739. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason grant funding to men's sheds has ceased nationwide; and if a new grant scheme will replace the old funding in 2026 to ensure these vital community support schemes survive. [69778/26]
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345. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will introduce a proportionate financial reporting option under Circular 13/2014, allowing Community Services Programme-funded social enterprises with an annual income below €250,000 to submit non-audited financial statements in place of audited accounts, consistent with the audit exemption threshold introduced un…
918. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the engagement that has taken place with other Government Departments and State agencies to support hotels and the hospitality sector in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28078/26]
919. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that has been allocated to County Meath under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund for each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/26]
920. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total investment in Offaly projects since the introduction of the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/26]
921. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an overview of the way the CLÁR scheme has benefitted County Meath in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28081/26]
922. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure the accessibility of the Irish language and Irish classes, particularly for those who want to learn but may not have the means for a private course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28082/26]
923. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the efforts that have been made to ensure young people's voices are heard and taken into consideration in the language planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/26]
924. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to support housing for families in Gaeltacht areas in County Meath, namely, Baile Ghib; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/26]
925. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants and supports available for students seeking to attend summer Gaeltacht courses, to ensure cost is not a prevention from accessing these cultural and educational areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/26]
926. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the actions his Department has taken to date to reduce the need for community groups to register as a charity for the purpose of applying for grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28087/26]
3514. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures in place to ensure equitable distribution of funding across regions, including areas experiencing rapid population growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26138/26]
3515. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his engagement with other Government Departments and State agencies to support hotels in rural communities in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26139/26]
3516. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding that is available in his Department for parish halls for renovations in communities where there are no community centres in their place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26140/26]
3517. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that has not been drawn down from each funding stream in his Department for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26141/26]
3518. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department plans to send confirmation of the RRDF funding from 2025 in order that local authorities can begin negotiations on premises they plan to buy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26142/26]
3519. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has any plans to provide smaller streams of funding to towns and villages for small scale street enhancement, streetscape, schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/26]
378. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; the number of projects submitted for Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70582/25]
379. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next round of funding for RRDF will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70583/25]
380. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when local authorities will be notified of the reasons projects were unsuccessful for this year’s outdoor recreation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70584/25]
381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to address communities who do not meet criteria for footpath projects under the outdoor recreation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70585/25]
382. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has plans to expand CLÁR areas in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70586/25]
2587. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Meath in 2024, and the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/25]
2588. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Meath in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19113/25]