3462. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there will be a call issued in 2025 for the Community Centre Development Fund; if so, if it will be for both strand 1 and strand 2; when it will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42375/25]
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3463. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position with his Department in dealing with rural isolation and loneliness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42416/25]
3464. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for his consideration in reviewing the application process under CLÁR to provide different measures when the scheme is open next for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/25]
3465. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the new initiatives under rural connectivity created by the National Broadband Plan are being considered to deliver new services remotely and support new activity in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42418/25]
3466. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to address the backlog in local improvement scheme applications for the mid-Cork region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42419/25]
3467. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and details of funding drawn down for projects awarded under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for the past three years in County Cork, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42420/25]
3468. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities each year since 2022 for all rural schemes provided by his Department, including town and village renewal, CLÁR, LIS, LAGs, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [424…
3469. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount spent by his Department and State bodies under its aegis on travel and subsistence in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42471/25]
3470. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department or any agency operating under the aegis of his Department have used reserved contracts or social clauses in their public procurement tenders in the past five years; if so the nature of the reserved contract or social clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/25]
3471. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department's approval for the regeneration of Ardee Castle, County Louth; if there are approvals pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42887/25]
3472. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or g…
3473. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or g…
3474. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether there will be a strand of the Community Centre Development Fund that will provide funding for new community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/25]
3475. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on future plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/25]
3476. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding streams that will be available for community gardens or allotment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/25]
3477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding streams that will be available for social enterprise projects in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43512/25]
3478. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the Government’s plans to support communities where levels of deprivation remain high; and if he will outline said plans in respect of Ballymun, Finglas and Kilmore in Dublin. [43588/25]
3479. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a detailed breakdown of the Our Rural Future actions completed to date and detailed reasons for non-completion of actions. [43626/25]
3480. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of the actions in Our Rural Future explicitly address the unique needs of Gaeltacht communities, given that Irish-language sustainability was a stated priority; and the reason no dedicated funding stream exists for Gaeltacht-specific rural development under this plan. [43627/25]
3481. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason Our Rural Future lacks an independent review process to evaluate its impact, given that the OECD has criticised Ireland for 'monitoring gaps' in rural policy; and if he will commit to a debate in Dáil Éireann on an annual audit of the plan's outcomes. [43628/25]
3482. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with fishing communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43629/25]
3483. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with farming communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43630/25]
3484. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43666/25]
3485. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/25]
3486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated by his Department for each Gaeltacht area for each year since 2015, in tabular form. [43702/25]