Sports Facilities

352. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department provides financial supports or schemes which private businesses developing a sports facility including padel courts can avail of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54302/26]

306. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the nationwide audit of sports facilities, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to address shortages in underserved areas, including towns with populations over 1,500; whether any preliminary or final results are available for towns and villages in County Tipperary; if those resul…

554. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the assessment that has been carried out of the risk that children in high-growth communities may be unable to participate in Gaelic games or other community sports due to a shortage of pitches, coaches, volunteers or club capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45556/26]

755. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the presence of anguina pacificae in golf clubs across Ireland; whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Culture; Communications and Sport and the relevant sporting bodies to create a strategy to prevent this parasite from spreading to other courses; whether supports exist to help clu…

120. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide funding towards the proposed major development of a stadium (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44570/26]

976. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 715 of 17 February 2026, the amount sought by the developer of an ice hockey arena in Cherrywood; the amount granted by his Department and any agencies under his remit; and the reason no number was provided in the previous response. [41494/26]

996. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 656 of 26 May 2026, if he will confirm the percentage of the overall capital cost of building a swimming pool/ leisure centre does a local authority have to contribute when they are in receipt of a grant under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme. [42927/26]

1008. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline the steps being taken by his Department to support the development of an Olympic-size 50-metre swimming pool in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43764/26]

1009. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has identified funding to support the delivery of an Olympic-size swimming pool in Cork, if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43765/26]

1010. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department or Sport Ireland intends to undertake a feasibility study into the provision of an Olympic-size swimming pool in Cork, including potential locations, costs and projected usage levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43766/26]

1011. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number and location of Olympic-size 50-metre swimming pools currently available to the public in Ireland; the measures being taken to address the lack of such a facility in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43767/26]

1012. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the assessments that have been carried out of the potential benefits of an Olympic-size swimming pool in Cork for high-performance sport, swimming clubs, schools, disability sport and community participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43768/26]

377. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 15 January 2026, for an update on the plans to provide a 50 metre swimming pool for Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41404/26]

649. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a once-off stand-alone grant to a sports facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39283/26]

650. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the relevant projects under the Sport Ireland campus masterplan vision, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39434/26]

574. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the development of the new national velodrome and badminton centre. [36839/26]

584. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the development of the national velodrome. [37825/26]

660. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether there has been an update regarding a lease extension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34965/26]

9. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the nationwide audit of sports facilities to address shortages in areas underserved including towns with populations over 1,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33372/26]

10. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to introduce a scheme to support sports clubs with the cost of purchasing land for playing pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31768/26]

21. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the development of the national cricket stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32816/26]

484. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has conducted an audit of sports facilities in north Kildare per head of population; the findings of the audit; if not, to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33429/26]

671. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether funding has been allocated for the development of an athletics track in County Longford; and if not, the reason for same. [30826/26]

672. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on any applications submitted by Longford County Council or local sports organisations for capital funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme relating to an athletics track. [30827/26]

673. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he has conducted or commissioned any assessment of the regional disparity in athletics facilities. [30828/26]