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Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Keira Keogh Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Peadar Tóibín Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Brendan Smith Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Naoise Ó Muirí Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
John Paul O'Shea Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Sean Fleming Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Catherine Connolly Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Joanna Byrne Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Sinéad Gibney Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Matt Carthy Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
John Clendennen Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Paul Murphy Oral 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Joanna Byrne Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Colm Burke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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 savings of nearly €0.5 bi…
Darren O'Rourke Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Sinéad Gibney Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Paul Lawless Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Joe Cooney Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Louis O'Hara Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 2 Oct 2025 · to Culture
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]