Sports Organisations

369. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline all programmes available for sporting organisations to engage in North, South and east exchange on this island. [53214/26]

445. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total amount of public funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years; the purpose for which that funding was allocated; whether his Department receives detailed accounts showing how this funding is spent; and if he will publish a full breakdown of funding, by programme, i…

446. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether an organisation (details supplied) has provided the Department with detailed high performance accounts for each of the past five years; whether these accounts are reviewed by the Department, Sport Ireland or any other State body; and whether the Minister will require the organisation to publish detailed high…

81. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his Department has had with an organisation following a report (details supplied); the measures which are being taken to support clubs in rural areas experiencing population decline and challenges in sustaining participation, as well as clubs in rapidly growing urban areas where demand for playing facili…

83. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his most recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/26]

163. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if all national governing bodies have achieved 40% female representation on their boards, management committees and executive committees; whether equivalent 40% male representation is in place on the governing structures of female sports organisations, including the Camogie Association and the Ladies Gaelic Foo…

314. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the oversight that exists to ensure that complaints relating to governance failures or misconduct at local committee level are handled consistently, fairly and transparently by national governing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33835/26]

471. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the available guidelines for adult safeguarding for adult members of sports clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32051/26]

144. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether funding is available for a club to aid with mini leagues costs and logistics (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31173/26]

656. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that some sports clubs are updating codes of conduct without consultation, circulation or alignment with recognised adult safeguarding guidelines; the steps that will be taken to ensure that club policies are victim centred and compliant with national safeguarding standards; and if he will make a sta…

657. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that some sports clubs are updating codes of conduct without consultation or circulation to members; the steps that will be taken to ensure such documents are victim centred and aligned with national safeguarding guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30281/26]

658. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is satisfied that an organisation (details supplied) and its affiliated clubs have adequate adult safeguarding structures, clear investigative processes and defined timelines for responding to safeguarding concerns; the actions that will be taken to address reports of prolonged delays, confidentiality breache…

659. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to protect women in sports clubs who report harassment, intimidation or unwanted contact from other members; whether he will introduce mandatory, trauma informed protocols to ensure that women are not further isolated, exposed to retaliation or placed in unsafe situations at training sessions …

260. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the research currently being undertaken regarding adult welfare concerns in local community sports and athletics clubs; the policies and procedures in place for handling adult welfare concerns within such clubs; whether there are plans to introduce or strengthen governance standards for committees of local commu…

318. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals with regard to engaging our sports diaspora in support of Ireland internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/26]

1579. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if committee members of sports clubs are required to undertake the three safeguarding workshops provided by Sport Ireland; whether participation in these workshops is linked to eligibility for public funding; if not, whether the Minister will consider making such safeguarding training mandatory for committee me…

1583. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the evaluation and examination has been carried out since June 2024 on GAA clubs to determine whether or not they are guaranteeing equal access for ladies' teams, considering the former Junior Minister's June 2024 statement to the media that the GAA will receive zero funding for facilities if equal access if no…

1584. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the details of the declaration that GAA clubs must sign related to the provision of equal access as part of their application for Department funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/26]

1585. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of GAA clubs that have received Department funding in 2024 and in 2025 on a county by county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25915/26]

1592. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the value of sports capital grants awarded to an organisation (details supplied) since 2020; whether those grants have been drawn down by that organisation; whether those grants were contingent on providing similar access to male and females players to the facilities in question; and if he will make a statement…

1593. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his efforts to support the League of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26311/26]

1597. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department's investment following the €3 million in funding provided in Budget 2026 for League of Ireland academies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26319/26]

396. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1455 of March 18 2026, the marketing plans submitted and approved at the start of year for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by the Irish Horse Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/26]

397. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual work plans submitted by the Horse Sport Ireland at the start of each year and the corresponding year-end report on activities for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/26]

398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1456 of March 18, 2026, if he is aware of governance issues within an organisation (details supplied); if he is aware of issues relating to governance reform; if these issues were discussed in his recent meeting with the organisation's committee and during his visit to the …