Questions

391. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider measures to ensure that broadband connectivity can be extended to outbuildings, sheds and outhouses that have no assigned Eircode, in recognition of the increasing reliance of farmers on digital technologies for livestock monitoring, farm management systems and security; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

392. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Sports Capital Programme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46988/26]

393. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants to the new basic income for the arts scheme can expect to be notified of the outcome of their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47155/26]

394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport on behalf of a club grant application (details supplied), the reason for the delay in drawing down funds from a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47182/26]

395. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport in light of the reported non-attendance of Galway Culture Company at meetings of Galway City Council, if his Department has received the most recent audited accounts of the company; if the company has provided his Department with details of its plans for the expenditure of the €1 million in legacy project funding granted by his De…

396. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason funding is not available for a sport through Sport Ireland (details supplied); the discussions that have taken place around the inclusion of the sport for funding; if consideration will be given to providing funding for this sport going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47511/26]

397. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding avenues available for local sporting events, specifically for an event (details supplied). [47564/26]

398. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total landholding of his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47620/26]

399. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an assessment has been undertaken of the potential impact of artificial intelligence systems on the livelihoods of Irish writers, musicians, artists, performers and other creative professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47767/26]

400. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether a company (details supplied) continues to benefit from funding provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47776/26]

401. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding provided by his Department to a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; the organ or precise source within his Department that provided the funding; the purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47777/26]

402. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has a direct role in the Governance structure of a company (details supplied) or in the general governance or oversight of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47778/26]

403. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a company (details supplied) shared their intention to expend €1 million resourced by his Department on projects that mark the legacy of Galway European Capital of Culture 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47779/26]

404. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a company (details supplied) shared with his Department any proposal for change of the ownership structure of governance structure of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47780/26]

405. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of the basic income for artists for each month to date in 2026. [47873/26]

406. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there are plans within his Department to support local authorities who wish to support community groups taking over derelict buildings within towns and villages to combat dereliction and improve streetscapes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47120/26]

407. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47571/26]

408. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative framework to address the issue of very high or overhanging trees and hedgerows, specifically leylandii, on neighbouring properties; and if there is any planned legislation on the issue given the existence of same in other jurisdictions. [47644/26]

409. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the main recommendations outlined in the Value-for-Money Report for Local Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46824/26]

410. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of approved housing bodies operating in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46825/26]

411. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a compassionate hardship clause or legislative amendment to the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme to accommodate families who have inherited a defective property from a relative who was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and subsequently passed away before they were medically or physically able to…

412. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the conservation covenants in use in England and Wales under the Environment Act 2021; if he plans to introduce a similar scheme here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/26]

413. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review and increase the income thresholds for social housing to better reflect the current cost-of-living, to ensure the thresholds are future proofed; when the last such review took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46900/26]

414. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish 2025 derelict sites levy data. [46902/26]

415. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware that different definitions of dereliction are being used in the vacant and derelict property refurbishment grant and the derelict sites register; and if he will give a commitment to review the definition in order to align them in order that his Department operates a single definition of dereliction consistent across …