Parliamentary questions

1328. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to establish a large scale sports infrastructure fund grant scheme; to open a round in 2025 and-or 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/25]

1329. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 8 May 2025 and No. 357 of 27 May 2025, if it is the intention of the Public Warning System to advise of potential flood related events, similar to what is currently in operation in other EU jurisdictions; if there is any requirement under the EU Electronic Communications…

1330. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider expanding the basic income for artists scheme to all artists, and not confine it to those who have previously applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41418/25]

1331. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 9 July 2025, if the CSSO will confirm to the club concerned that they have no objection to the organisation changing its trustees (details supplied); if the CSSO will enable this to be agreed to allow the club to take the steps as outlined in the reply; and if he will make a s…

1332. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41499/25]

1333. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/25]

1334. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41535/25]

1335. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41553/25]

1336. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41571/25]

1337. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41589/25]

1338. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41607/25]

1339. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a broadband connection will be restored for a person (details supplied); the reason for this disconnection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41668/25]

1340. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that was last awarded by his Department to support female sports at both national and local levels that promote one club ethos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41954/25]

1341. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for when 2024 sports capital grants will be received by successful organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42127/25]

1342. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a timeline for when applications will open for 2025 sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42128/25]

1343. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the messaging provider downloaded on his Ministerial phone; the details of any provider downloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42173/25]

1344. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason Wicklow County Council was not successful in their funding application under the LSSIF to develop a swimming pool in west Wicklow, despite an underspend in this budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42194/25]

1345. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if specific funding can be provided for sporting bodies or organisations registered with Sports Ireland to assist specifically with securing high performance coaches, rather than the current focus on funding being made available for equipment and capital infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement …

1346. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the feedback his Department has received from the various sporting organisations on their interpretation and implementation of the long-term player development (LTPAD) model; the challenges that have been expressed by these sporting organisations in their implementation of the LTPAD model; and if he …

1347. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the current 19 national sports governing bodies can be expanded to include further sporting governing bodies under the high performance funding programme; if the international carding scheme can be expanded to further sporting disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42271/25]

1348. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the roll out of fibre broadband under National Broadband Ireland for the mid-Cork region; the measures that are being taken to ensure improvement on current estimated connection timelines in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42272/25]

1349. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his plans for the expansion of the night-time economy action plan outside of Cork city, to include rural towns and villages in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42273/25]

1350. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide data on public participation in arts and cultural events over the past three years, detailing the number of participants by demographic factors such as age, gender and geographic location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42274/25]

1351. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide data on the economic impact of the arts and culture sector in the State, including contributions to GDP, employment figures and the number of businesses operating within the sector, for the last three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42275/25]

1352. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to address the significant shortage of swimming instructors nationally to meet the demand for swimming lessons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42278/25]