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Sorca Clarke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 18 September 2026, in tabular form. [68046/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
450. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the capital and current budget allocation for the Irish Museum of Modern Art, in each of the years 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [68058/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
451. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport what budget was allocated to Ireland’s EU Presidency Conference on Online Safety for Children and Young People in Dublin Castle on the 10th and 11th of September organised by the Department as part of Ireland's EU presidency. [68148/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
452. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the budget that was allocated to the EU Presidency Conference on Traditional Sports and Games held on the 22 September 2026. [68158/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
454. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to mark the sesquicentenary of the disestablishment of the Church of Ireland as the State Church in 1869. [68223/26]
Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
455. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the extent Ireland complies with the EU Digital Networks Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68347/26]
Barry Ward Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
456. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the extent Ireland complies with the European Electronic Communications Code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68348/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
457. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has considered proposals seeking additional funding for TG4 in Budget 2027; and the approach being taken by his Department to such proposals in the budgetary process. [68869/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
459. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures introduced since Storm Éowyn to improve the resilience of mobile phone and broadband networks during prolonged power outages. [68837/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
461. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the expected timeline for the procurement process to begin for the cell broadcast public warning system CB-PWS; the expected timeline for the system to be fully operational; and the procedures in place in the meantime as we head into the winter months. [68838/26]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
462. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the roll-out of the basic income for the arts scheme; the number that applied; how many were eligible; the number that have been accepted; the date on which payments commence; and the number of the participants were participants in the pilot scheme. [68879/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 29 Sep 2026 · to Culture
463. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will clarify whether books and purchases from local bookshops will be eligible under the proposed culture card scheme; if consideration has been given to the role of independent and local bookshops in supporting literacy, culture, community engagement and town centre vitality; and if he is aware of concerns within the booksell…
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire Written 24 Sep 2026 · to Culture
344. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of Sports Capital Grant Funding will be open for applications. [67832/26]
Brendan Smith Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Culture
71. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of concerns about geoblocking for listeners (details supplied) in this State considering that a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the British Secretary of State and the Minister for Communications in February 2010 which provided for the widespread availability of services in this State. [67653/26]
Brendan Smith Written 23 Sep 2026 · to Culture
72. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to RTÉ channels for many viewers with further difficulties emerging with the availability of television streaming services; if he is also aware of the concerns of viewers in this State particularly in border counties such as Cava…
Aidan Farrelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
329. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he is next scheduled to meet the Director General of TG4. [66723/26]
Shay Brennan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
331. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the interventions or remediation schemes planned to address premises trapped in BLUE commercial areas due to direct buried copper leads to allow fibre broadband. [66841/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
332. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to list which of the 36 actions remain outstanding from the Nighttime Economy Taskforce 2021. [66839/26]
Shay Brennan Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
333. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the policy interventions or remediation schemes planned for households unable to reach the baseline 30 Mbps threshold due to sub-surface copper bottlenecks. [66844/26]
Cathy Bennett Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
334. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the international sporting events taking place in Ireland that are being supported by his Department until 2030, by sporting project, in tabular form. [66910/26]
Seán Kyne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
335. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will now reconsider a project's application (details supplied) submitted under the 2024 Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF); whether the achievement of planning approval will now be taken into account in reassessing the project's readiness and deliverability; whether his Department will engage directly with Galway City Coun…
Malcolm Byrne Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
336. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the significant increase in subscription fees (details supplied), if he will consider introducing a content levy on streaming services to support Irish content production. [67046/26]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
337. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding allocated to Sport Ireland towards the cost of paying salaries of coaches of athletics within high performance units in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [67071/26]
Sinéad Gibney Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
338. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme will be informed regarding the outcome of their application. [67069/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 22 Sep 2026 · to Culture
339. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a new Eircode they have applied for processed, approved and communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67156/26]