101. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is familiar with the farmers' yards initiative; if he sees potential for the initiative as part of wider rural regeneration and rural enterprise development; and if he has engaged with any Government Departments or State agencies regarding its future development. [38389/26]
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102. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of the town centre first initiative in Galway East; his plans to support regeneration in towns and villages across County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36518/26]
103. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline his Department's efforts to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36517/26]
104. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to seek increased funding for rural development programmes in Budget 2027, in light of concerns expressed by rural communities and organisations regarding reductions in rural development funding in recent budgets. [38388/26]
105. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline payment changes to Gaeltacht families providing accommodation for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/26]
106. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aindrias Moynihan den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta i dtaca le hIntleacht Shaorga (IS) na Gaeilge i bhfianaise na tuarascála nua ón Údarás, cad iad na háiseanna a bheidh riachtanach don Údarás chun na spriocanna a bhaint amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [38267/26]
107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase funding for community projects such as community centres, parks and sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/26]
108. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his engagements regarding the LEADER programme under the next EU budgetary cycle. [38369/26]
109. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the projects funded in County Louth by his Department in 2025; the corresponding funding allocation given to each project in County Louth in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38262/26]
110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Ballyvolane Community Centre. [38216/26]
111. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community cafés to ensure financial viability of essential social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38364/26]
112. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising costs, including energy, insurance and materials, on rural community and voluntary organisations; whether funding allocations under schemes such as the community recognition fund and LEADER are keeping pace with these pressures; his plans to increase support…
113. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the success that has been achieved in reaching the over 150 commitments in the Our Rural Future document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38410/26]
114. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the number of working hubs operating in Cork as part of Connected Hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37548/26]
115. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht cad é méid iomlán an mhaoinithe a chuirfear ar fáil do Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge i 2026; conas atá an maoiniú sin ag teacht le cuspóirí Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge; agus an bhfuil tuilleadh infheistíochta beartaithe aige don earnáil i mBuiséad 2027. [38370/26]
116. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will expand the My Open Library programme; if he will support the development of libraries as inclusive third spaces; if he will provide funding to enhance sensory-friendly facilities in public libraries in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37314/26]
117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the regeneration schemes his Department is funding in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38144/26]
118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the engagement he has had with other Departments and State agencies to support hotels in rural communities and small towns. [37795/26]
119. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to Cavan and Monaghan County Councils for lane improvements works under the local improvement scheme in each year 2020 to 2025 and the proposed allocations for 2026. [37794/26]
120. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in relation to the LEADER programme, the measures that have been funded for climate change mitigation and adaptation; the funding allocated to LEADER in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37330/26]
121. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of funding provided for the local improvement scheme in 2026; if further consideration will be given to the provision of additional funding in 2026 for this scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38301/26]
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department to ensure the viability of community centres and community and voluntary organisations in County Louth, through the provision of capital and non-capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/26]
123. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to address vacancy and dereliction in towns and villages across Galway East, including the expansion of the town and village renewal scheme and support for community-led regeneration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38279/26]
124. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when details of the next outdoor recreation investment scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38300/26]
125. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the publication of Our Rural Future 2026–2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37547/26]