Parliamentary questions

1091. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of funding for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46569/25]

1092. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagements he has had with mobile phone operators since storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical telecommunication infrastructure remains operational during and after damaging storms as many communities faced mobile phone coverage outages in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; to provide a list of operators he h…

1093. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time keeper of manuscripts for his Department, in tabular form. [46720/25]

1094. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport with recent high-profile player transfers (details supplied), and Cork City FC receiving a financial windfall from a sell-on clause, if he will consider establishing a Community Sports Investment Fund to ensure such financial gains are reinvested locally, promoting youth development and local sports facilities. [468…

1095. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in providing fibre broadband within a housing estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46958/25]

1096. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the assessment of the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47262/25]

1097. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any review being carried out by his Department into the level of annual grant funding provided for intercounty players; if his attention has been drawn to the pre-budget submission of the Gaelic Players Association; if this will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734…

1098. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1365 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47352/25]

1099. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1366 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47370/25]

1100. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the State’s contribution to the Casement Park redevelopment under the Shared Island Fund, including the payment schedule, governance and oversight arrangements with partners in Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47405/25]

1101. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the pipeline and selection framework for island-wide arts and cultural heritage capital projects supported by the Shared Island Fund, including evaluation criteria, delivery partners North and South, and anticipated delivery timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47407/25]

1102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will be supporting the plans from the Arts Council for arts studios at a location (details supplied). [47466/25]

1103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the basic income scheme for artists will be extended to include all eligible artists that apply, rather than the limited number of 2000, in the highly successful pilot phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/25]

1104. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been brought to the poor broadband speed in an area (details supplied); the plans for fibre optics to be installed in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47518/25]

1317. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of initial applicants for the basic income for artists payment; the number of initial applicants rejected for the basic income for artists payment; the number of initial applicants rejected for the basic income for artists payment, but were successfully able to appeal their rejection; the number of s…

1318. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the proportion of the country and the percentage of the population that now have 5G mobile coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40805/25]

1319. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to prepare Ireland for the development and deployment of 6G technology; the part Ireland is playing in the European Union’s preparations for 6G technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40806/25]

1320. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the direct Oireachtas helpline for the Commission for Communications Regulation. [40820/25]

1321. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total spend by his Department on external legal services in each of the past three years; the main areas of legal activity for which external advice was sought; if he will provide a breakdown by case or category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40855/25]

1322. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount spent on legal fees associated with litigation, advice and settlements in each of the past three years by his Department and agencies under its aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40875/25]

1323. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the achievements of the State-backed National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) programme in supporting early-stage startups; the financial returns realised to date from public investment, referencing successful exits; the details of the way in which those realised funds have been or are planned to be rein…

1324. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the data his Department holds on the digital divide in Ireland, including access to high-speed internet across different regions, socioeconomic groups, and age demographics; the measures being taken to address these disparities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/25]

1325. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are any grant supports within his Department that would apply to an organisation (details supplied) which operates on an 32 county basis and is registered in the North for accounting purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/25]

1326. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the total number of grant payments issued by the Department in each of the past five years, along with the total value of those grant payments for each year, in tabular form; and to confirm whether these figures include all schemes and discretionary grant programmes administered directly by the Department…

1327. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding options available to a theatre company during the remainder of 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41085/25]