Parliamentary questions

531. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a list of all projects funded under stream E of the cultural capital programme of his Department for each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [2459/25]

532. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on the Development of Local and Community Arts published on 11 July 2024. [2460/25]

533. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on “The State’s response to online disinformation and media/digital literacy, including social media and fake news” published in November 2024. [2461/25]

534. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update on actions taken by his Department in response to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media Report on “Future business model plans and long-term vision for the media sector” published in July 2024. [2462/25]

535. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will consider introducing legislation to establish the annual Rose of Tralee Festival on a legally enshrined status, to protect it for future generations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2556/25]

536. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a funding scheme for the provision of paddle courts in towns and villages across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2559/25]

537. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of an application by a club (details supplied); when a decision on the appeal will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2580/25]

538. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason an organisation (details supplied) is not eligible for Sports Ireland support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2647/25]

539. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will publish the Ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government. [2770/25]

540. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to review the case of an appeal on a sports grant for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2808/25]

541. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when details of the 2025 National Famine Commemoration will be announced. [2819/25]

542. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on the Gus Healy Swimming Pool Nursery Drive, Ballinlough, Cork city, on refurbishment of the pool and any future investment considered for the pool. [2854/25]

543. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the capital funding schemes available for the renovation or rebuild of theatres or performance and rehearsal spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2903/25]

544. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his views on funding for public service broadcasting; his further views on whether independent broadcasters should be permitted to apply for public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2953/25]

545. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide a schedule of special advisers attached to him, as of 29 January 2025; and the official grade and or title held by that special adviser. [3007/25]

546. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently outsources cleaning services and/or service officer/security officer roles to private companies; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/25]

547. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if his Department, or any body under its aegis, currently directly employs cleaners and/or service officers; if so, the number of staff employed in each role; the value and length of any related contract, by body, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3224/25]

548. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2…

549. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to their office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a…

550. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will carry out an urgent review of the decision by his Department late in 2024 not to provide funding to a centre (details supplied) under the large-scale sports infrastructure fund, examining all options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3425/25]

551. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he intends to list the Six Nations tournament as a designated event that must be carried free to air; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3473/25]

552. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if additional supports will be provided to promote the Irish language in schools and public life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/25]

553. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding available for community sports facilities and recreational spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3607/25]

554. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the measures his Department is taking to encourage civil servants in his Department to take or avail of special leave or career breaks, or other forms of leave, to encourage and facilitate Ireland's 2026 EU presidency, the Government "Career for EU" jobs strategy, and the Department's Ga…

677. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current number of registered short-term lets (details supplied), by local area, in tabular form. [1962/25]