126. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department for community festivals such as, for example, Dunshaughlin Harvest Festival in County Meath (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/25]
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127. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the town and village renewal scheme 2025. [56027/25]
128. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline his ambitions to support the rural road network under the LIS scheme in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55309/25]
129. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress which has been made to establish a rural communities initiative, similar to the previous RAPID Thriving Communities Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55998/25]
130. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the Budget 2026 allocation for Water Safety Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/25]
131. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided in Budget 2026 for the local improvement scheme in order to improve non-public rural roads and local laneways in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56045/25]
132. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if any revision of the eligibility criteria for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund is being considered to ensure more towns can apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55736/25]
133. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the proposal submitted to Roinn na Gaeltachta (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55766/25]
134. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if implementation update reports will be published on the success of the Town Centres First model Phase 1. [55304/25]
135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding supports provided at a local level in community centres targeted at addressing social exclusion; if he will consider increasing funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54870/25]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timeframe for when the next round of funding for category 2 applications of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55944/25]
137. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le pleanáil teanga, agus na bailte seirbhíse go háirithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [55993/25]
138. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any expenditure incurred by the Department of Foreign Affairs in repatriating or assisting Irish citizens detained by Israeli authorities following recent flotilla activities off Gaza has been recorded as a recoverable advance under the assistance abroad loan scheme or any similar mechanism; if any repayments have been recei…
139. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on an application for a foreign births registration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56065/25]
140. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Malaysia; and the steps that are being taken to improve this relationship. [56066/25]
141. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of the allocation towards international climate finance in Budget 2026; the pledged amounts from other Government Departments and other sources; if the allocation for climate finance will reach the €225 million committed to, under Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap 2022; the successor strateg…
142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount allocated towards Official Development Aid (ODA) in Budget 2026; the total amount allocated towards International Climate Finance as distinct from ODA, including from all sources outside his Department’s vote; if he will provide the same figures for each budget for the previous five years; and if he will make a…
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed account of any expenditure incurred by his Department in providing consular, logistical, or financial assistance to Irish citizens who were detained or arrested by Israeli authorities following their participation in recent Flotilla activities bound for Gaza; if he will specify whether his Department ha…
144. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to communicate to the EU Commission under Article 259 TFEU to ask if they will act to enforce EU Law against Hungary in the context of the decision by the administration there to ban a festival (details supplied). [56402/25]
145. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56450/25]
146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have reviewed the remuneration and benefit structure of Re-Turn Ireland CLG’s executives and directors to determine compliance with fair remuneration and tax transparency standards. [56375/25]
147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out or plans to carry out a value-for-money assessment of the Deposit Return Scheme in its current corporate form, taking into account costs to consumers and the level of retained income by the operating company. [56376/25]
148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings or formal communications between officials of his Department and representatives of Re-Turn Ireland CLG since its establishment; and whether any concerns were raised regarding its financial management or accounting practices. [56378/25]
149. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will liaise with the Minister for Finance to ensure that a full financial audit of Re-Turn Ireland CLG is carried out annually by an independent external auditor and laid before the Oireachtas. [56379/25]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review existing legislation governing levy-funded private entities to ensure that companies such as Re-Turn Ireland CLG are brought within a transparent audit and reporting framework comparable to that applied to semi-state or statutory bodies. [56380/25]