Parliamentary questions

360. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of expenditure on off-site storage solutions for the past five years to date; if he will provide a breakdown of items (details supplied) not stored in his Department on annual basis. [50486/25]

252. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to extend the basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49340/25]

253. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm which body will have ultimate decision-making authority to determine what constitutes "mal-information" under the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether that body will be Government-led, quasi-independent or fully independent. [49472/25]

254. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how "independence" will be defined in respect of the oversight body enforcing the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and the safeguards will exist to prevent conflicts of interest where such bodies are reliant on State funding. [49473/25]

255. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how he reconciles the decision to proceed with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy given that 83% of respondents to the public consultation opposed the measure; and whether he considers that proceeding regardless undermines democratic legitimacy. [49474/25]

256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to specify whether "mal-information," as defined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, includes factually accurate reporting which is politically embarrassing to the Government, its Ministers or State-funded agencies.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/25]

257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether ordinary citizens, whistleblowers or journalists could face sanctions under the strategy for sharing true information that is deemed harmful; and the protections in place for press freedom and public interest reporting. [49476/25]

258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify how "harm" will be defined when assessing "mal-information," and who will have authority to make that assessment. [49477/25]

259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the financial supports promised to "traditional media" as part of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, and whether this amounts to State subsidies for preferred media outlets while disadvantaging independent or online competitors. [49478/25]

260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether the National Counter Disinformation Strategy will apply equally to politicians, Government Departments and State-funded NGOs in cases where they disseminate misleading or selective information, and the penalties they can face. [49480/25]

261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he accepts that giving the State- or State-funded bodies the power to decide what is "trusted" information risks creating a chilling effect on democratic debate and public scrutiny of Government actions. [49481/25]

262. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated first- and full-year cost of abolishing the television licence and funding public service media from the central Exchequer, in line with the Report of the Future of Media Commission published in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49485/25]

588. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a walk (details supplied) will be added to the National Trails Register, to ensure it stays maintained and open for generations to come. [48282/25]

589. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update following the stakeholders’ forum and on plans for section 481 to ensure that quality employment is delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47680/25]

590. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on social media disinformation and combatting it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47681/25]

591. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update and timeline on LSSIF and sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47682/25]

592. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) regarding long-term planning to ensure the sustainability of the League of Ireland, including the upgrading of stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47683/25]

593. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) on the delivery of the new stadium in Dundalk and the plans for LSSIF funding to facilitate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47684/25]

594. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the fact that in many rural parts of the State existing broadband providers cannot or will not provide adequate broadband coverage; if his Department will acknowledge that this causes great inconvenience to residents in these areas and affects their mobility to work, particularly those who wo…

595. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will intervene to ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive adequate broadband coverage to ensure that they are able to continue in their present employment. [47712/25]

596. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken by his Department to further support local and community radio stations; if his Department is considering an increase in the budget of the Media Fund to support such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47713/25]

597. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of community sports facilities fund will be available to local sporting clubs and organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47717/25]

598. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the web links to his Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments or purchase orders over €20,000 (in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements); to confirm whether these reports have been published in full and are publicly accessible; and to state the pl…

599. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will publish the procurement related payment reports (details supplied) in machine-readable formats such as CSV or excel on a quarterly basis, in line with open data standards; if not, the legal, technical, or operational constraints that prevent compliance with the requirement under S.I. No. 376/20…

600. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to support a pre-Budget 2026 submission in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/25]