Questions

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]

750. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if grant funding will be restored to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70437/26]

947. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be allocated in Budget 2027 to support his Department given that an additional €57.7 million has been recommended through An Plean Fais; and if he will commit to providing this level of additional funding. [69448/26]

699. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reasons behind the decision to halt the specific Men's Sheds grant funding allocation for the 2026–2027 period. [66438/26]

700. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to ensure that funding for men’s sheds/women’s sheds is continued; if he will provide the €3000 operational grant as a permanent annual fixture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66505/26]

701. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding that will be available to Men’s Sheds in 2026 and 2027 specifically towards day-to-day running costs; whether consideration will be given to restoring a dedicated sustainability grant of up to €3,000 per shed; and the way in which his Department will ensure that Men’s Sheds receive adequate support where…

703. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason for the decision to withdraw the Men's Sheds Running Costs Grant for 2026; the reason this decision was communicated so late in the year; whether alternative funding will be made available to support Men's Sheds with essential costs such as rent and insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

704. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will amend the reporting requirements for Community Services Programme-funded social enterprises with annual income below €250,000 to permit the submission of detailed non-audited financial statements, subject to appropriate oversight …

1527. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided through the Community Services Programme in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 areas in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [65569/26]

4277. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR Measure 1 2026 funding for successful projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57742/26]

30. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update into the community centre investment fund; the status of all approved projects not yet drawn down; whether inflationary top-ups are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53059/26]

33. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he monitors the failure of county councils to spend RRDF funding, in particular the case of Baltinglass, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53314/26]

35. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has considered establishing a dedicated community project support officer within each local authority whose role would be to assist voluntary community organisations in identifying suitable funding opportunities, preparing grant applications, managing procurement requirements, completing drawdown document…

42. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available from his Department for communities for new-build community facilities where the area is within the boundaries of a city, rather than a county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53270/26]

945. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an annual grant to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/26]

905. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available and the supports provided by his Department to ensure that rural villages and communities retain their social hubs such as shops and pubs; if any supports are available for rural villages and communities who have lost their shop and pubs to have those social hubs restored; and if he will make a sta…

564. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants available for community centres/halls; the grants that may be availed of later in the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50506/26]

374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the level of funding provided by his Department to pay employees of family resource centres, community centres and so on, is below the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/26]

100. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken by his Department to alleviate the burden of community services programme funding recipients being required to provide fully audited accounts on an annual basis. [38218/26]

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]

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]

133. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline whether his Department intends to extend supports similar to the recent funding provided to men’s sheds to sister sheds groups; to indicate the way in which the Department assesses community demand and eligibility for such supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38371/26]

1359. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided for the re-introduction of the Scéim na mBóithre Áise in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/26]

1294. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to provide funding to ensure that rural communities have access to venues for local social and cultural events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35277/26]

597. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of all capital projects including those delivered under LEADER, the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, CLÁR, the town and village renewal scheme, the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme and Údarás na Gaeltachta programmes which have been completed on time and within budget in K…