Parliamentary questions

948. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58506/25]

949. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to intervene urgently to prevent the collapse of a women’s sporting organisation (details supplied). [58527/25]

950. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport regarding the basic income for artists, the measures he will take to ensure that there is no gap between the end of the pilot basic income for artists scheme and the new, permanent scheme, so that artists can continue working in their profession without their eligibility for the basic income for artists schem…

951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the means by which the Government will ensure sustained and increased investment in Gaelic games infrastructure, particularly in rural and underserved communities, to maximise their social and economic impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58545/25]

952. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the strategies that are in place to promote Gaelic games more widely, both domestically and internationally, as a cultural and economic asset, especially in light of their contribution to tourism and local economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58546/25]

953. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the Government will commit to integrating Gaelic games more formally into national health, education and community development policies, given their role in promoting physical activity, social cohesion and youth engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58547/25]

954. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to address the gap in the basic income for the arts payment given the final month of support is in February 2026, with the successor scheme operating from September 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58569/25]

955. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding breakdown being allocated under the B6 subhead for 2026 in relation to the night time economy. [58612/25]

956. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a breakdown of funding provided to sport by scheme (details supplied) in each of the past five years, by women’s and men’s sport, and by sport type, in tabular form. [58657/25]

957. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will be allocating capital funding in 2026 towards the noise mitigation grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58910/25]

958. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the roll out of the National Broadband Plan in rural parts of North Cork including Grenagh, Carrignavar, Mourneabby and Burnfort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59025/25]

959. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has been informed by RTÉ of any newly identified payment irregularities or unauthorised disbursements uncovered in recent internal audits; the total value of such payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59249/25]

960. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has received the most recent audit report from a company (details supplied) into RTÉ’s financial practices; the findings of that report regarding unvouched payments or irregular contractor arrangements; and when it will be published. [59250/25]

961. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific financial oversight measures his Department has implemented to ensure that RTÉ’s public funds and commercial income are properly accounted for in view of recent revelations about further irregular payments. [59251/25]

962. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider directing a full independent forensic audit of RTÉ’s accounts, including freelance and contractor payments, to restore public confidence in governance and transparency. [59252/25]

963. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of Exchequer funding each national culture institution under the remit of his Department will receive in 2025; and the amount of funding allocated to each of those institutions in 2026, in tabular form. [59313/25]

964. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of applicants for the basic income for the arts scheme; if his Department will be able to support when the new scheme opens in Q4 2026; if the artists who were on the pilot scheme will be able to apply for admission to the new scheme; and the number of successful applicants to the new scheme be eligibl…

965. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 33, including the provisional subhead and programme level allocations. [59535/25]

966. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has held discussions with representative bodies such as IBEC and Fáilte Ireland regarding the need for targeted interventions to support experience economy operators ahead of 2026. [59630/25]

967. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide details on the €3 million in funding provided in budget 2026 for League of Ireland academies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60033/25]

968. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if she will consider providing emergency maintenance or capital funding for Mayfield Sports Complex, Cork City, under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme or other departmental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60143/25]

969. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if her Department will assess Mayfield Sports Complex for inclusion in the next Sports Capital and Equipment Programme in view of its role in delivering swimming, athletics, and martial arts training to schools and community users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60144/25]

74. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will make it a condition for State funding for sporting national governing bodies that there should be an athlete in that sport nominated to the board of those NGBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57531/25]

75. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the costs his Department had in the dispersion of NFL starter kits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57553/25]

76. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a detailed up-to-date report in respect of a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57602/25]