Television Licence Fee

117. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the loss of revenue to the State if the TV licence was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/26]

513. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households nationally that have a TV Licence exemption and do not have to purchase one, per month, from January 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51218/26]

41. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify, if a household benefits package is backdated; the way in which the TV licence aspect of it is paid to An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/26]

317. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the cost of the loss of direct sales to abolish the TV licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46699/26]

75. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on TV licence sales for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/26]

651. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to reform or replace the current television licence system given the increasing number of households consuming public service media content online without holding a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39674/26]

244. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of prosecutions initiated, convictions secured and cases struck out for non-payment of the television licence for each year from 2015 to 2025; and if there has been any changes in policy that has affected enforcement activity.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56391/25]

245. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the contractual arrangements in place between his Department and An Post for the collection and enforcement of the television licence fee; the performance indicators and reporting obligations included in that contract; the details of any performance reviews or audits conducted since 2020; and if An Post has met or fai…

246. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated annual level of television licence revenue foregone as a result of non-payment and reduced enforcement activity in each of the years 2019 to 2025; if his Department has undertaken or commissioned any review into the adequacy of the current enforcement model; his plans for reform, including administrative…

262. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the estimated first- and full-year cost of abolishing the television licence and funding public service media from the central Exchequer, in line with the Report of the Future of Media Commission published in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49485/25]

534. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the up-to-date figures for TV licence renewals and new purchases for Q1 and Q2 of 2025, alongside comparative figures for Q1 and Q2 of 2023 and Q1 and Q2 of 2024; the figures for the periods July 2022 to June 2023 inclusive, July 2023 to June 2024 inclusive, and July 2024 to June 2025 inclusive; the cumulative num…

128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will abolish the TV licence and replace it with a tax on big tech companies to fund public service broadcasting. [35187/25]

511. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will outline his plans for the implementation of the AVMS levy; how the collection of the levy will operate and how the funds will be dispersed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25220/25]

1. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the replacement of the TV licence fee by direct funding from the Exchequer, managed by Coimisiún na Meán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10148/25]

341. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media his future plans for the TV licence. [4412/25]