Parliamentary questions

200. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions being taken to increase participation in sport and physical activity across Cork, particularly among young people, women and disadvantaged communities; and if he will outline the funding and programme supports available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4074/26]

201. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open. [4075/26]

596. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of the €75 million in funding to support the postal network that will be directed towards services in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3958/26]

597. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport noting that the An Post pensioners were awarded an increase in their pensions in September 2025, the reason the increase has not been paid to the pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4326/26]

598. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an up-to-date progress report in respect of a club in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3490/26]

599. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the application portal for the community sport facilities fund-sports capital and equipment fund to come online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3519/26]

600. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 25 November 2025, if the review of filing lists and other records held in his Department provided information relating to the records of the Departmental Council working party over the period 1982 to 1983 that produced report No. 1635; and if he will make a statement on th…

601. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an eircode for their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3601/26]

602. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3613/26]

603. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update, including a timetable on the planned extension of the basic income for artists scheme; the position of the current participants in the scheme; if they will be or can apply to be part of the next scheme,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3687/26]

604. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to address persistent mobile phone coverage blackspots on regional and national roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3690/26]

605. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which the increased remote working demand is being factored into broadband rollout plans for rural and small-towns in County Laois; whether additional investment will be prioritised to close the digital divide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3692/26]

606. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the regulation of the advertising and promotion of infant and follow-on formula both in traditional media and online; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3824/26]

607. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the implementation of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Act 2022 in relation to the advertising and promotion of infant and follow-on formula both in traditional media and online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3825/26]

608. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3867/26]

609. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital programme will be open again for applications; to outline any other funding streams available for sports facilities in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3891/26]

610. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the promised pension increases for An Post pensioners of 6% with effect January 2025 and 1% increase with effect June 2025 will be paid; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4046/26]

611. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will introduce a model of multi-annual core funding for theatre companies, removing the need for actors to apply for funding for each individual project (details supplied). [4104/26]

612. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will intervene urgently to purchase a studio space (details supplied) in Dublin city centre to prevent its closure [4105/26]

613. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will acknowledge the importance of funding for sports clubs and organisations (details supplied). [72007/25]

614. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is aware that areas in rural Ireland, such as Mountbellew in County Galway, continue to experience significant gaps in mobile phone coverage and remain effectively dead zones for cellular reception; if he will provide an update on measures being taken to address these coverage deficits; and if he wil…

615. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to protect Ireland’s subsea communication cables from cyber or physical interference. [61066/25]

616. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of liaison meetings that took place between the Arts Council and his Department since 2020 which were not clearly minuted as described by the Brennan Report; and if this practice has been replaced by detailed minuting. [4149/26]

617. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s progress to date on the Programme for Government commitment to conduct a nationwide audit of sports facilities in order to address shortages in areas underserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/26]

618. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to extend basic income for the arts scheme; the way in which he plans to support those artists who have received funding under the scheme to date pending the commencement of a new scheme; the number of artists he plans to support under the revised scheme; when he expects payments to commence under the new …