Parliamentary questions

212. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will intervene to purchase a Dublin arts space threatened with closure; if he will make funds available to Dublin City Council to purchase the space (details supplied). [70557/25]

213. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of the total allocation of sports capital grants in Dublin Bay south, and by local area, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70657/25]

214. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on a report published by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70762/25]

465. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider organising a commemoration to mark the 2026 150th anniversary of the Catalpa Six Rescue; if he has liaised with his Australian counterparts on this historic event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69936/25]

466. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will recognise the heritage value of draft net fishing, which dates back to licences granted in the 1800s in estuaries such as those in County Mayo. [69999/25]

467. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69049/25]

468. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the promised pension increases for An Post pensioners of 6% increase with effect January 2025 and 1% increase with effect June 2025 will be paid to all those in receipt of an An Post pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69119/25]

469. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when his Department will approve pension increases for An Post pensioners. [69127/25]

470. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will investigate through National Broadband Ireland (NBI) the reason a series of properties (details supplied) were excluded from the NBI rollout scheme in a village. [69433/25]

471. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the An Post pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69677/25]

472. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the in-depth analysis of swimming pool provision in Ireland being carried out under the National Swimming Strategy will assess gaps in individual towns over a certain population level, as well overall regional levels; the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69756/25]

473. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which his Department plans to support Dublin City Council’s passed motion to seek UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation for the culture of The Liberties, Dublin 8, to hold and protect the characteristics and memories of our city’s working-class traditions in addition to our industrial, historical…

474. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 25 November 2025, his plans in relation to the future of core of the Dublin’s Digital Hub Development Agency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69977/25]

475. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to the recommendation included in the European Commission's 2025 Rule of Law Report for Ireland (details supplied), the steps taken to address this recommendation; the expected timeline for the completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69988/25]

476. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by his Department. [70017/25]

477. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if it is his official policy position that comedy should be recognised as an art form; if his response is binding on Culture Ireland as an entity within his Department; and whether his response to this question constitutes a written policy direction for the purposes of section 5(3) of the Arts Act 2003 and a bin…

478. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the average time over the past six years it has taken to produce a stamped final bill in his Department from the time when his Department has received government approval for the general scheme and the heads of a bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70268/25]

479. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a schedule of all funding and grant aid provided by heading and subhead to Kildare, Wicklow and Meath local authorities in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the amount returned and or not expended over the same period. [70304/25]

480. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of the prevalence of the internet, digital communications and social media in society, the measures to foster a more secure digital environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70358/25]

303. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport given 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of Ronnie Delany winning gold in the 1500 metres at the Melbourne Summer Olympics, the facilities which are available for athletics in Arklow, County Wicklow, his home town; the support he will provide to develop such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6…

304. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of the An Post pension increase request, submitted in October 2025, within his Department; the timeframe in which he and his Department anticipate the pension approval process to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68655/25]

305. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport when a new National Archives Advisory Council (NAAC) will be in-situ, given that the last NAAC expired in July 2022; and the plans to consult professional archive bodies (details supplied) in advance of the establishment of the new NAAC. [68881/25]

306. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport to provide an update on the decommissioning of the legacy copper telephone and broadband networks; whether a timeline is in place; his Department's plans to ensure the general public are informed and prepared for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68965/25]

307. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made to date by his Department in relation to the decommissioning of the copper broadband network, taking into account that the European Commission has set 2030 as the preferred deadline date for the complete switch-off of copper networks across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68966…

308. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture; Communications and Sport the action his Department is taking to ensure that certain households are not left behind in the roll out of the National Broadband Plan, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68967/25]