Broadcasting Sector

378. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the key measures taken to support broadcasting and media since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53457/26]

447. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on the re-licensing of the community content television services Cork Community Television and Dublin Community Television, given that Coimisiún na Meán invited both services to apply for new contracts by 21 January 2026, and that the existing contract extensions expired on 28 April…

299. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the additional expenditure which would be required to provide TG4 with the additional annual funding it sought as part of its Post-Covid Vision document for the 2022-2025 period and which has not yet been provided in funding increases since its publication in 2021; the additional expenditure which would be requi…

300. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the annual expenditure spent to fund TG4 news and current programming; and the additional costs or savings expected to result from the transfer of editorial control of this programming from RTÉ to TG4 based on his discussions with RTÉ and TG4. [46640/26]

302. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated cost of increasing Screen Ireland current funding and capital funding by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026. [46642/26]

74. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is addressing the challenges facing local radio given increasing costs in broadcast levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44556/26]

79. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider measures to strengthen the sustainability of local and regional media outlets serving rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44114/26]

978. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made to date in developing a long-term sustainable funding model for public service broadcasting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41620/26]

979. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the criteria used to assess whether public funding provided to media organisations, including RTÉ, is delivering measurable outcomes and value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/26]

998. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the action, he intends to take to ensure that major arts events, festivals and competitions are broadcast free-to-air and that arts bulletins appear on public service media news broadcasts in line with recommendations put forward by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Culture, Communications and Sport…

112. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline all additional powers and functions being given to Coimisiún na Meán under the provisions of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40552/26]

113. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if Coimisiún na Meán have or will have powers to conduct three-yearly appraisals of the funding needs of RTÉ and TG4; to set performance targets for these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40553/26]

114. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual cost to the Exchequer or to licence fee payers of the new three-yearly public service content reviews and the operation of funding schemes under Ciste na Meán; the number of additional staff Coimisiún na Meán expects to recruit for these new functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

115. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the criteria that Coimisiún na Meán use to define “public service content”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40555/26]

116. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm that Coimisiún na Meán will be responsible for selecting members of the audience councils for both RTÉ and TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40556/26]

117. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify if he intends to increase the scope of information-gathering powers for Coimisiún na Meán particularly as they relate to the Digital Services (Levy) Act 2024, media service codes and the Terrorist Content Online Regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40557/26]

118. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm whether Coimisiún na Meán will have the power, subject to Ministerial approval, to increase the mandatory percentage that RTÉ must pay into the independent programmes account above 25% of its public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40558/26]

119. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide a full list of the existing powers and functions of Coimisiún na Meán and detail any additional powers and functions he intends providing to the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40559/26]

120. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total number of regulatory functions Coimisiún na Meán will hold once the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2026 is enacted, including functions relating to funding, content, online safety and public service media oversight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40560/26]

121. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will confirm if any proposals around three-yearly reports and funding recommendations produced by Coimisiún na Meán will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40561/26]

4. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport following recent reports regarding the raising of the Coimisiún na Meán levy on radio by nearly 70% from 2024, the way in which he plans to support local and independent radio broadcasters with these unexpected rises. [33369/26]

156. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures his Department are taking to support local and community radio stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16789/26]

187. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to support a dedicated Irish sports TV channel, which could be a viable and even lucrative project for his Department, this Government, RTÉ and the Irish people, if it is pursued seriously with all potential stakeholders on board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3918/26]

489. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the options that exist for independent media, such as a media outlet (details supplied) and local and community radio, to access public funding for the development and broadcasting of public service programming; if he has future plans to expand such programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73336/2…

490. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide his definition of 'public service broadcasting'. [73337/25]