Parliamentary questions

23. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a decision is expected on plans to extend the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52174/25]

24. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans for research into sustainable initiatives to better finance sporting bodies into the future; the funding available for this research in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52401/25]

25. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has identified any local barriers to the provision of high-speed broadband to every home, business and farm that wants it by the end of 2026. [38064/25]

26. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the development of a permanent successor scheme to the basic income for the arts pilot; his plans to publish the cost benefit analysis paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52574/25]

27. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure the provision of playing pitches, courts and sports facilities in new residential or mixed-use developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52249/25]

28. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider expanding funding opportunities for amateur theatre productions in order to support the wider theatre scene and access to theatre at all levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52576/25]

29. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the work being done to assess the project delivery under the first two rounds of the LSSIF 2018 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/25]

30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to reopen the large-scale sport infrastructure fund; and if he will ensure that the criteria will allow for local authorities to secure funding for public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. [52396/25]

31. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that Sport Ireland provided to organisations in Offaly over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52243/25]

32. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will make the basic income for the arts scheme permanent in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52584/25]

33. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific supports in place to ensure grassroots sports clubs have access to adequate and safe facilities, particularly in disadvantaged areas. [52508/25]

34. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to improve the condition of existing playing pitches, courts and sports facilities in community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52250/25]

35. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the assertion in the pre-budget submission by the Federation of Irish Sport that physical activity reduces chronic diseases and mental health pressures, easing the burden on the HSE, and that 97,000 cases of disease are prevented due to sport and physical activity annually resulting in healthcare cost savin…

36. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to support the development of Dalymount Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51143/25]

37. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps taken to support and increase participation in sport for traditionally excluded populations, such as the trans community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52577/25]

38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to the Federation of Sport pre-budget submission request for a 10% compound increase in sport funding for the national governing bodies, local sports partnerships and other funded bodies over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52198/25]

39. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the progress of the night-time economy policy, including the opening of new night-time cultural venues; and the supports available to workers in the sector. [52507/25]

40. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress of the national broadband plan in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52212/25]

41. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps Galway County Council should take in order to secure funding for a swimming pool in Loughrea, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52192/25]

42. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the Government's strategy to support athletes for the 2028 Los Angeles and 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52178/25]

43. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he intends to take on board the recommendations of the joint Oireachtas committee in its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill in relation to introducing the audiovisual content levy; when he intends to publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52538/25]

44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he will implement to enable the post office network to provide additional public services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52594/25]

45. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the development of a successor to the basic income for artists scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51295/25]

46. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to improve access to the arts, particularly in terms of accessibility of arts spaces for disabled people and the inclusion of ethnic minorities and disadvantaged socioeconomic populations in the arts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52580/25]

47. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital grant will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52017/25]