267. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the commitment previously given regarding the provision of broadband connectivity from the Broadband Connection Point at a location (details supplied) to the local Men’s Shed. [74525/26]
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268. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question 69685/26, to outline the specific criteria and weighting applied in the SÍOL selection process; the method which the available Pobal deprivation data was assessed in relation to Darndale; the reason there is no appeals process; and to outline the likelihood and process for additional…
269. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the ways budget 2027 funding will support the long-term sustainability of community facilities in rural towns and villages. [74750/26]
1123. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the targeted supports available to communities experiencing rapid population growth where community facilities and social infrastructure have not kept pace with housing and population growth. [73495/26]
1124. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will review the eligibility criteria across rural and community funding programmes to ensure that rapidly growing communities in north County Dublin are not excluded from funding solely because of population thresholds or their proximity to Dublin. [73494/26]
1125. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide information in relation to the grants issued in respect of the rural regeneration scheme, town and village renewal scheme, outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and community centres investment fund in County Laois in each of the years since 2023 and the best estimate for 2026. [73488/26]
1126. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on CLÁR 2026 assessments; when successful applications will be announced; and if two specific applications submitted by a group (details supplied) will be considered favourably. [73627/26]
1127. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 1590 of 20 March 2024, if the BDO report commissioned by his Department in 2023 on the cost and availability of public liability insurance for the community and voluntary sector has been finalised; when the final report was received, if applicable; if outstanding, the reason for th…
1128. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department’s view towards funding the refurbishment of Mayfield library in Cork under the Libraries Capital Programme 2023-2027, for which an unsuccessful application for Stage 3 funding was made in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73855/26]
1129. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update regarding the Síol funding application for Oliver Bond House in Dublin 8. [74414/26]
1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73988/26]
1131. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74443/26]
1132. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the successful projects under the dormant accounts funded sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026/2027 will be announced. [74116/26]
1133. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if an application (details supplied) has been assessed as part of the dormant accounts funded sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026/2027; and when the applicant will be informed of the decision. [74113/26]
1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht ar phléigh a Roinn an Staidéar Cuimsitheach Teangeolaíoch agus an córas pleanála leis an Roinn Tithíochta agus iad ag ullmhú an Ráiteas Náisiúnta Pleanála do Cheantair Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta, go háirithe an tábhacht a bhaineann le 67% a bheith ag úsáid na Gaeilge, nó an bhfuil siad ar an eolas faoi, nó ar iarr…
2. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the dedicated funding that will be available to individual Men’s and Women’s Sheds in 2027; if he plans to introduce a guaranteed annual grant to assist with essential running costs; the arrangements that will be out in place to ensure that individual sheds can access this funding without undue administrative burden; and if…
3. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects the next iteration of Our Rural Future to be launched; and the way in which the Government intends to ensure that its rural development commitments are supported by adequate resources, measurable actions and clear delivery timelines. [73148/26]
4. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, funding for next year will be increased or decreased; and the way in which he expects to maintain the delivery of services under the programme if extra resources are not allocated while current costs increase. [73143/26]
5. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the progress of the rural regeneration and development fund application process; whether a timeline can be provided for the announcement and release of funding under the current round; and whether consideration will be given to projects such as Newtownforbes Community Hub in County Longford, a building …
6. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which budget 2027 will support disadvantaged urban communities. [72673/26]
7. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide increased funding for the local improvement scheme in 2027 to address the backlog of applications for the repair and improvement of non-public roads in County Galway; and whether consideration will be given to a multi-annual funding programme to provide greater certainty to local authorities and communit…
8. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to clarify recent difficulties surrounding the funding of men's sheds. [67464/26]
9. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the assurances he can give rural communities regarding the future of the LEADER programme, including its funding levels, allocation timelines and long-term security. [72921/26]
10. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department is taking to support the thousands of volunteers who deliver community development activities throughout rural Ireland, particularly to administration, governance, insurance and rising operating costs. [72529/26]
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the programmes in place that support capacity building among community organisations that have limited experience in grant applications (details supplied). [72407/26]