Parliamentary questions

262. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired or purchased by his Department from Australia, in the past three years. [53613/25]

263. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on a project (details supplied) as of October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/25]

264. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to ensure the basic income for the arts scheme is made permanent and expanded beyond the current pilot programme, given the evidence from the recent evaluation that the scheme improves productivity, reduces financial insecurity, enhances well-being and increases community engagement for artists; and if he…

1. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in view of the global gindings report produced from the Double Pass audit into the League of Ireland academy system, which benchmarks Ireland significantly behind other nations, the plans he has initiated to support academy development; if he will commit to the significant funding increase in this area to allow our aca…

2. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider transferring certain State services, such as voter registration, motor tax payments, or cash collection, to An Post with a view to supporting its long-term viability, preventing further post office closures, reducing pressure on other public services and allowing people with lower levels of dig…

3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans for the extension or expansion of the basic income for the arts, following the publication of the cost-benefit analysis on the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52536/25]

4. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm whether he granted funding to a festival on an exceptional basis outside the normal application processes for annual departmental or Arts Council schemes; the amounts and the recipients of such exceptional funding outside the normal applications processes provided by his Department in relation to commun…

5. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has had any engagement with other Departments on the basic income for the arts scheme, to share learnings from the scheme and help identify other cohorts who may benefit from a basic income scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52579/25]

6. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will increase the payment under the basic income for the arts scheme in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52583/25]

7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to set out the level of funding allocated to League of Ireland clubs for academies; if this funding will be increased in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52515/25]

8. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his Department’s engagement with Galway City Council regarding the next steps for the Pálás cinema in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52575/25]

9. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is adopting to ensure that independent radio and broadcasters have fair access to funding in budget 2026, particularly in underserved or rural areas; the means by which he plans to support current affairs and local news provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52422/25]

10. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the American Presidents' trail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52572/25]

11. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement he has had with museums, universities, institutes, and archives in other countries regarding the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; his engagement with the advisory committee on the restitution and repatriation of cultural heritage; whether a national strategy is in place; and if …

12. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his Department's efforts to fulfil the programme for Government commitment to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and enhance the value they bring to local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52247/25]

13. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the latest meeting of the steering committee set up under the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; to outline when the terms of reference and an implementation plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52399/25]

14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of increasing targeted support for independent Irish language productions, for both television and online streaming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51126/25]

15. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the next steps his Department will take to find a new fibre line if a fibre cabinet is full following National Broadband Ireland intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52173/25]

16. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport following on from the launch of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030, the means by which disability lead and associated grants are funded; the overall funding provided to such grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52009/25]

17. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the co-ordination between his Department and the Department of Health, in particular in the delivery of community-based and national health promotion programmes assisting people on how they can identify supports in improving their mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52512/25]

18. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions his Department is taking to encourage the participation of females in sport. [52514/25]

19. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the works of Coimisiún na Meán in implementing the online safety code; the number of cases taken in relation to breaches of the code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52010/25]

20. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of persons in receipt of the basic income for the arts payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51546/25]

21. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has had any recent engagement with the FAI regarding its search for a new location for a centre of excellence in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52197/25]

22. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when details of the next community sport facilities fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52595/25]