Parliamentary questions

302. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of increasing Screen Ireland current funding and capital funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026. [46642/26]

303. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department’s annual expenditure on commemorations for each of the past ten years. [46643/26]

304. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of increasing Culture Ireland funding and Arts Council funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026, and the total additional expenditure which would be required for the Arts Council to meet the demand of 50% of applications and of all applications for …

305. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the annual capital expenditure for each of the past ten years on the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme; and the annual capital expenditure for each of the past ten years on arts or culture spaces and venues, in tabular form. [46645/26]

306. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual increased cost of expanding the basic income for the arts scheme to cover 1,000 additional recipients; to cover twice as many participants; to cover 50% of all eligible applicants; and to cover all eligible applicants. [46646/26]

307. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of expanding the after-hours funding strand for national cultural institutions on a phased basis over five years to allow for the extension of opening hours to 10pm. [46647/26]

308. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of relaunching the noise mitigation grant scheme at its previous rate; the estimated cost of increasing funding for the night-time economy grassroots venue support scheme by 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026; and to cover the total number of applicants in 2025. …

309. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the actual draw down of funds by successful applicants, for each of the years 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026 under the LSSIF pool of funding; the project and amounts within each year that drew down funding and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46691/26]

310. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport of the 173 million allocated to successful applicants in the LSSIF round of funding in 2024, the amount budgeted and forecasted by his Department that will be drawn down each year from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46692/26]

311. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is a deadline or timeline for the drawdown of funds awarded in the 2024 large scale sports infrastructure round of funding; if there are time-specific key performance indicators that must be met; if there is a cutoff date by which the funds must be drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

312. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of funding allocated to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) to date; the breakdown of funding awarded to each project individually; the amounts that have been drawn down or are in the process of being drawn down; the details of projects that have yet to commence; and if he will make a s…

313. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated for local sports partnerships and national governing bodies, for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46695/26]

314. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding allocated to the Euro 2028 advance legacy fund; the breakdown on the agreements reached to date with respective governments and host associations contributing to the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/26]

315. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount allocated to fund the Commemorations Advisory Committee in 2024 and 2025; the amount spent to date; the breakdown of funding on each project completed to date and scheduled for the remainder of 2026 and into 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46697/26]

316. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of providing a new public swimming pool to each of the 31 local authorities in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46698/26]

317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of the loss of direct sales to abolish the TV licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/26]

110. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are contingency plans in place to support the Irish economy and protection of data if one of the transatlantic cables are cut or damaged [46395/26]

540. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the dates on which he or officials in his Department held meetings in the past 12 months with third parties where the subject of the soccer match between Ireland and Israel was discussed; and the names of the organisations or bodies with whom these meetings were held, in tabular form. [45708/26]

541. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to expand the new late-night transport pilot serving rural night-time economy locations to additional towns and counties across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44927/26]

542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he or officials from his Department have met with representatives of a company (details supplied) where discussions included the suppression of hate speech, disinformation or misinformation during the period 2022 to date; if so, the number of such meetings that were held both virtually and in-person; and if he will…

543. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to expand the new late-night transport pilot serving rural night-time economy locations to additional towns and counties across rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/26]

544. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider an independent review into a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45050/26]

545. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on when a new build property (details supplied) will be added by the planning and networks teams in a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/26]

546. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether for procurement spend, a purchase order can be raised within his Department's financial management systems without reference to a contract, framework agreement, procurement process or other authorising arrangement; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

547. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an invoice can be paid by his Department without an associated purchase order having first been raised; if so, the circumstances in which this may occur; the number and value of payments made during quarter one of 2026 which were not associated with a purchase order; and if he will make a statement on the mat…