Parliamentary questions

477. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific steps being taken to prevent further rural post office closures, in view of concerns raised by a union (details supplied); if any actions are being taken to support post office closures in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31893/25]

478. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the development of a successor scheme to the basic income for the arts pilot; to outline the measures that will be in place for current participants when the pilot concludes in August 2025 and while they await the successor scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31894/25]

479. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he will provide the funding to rebuild the Buncrana Leisure Centre, County. Donegal; 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. [32022/25]

480. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider reviewing the eligibility criteria for the National Broadband Plan intervention area in light of ongoing broadband access issues in urban areas, where only a single provider offers broadband above the 30Mbps threshold, effectively limiting competition; if he will examine the impact of this lack …

481. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the supports provided by his Department for the operation of municipal art galleries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32083/25]

482. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the basic income for the arts pilot scheme will be extended or expanded beyond its planned end date in August, in view of the vital support it has provided to those working in the arts sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/25]

483. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly number of such vis…

484. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Minister if he will provide an update on the cultural capital scheme application of a group (details supplied). [32579/25]

485. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the percentage of Exchequer funding that was provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2024 for its capital and current funding, in tabular form. [32607/25]

486. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when he expects to fill the post of Chairperson for the National Concert Hall. [32608/25]

487. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32635/25]

488. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the process used within his Department when directors/chief executives of agencies in the aegis of his Department seek re-appointment or an extension to their term of employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32754/25]

489. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has had any engagement with An Post in relation to section 8.22 of the Code of Practice in respect of any material acquisition or disposal of land, buildings or other material assets; and if so, the nature of that engagement.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32801/25]

490. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; and if he will mak…

370. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried out prior to app…

371. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason for the delays in the final allocation of a sports capital equipment grant for a club (details supplied). [31430/25]

372. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the Carhookeal running track in Mallow, County Cork, and the status of its LSSIF application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/25]

373. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on his Department’s progress on publishing its new statement of strategy. [31686/25]

146. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made on the programme for Governments commitment "to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and enhance the value they bring to local communities."; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/25]

147. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will commit to additional funding for post offices that are at risk of closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/25]

148. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas Members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30928/25]

149. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the list of capital projects for IT services, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €1million that failed to reach completion; the value that was written off, for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the…

150. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the list of capital projects, by his Department or bodies under its aegis, which had contracts valued in excess of €5 million and which ran over cost in 2023, along with a description of the contract, the initial price and final price provided, in tabular form. [30936/25]

151. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the supports and guidance currently available to SMEs in relation to implementation of the NIS2 Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30872/25]

152. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of employees employed by ComReg yearly. [30996/25]