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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Equipment (9 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025. The previous configuration of my Department, as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, was established in September 2020. My Department has informed me that 3 laptops and 1 phone have been reported as lost or stolen...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025. The previous configuration of my Department, as the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, was established in September 2020. I am informed that no software or IT system procured by my department were later deemed unfit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Community media plays an invaluable role in the promotion of community engagement, inclusion and social cohesion and contributes to a greater level of representation of citizens and a plurality of voices in our media sector. 2026 will see more funding available to the community media sector than ever before, through a suite of schemes available under the Media Fund. In Budget 2026, I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Online Safety (8 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Online safety, and in particular protecting children online, is a key Government priority. I welcome the work of all stakeholders promoting online safety for children, including the 'Gen Free: Free to be Kids campaign', which notes the detrimental impact of unregulated access to the internet and social media on our children and young people. Coimisiún na Meán is at the heart of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Regulations (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The eIDAS regulation (EU 2024/1183) requires every member state to introduce a secure digital identity framework provided through a digital wallet for use by its citizens by December 2026. The wallet will be voluntary for citizens to use. The regulation also requires the designation of a supervisory body for trust services and a supervisory body for the wallet provider. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Culture Ireland (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Culture Ireland unit of my Department and First Music Contact, who present the SXSW showcase with funding from Culture Ireland, liaised with the artists originally programmed to perform and honoured their commitment to provide funding towards travel and related costs. To support continued international engagement, these artists were subsequently offered the opportunity to attend A2IM...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department had no role in relation to the exercise referred to in the question.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: EU Regulations (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The eIDAS regulation (EU 2024/1183) requires every member state to introduce a secure digital identity framework provided through a digital wallet for use by its citizens by December 2026. The wallet will be voluntary for citizens to use. The regulation also requires the designation of a supervisory body for trust services and a supervisory body for the wallet provider. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Records (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I am advised that officials in my Department have reviewed the document requested and issued a copy containing the relevant details regarding the delegated authorisation to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I have been advised by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) that over 8,960 premises are now passed with a high-speed fibre broadband network and are available to order/pre-order in County Dublin, with over 2,290 premises now connected. A further circa 4,000 premises in County Dublin will be passed by NBI’s high speed fibre broadband by the end of network deployment. Premises in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The approved budget for delivering the National Broadband Plan (NPB) is €2.7bn over its 25 year term, with €400m allocated to the plan as part of the 2025 budget, and no additional capital funding is envisaged to complete the plan. A shortfall may emerge this year as a result of the accelerated deployment of gigabit broadband services across the State. I should emphasize...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Emergency Planning (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: In November 2023, Ireland put in place an SMS-based emergency public warning system, via S.I 583 of 2023, as required under Article 110 of the EU Electronic Communications Code Directive. This system enables mobile phone operators to send texts to the public on behalf of the Government during an emergency. Last year, my Department engaged the services of an Analysys Mason led advisory...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 and 257 together. The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact. I announced an extension of six months to February 2026 to allow for further assessment of the pilot data and to engage in stakeholder consultation to provide an evidence base for Government to make decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: My Department is supporting the delivery of the Dublin City Night-Time Economy action plan primarily through the funding of a two-year, full-time Night-Time Advisor post. This post is part of a national network of 9 advisors (Dublin City, Cork City, Limerick City, Galway City, Kilkenny, Sligo, Longford, Buncrana and Drogheda) and each is tasked with delivering and Night-Time Economy action...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Arts Council (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Under the Arts Act 2003, the Arts Council has primary responsibility for the development of the arts in Ireland and Budget 2025 provided funding of €140 million for the Arts Council. The Arts Council invests in artists, organisations and arts infrastructure through competitive funding schemes and their funding supports artists and organisations. I have asked the Arts Council to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme was originally launched on 14 June 2023 with a budget of €1.4m. The scheme focuses on enhancing the existing stock of arts and culture centres throughout the country. In line with the Government's action on climate change, this scheme also welcomes projects that reduce an organisation's carbon footprint as well as projects that provide additional...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commemorative Events (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The supportive structure that the State has adopted to commemorations was developed during the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023. Due to the significant interest from stakeholders, supports are still in place through the Commemorations Unit of my Department for those who wish to remember significant historical event and themes. This includes financial supports but also a commemorative...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: It should be noted that my Department was re-configured as the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the beginning of June 2025. The details sought by the Deputy in relation to products or services acquired or purchased from Australia in the past 3 years for the current functions under the remit of my Department are set out below. Year Provider ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Artists' Remuneration (7 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Programme for Government commits to assessing the Basic Income for the Arts pilot research scheme to maximise its impact, which is why I announced an extension of six months to February 2026 to allow for further assessment of the pilot data and to engage in stakeholder consultation to provide the evidence base for Government to make decisions on the next steps. I have begun to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Patrick O'Donovan: I certainly will. The point was raised earlier and we had a good discussion on the basic income for the arts. The Deputy will be as familiar with this as myself but one of the groups of people who are particularly hardest hit are disabled artists. We want to make sure that any replacement we bring to the scheme, which is currently on a pilot basis, does take into account - if we get the...