will publish this report or ensure that it is made available in the interests of transparency and public confidence; and if he will make …

400. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a contingency support mechanism for a sports club drawing down a community sports infrastructure grant where a contractor fails to deliver, or goes out of business. [71706/26]

401. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider expanding the regional tier 1 pilot initiative under the Community Sport Facilities Fund to allow sports clubs from County Clare who are similarly affected by defective concrete blocks to apply for the pilot funding stream. [71746/26]

402. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total funding available under the community sport facilities fund 2026 round, for which applications open on 19 October 2026 and close on 26 February 2027; the amount provided for the round in the 2027 allocation; the expected profile of expenditure on the round over 2027 to 2029; and the expected date for the announcement of …

403. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the 2027 allocation for the large scale sport infrastructure fund; the amount drawn down under the fund in 2025 and in 2026 to date; and whether a new call for applications is planned. [71837/26]

404. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the outcome of the review by the sports capital unit of community sport facilities fund and large scale sport infrastructure fund grants that have not been drawn down, as set out in the Budget 2026 expenditure report; and the number and value of grants withdrawn or reduced as a result, by county, in tabular form. [71838/26]

405. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total current funding for Sport Ireland in 2027, given that the Budget 2027 expenditure report states €122 million in one section and €164.9 million in another; and for a reconciliation of the two figures. [71839/26]

406. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the roll-out and implementation of the basic income for the arts scheme. [71853/26]

407. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which the fifteen million euro committed to supporting the post office network in Budget 2027 will be allocated; the portion of those funds that will be committed to retaining and expanding in-person postal services; the mechanisms in place to ensure that community input will be sought and heeded in allocating such funds; if h…

408. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if groups applying for the Arts Capital Investment Fund must strictly furnish audited accounts, even if the groups are exempt from requiring same on an annual basis. [72265/26]

343. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to instances in urban and suburban areas where premises are officially recorded as 'passed' and 'commercially covered' on broadband mapping databases, yet network operators refuse to complete connections due to minor lead-in civil works on public footpaths; what regulatory oversight exists to prevent operat…

78. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding or schemes that are available to sports clubs in County Kerry; when can they apply for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69100/26]

79. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to explain how An Post is allowed to pay nothing into the An Post superannuation scheme in 2025; and the reason they are allowed to pay a reduced rate of 8.4% in 2026, and 2027. [69161/26]