Parliamentary questions

479. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital and equipment programme and large-scale sport infrastructure fund will open for new applications for much-needed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64399/25]

480. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will publish the revised general scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023; if he will provide empirical data to back his statements that he will not be implementing all of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Culture, Communications and Sports recommendations on the Bill; and if he will make a statement …

481. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to support the recovery and growth of the live arts and events sector, which continues to face challenges related to rising operational costs and venue closures; if his Department will consider the expansion of grant or tax-relief supports for regional theatres and music venues; and if he will ma…

482. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on investment in local sports facilities and community clubs across rural Ireland; whether the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will be expanded or restructured to prioritise underfunded areas such as east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64648/25]

153. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of sports capital grants awarded to clubs in Kildare north in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64194/25]

154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he supports the decision of a sporting organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64228/25]

155. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will bring a forward a motion to ratify the UN International Convention against Apartheid in Sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64247/25]

156. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that the Football Association of Ireland as a national sporting body hosting part of one of the biggest international tournaments, the Euro 2028 soccer tournament, is sufficiently staffed and funded for this huge task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64630/25]

517. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to sports clubs in transitioning to using renewable sources of energy. [62850/25]

518. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding recommendation 7 of the Budgetary Oversight Committee in its report on the 481 tax credit from 2023 (details supplied); the actions he will take to ensure that this recommendation is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62856/25]

519. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he would consider expanding access to the basic income for the arts scheme to include luthiers and instrument makers in recognition of their vital role in the arts sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62935/25]

520. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level …

521. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding his Department has given to MMA Sports in the past five years; if his department plans to increase this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63254/25]

522. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the condition of their temporary headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63294/25]

523. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the development of new Headquarters for an organisation (details supplied) to be based in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63295/25]

524. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will agree to meet with the officer board of an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the construction of a new, permanent facility for their headquarters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63296/25]

525. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the need to develop a new, high-performance headquarters for an organisation (details supplied); his views on weather this will be of benefit for sailors of all ages and abilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63297/25]

526. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will engage with Sport Ireland in relation to the development of a new headquarters for an organisation (details supplied) to be based in Dún Laoghaire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63298/25]

527. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the capital funding programmes and grants from his Department, and any other body for which he has responsibility for, which sporting organisations in County Laois are eligible to apply; the details of funding programmes and/or grants currently open or the date when a subsequent funding programme and/o…

528. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the percentage of Exchequer funding which was provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2024/2025, for its capital and current funding, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63437/25]

529. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific steps his Department is taking to reform and modernise the public-service broadcasting funding model, in view of the recent decline in licence-fee revenue and related controversies surrounding RTÉ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63438/25]

530. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an updated timeframe for the full implementation of the Coimisiún na Meán’s regulatory regime for online media and broadcast content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63439/25]

531. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department is putting in place to ensure that grant schemes for the arts and culture sector, including performance, visual arts, and international promotion, remain sufficient and accessible in the face of rising operational costs and inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63440/2…

532. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which his Department will ensure that capital investment, including funding through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, is distributed equitably across rural and urban counties; the timeframe for the next tranche of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63441/25]

533. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the Government’s consideration of either EU or national policy measures to introduce stricter age-verification requirements for access to digital platforms. [63453/25]