Parliamentary questions

488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline progress on the development of a National Counter Disinformation Strategy. [73335/25]

489. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the options that exist for independent media, such as a media outlet (details supplied) and local and community radio, to access public funding for the development and broadcasting of public service programming; if he has future plans to expand such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73336/2…

490. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide his definition of 'public service broadcasting'. [73337/25]

491. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the dates the final payments were made to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73396/25]

492. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the final payments in respect of sports capital grants will be paid to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73398/25]

493. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to officially recognising Darts as a sport; the procedure to have games officially recognised as a sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73456/25]

494. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the planned nationwide survey of children about their online experiences will include questions on gambling and gambling-related harm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73587/25]

252. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the notice of closure issued to an organisation (details supplied); the engagement his Department has had, or plans to have, with the organisation; the supports available to protect vital cultural infrastructure of this kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73082/25]

253. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to obtain a fibre broadband connection to their home in a location (details supplied), despite fibre infrastructure being located within close proximity; the steps a company (details supplied) and its contractors have taken to resolve access…

254. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding that may be available in coming years for the development of a permanent theatre and arts space at Arklow, County Wicklow. [72615/25]

255. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to mark the centenary of the commencement of 2RN and radio in Ireland in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72618/25]

256. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will ensure that criteria to include greater access to facilities for those with disabilities and special needs will figure highly in the next rounds of the sports capital and LSSIF schemes. [72619/25]

257. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will ensure that criteria that recognises areas of rapid population growth and the consequent demand for sports facilities will figure highly in the next rounds of the sports capital and LSSIF schemes. [72620/25]

258. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will consider a dedicated scheme to support water-based recreation infrastructure at lakes in Longford and Westmeath. [72654/25]

259. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the types of online platforms and services that will be subject to the proposed age verification mechanism which is being developed using Ireland’s digital wallet. [72783/25]

260. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will review correspondence regarding broadband connectivity (details supplied) and address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72785/25]

261. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the results of his Department’s consultation with broadband providers regarding recognised broadband gaps will be available; and the number of locations estimated to exist. [72792/25]

262. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of homes in Dún-Laoghaire-Rathdown that are without high-speed broadband and are not covered under the national broadband plan. [72793/25]

263. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the processes or plans that will be undertaken to address remaining high-speed broadband gaps. [72794/25]

264. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the National Broadband Plan to complete national high speed broadband coverage. [72795/25]

265. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an organ was purchased by the National Concert Hall and the cost; when the organ is expected to be installed given the delays in the planned renovation of the National Concert Hall; the expected cost of storage for the organ until that date; the reason the organ was purchased before the designs for the renova…

266. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the arts space construction project on the grounds of a factory (details supplied) in Dublin port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73122/25]

267. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the key measures taken to enhance online safety during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73136/25]

268. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the key measures taken to support arts and culture during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73137/25]

269. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the key measures taken to support sport during 2025; his priorities for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73138/25]