Parliamentary questions

77. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57620/25]

444. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the internet infrastructure will be upgraded in an area (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56587/25]

445. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56688/25]

446. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when consultation will open for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; the form that consultation will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56774/25]

447. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether artists on the pilot scheme will be eligible to apply for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56775/25]

448. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56783/25]

449. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 33, including the provisional sub-head and programme level allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57013/25]

450. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57106/25]

451. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether there are any funding streams available to young people playing darts on the world stage. [57252/25]

452. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57286/25]

242. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE staff, by grade and gender working in the major events unit of his Department as of 7 October 2025, in tabular form. [56067/25]

243. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Budget 2026, if the player welfare grants available to inter-county players will be increased in line with inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56133/25]

244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of prosecutions initiated, convictions secured and cases struck out for non-payment of the television licence for each year from 2015 to 2025; and if there has been any changes in policy that has affected enforcement activity.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56391/25]

245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the contractual arrangements in place between his Department and An Post for the collection and enforcement of the television licence fee; the performance indicators and reporting obligations included in that contract; the details of any performance reviews or audits conducted since 2020; and if An Post has met or fai…

246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual level of television licence revenue foregone as a result of non-payment and reduced enforcement activity in each of the years 2019 to 2025; if his Department has undertaken or commissioned any review into the adequacy of the current enforcement model; his plans for reform, including administrative…

247. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56445/25]

248. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when funding will be announced for the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, as announced in Budget 2026; and if those applications which were unsuccessful in the last round will be prioritised. [56465/25]

190. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55693/25]

191. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will finalise the application process for applications for the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56020/25]

537. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason the records of the Departmental Council of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs over the period November 1981 to December 1983 dealing with the transfer of 10,000 civil servants from that Department to An Post are not available under the Freedom of Information Act 2014. [54655/25]

538. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will request a company (details supplied) to assign dedicated technical teams for isolated areas such as south Kerry, to ensure a faster response to communication outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54651/25]

539. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in 2023 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54675/25]

540. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the government plans to mark the bicentennial anniversary of Catholic emancipation in 2029. [54760/25]

541. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on a successor to the pilot basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54891/25]

542. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will urgently address concerns (details supplied); if he will allow for the continuation of the 2G network, given many people will be adversely affected if this is disconnected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54900/25]