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]
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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]
543. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe to provide funding to rebuild a facility (details supplied); if he is aware of the serious impact on the community of 40,000 people living in Inishowen, from the closure of this key community amenity for over a decade. [54978/25]
544. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the awarded…
545. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is met.…
546. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport regarding the basic income for artists scheme, if all those in receipt of this payment prior to Budget 2026 remain on the scheme; how this will be administered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55089/25]
547. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the basic income for artists scheme, if an expansion of the scheme is under consideration now that the scheme has been given a more permanent footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55090/25]
548. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport regarding the basic income for artists scheme, if the control group that had previously been given an annual payment of €650 instead of the weekly payment will be brought into the full benefits of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55091/25]
549. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if participants currently in receipt of the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be retained under the new successor scheme announced in Budget 2026; If so, the duration they will continue to receive the payment; if there will be a defined cut-off point for current participants; if they will be eligible to reapply under the …
550. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timelines for applications and commencement of the successor scheme to the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55109/25]
551. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the successor scheme to the basic income for the arts scheme will provide the same level of support to the same number of artists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55110/25]
552. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to b…
553. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclosures are set out for h…
554. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of all funding and grant opportunities available to girls school age sports teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55429/25]
555. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [56081/25]
556. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [56094/25]
203. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if in advance of the next round of LSSIF funding, consideration would be given to introducing a time limit for drawing down funds in order to ensure the most effective use of spending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54278/25]
204. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of external consultancy contracts entered into by his Department in the past five years, including the original estimated cost, the final cost, and the reasoning for contracting this work rather than using internal resources. [54323/25]
205. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he agrees that the international day of famine commemoration and the national famine commemoration should both take place on the third Sunday in May. [54375/25]
206. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm if any staff devices (laptops, phones, USBs) containing departmental information or sensitive data were reported lost or stolen in the past five years; the number of devices reported; the data risk involved; and the associated cost of mitigation. [54383/25]
207. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the instances in which software or IT systems procured by his Department or agencies were later deemed unfit for purpose; and the costs of replacement or remediation. [54393/25]
208. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when full telephone and broadband reception will be available at Dromid, Waterville, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54449/25]