67. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will act on the call by an organisation (details supplied) for the removal of the Israeli Basketball Association from the FIBA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64397/25]
Topics / Sports Organisations
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSports Organisations
106 questions from 35 TDs, between 11 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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100 written, 6 oral
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| July 2025 | 13 |
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| November 2025 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 4 |
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| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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154. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he supports the decision of a sporting organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64228/25]
155. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will bring a forward a motion to ratify the UN International Convention against Apartheid in Sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64247/25]
156. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that the Football Association of Ireland as a national sporting body hosting part of one of the biggest international tournaments, the Euro 2028 soccer tournament, is sufficiently staffed and funded for this huge task; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64630/25]
76. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a detailed up-to-date report in respect of a sports club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57602/25]
58. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the actions his Department is taking to support the integration of the GAA, Camogie Association and Ladies Gaelic Football Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52513/25]
308. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that all State-funded sporting bodies have robust safeguarding protocols in place; that all bodies are fully accountable to the Oireachtas; and that all bodies operate with transparent compliance timelines, in light of recent controversies at the Football Association of Ireland. [52488/2…
592. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on his engagement with an organisation (details supplied) regarding long-term planning to ensure the sustainability of the League of Ireland, including the upgrading of stadiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47683/25]
1325. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are any grant supports within his Department that would apply to an organisation (details supplied) which operates on an 32 county basis and is registered in the North for accounting purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40997/25]
1345. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if specific funding can be provided for sporting bodies or organisations registered with Sports Ireland to assist specifically with securing high performance coaches, rather than the current focus on funding being made available for equipment and capital infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4226…
1346. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the feedback his Department has received from the various sporting organisations on their interpretation and implementation of the long-term player development (LTPAD) model; the challenges that have been expressed by these sporting organisations in their implementation of the LTPAD model; and if he will make a statemen…
1347. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the current 19 national sports governing bodies can be expanded to include further sporting governing bodies under the high performance funding programme; if the international carding scheme can be expanded to further sporting disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42271/25]
3434. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned about certain rural GAA clubs not being able to field adult and underage teams anymore. [40786/25]
531. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by Sport Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39177/25]
532. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has received any update in 2025 from the GAA integration steering group regarding its work; and if so, if he will outline same. [39312/25]
533. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of all dates, and attendees, of meetings he has had since taking office with the GAA integration steering group; the GAA; the Camogie Association; the LGFA; and the GPA. [39313/25]
74. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to work with three organisations (details supplied) and all sporting organisations to drive increased participation in sport as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37963/25]
77. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to work with all sporting organisations to promote a ‘one club’ ethos, encompassing male and female participants and promoting equality of access to sporting facilities as of July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37966/25]
471. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that was allocated to the Camogie Association, LGFA and the GAA in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of players currently registered in all codes, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37281/25]
243. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of State funding allocated to the IRFU; whether he is aware the IRFU is accumulating significant real estate near the Aviva Stadium; and if state funding has been used for this purpose. [36758/25]
135. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will provide an overview of the engagement between his Department and the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2024. [36598/25]
186. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the Programme for Government commitment to work with all sporting organisations to promote a ‘one club’ ethos, encompassing male and female participants and promoting equality of access to sporting facilities. [34820/25]
469. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the powers that Sport Ireland has to compel sport's governing bodies to adhere to certain standards or meet certain targets, if he will outline what those targets and standards are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33765/25]
65. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware of recent media reports from GAA clubs about their concern regarding the decline in population in rural Ireland; the impacts this has on the clubs; if he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26571/25]
315. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registration applications that were delayed with Horse Sport Ireland in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26382/25]