354. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to commission an independent assessment to examine whether current social enterprise funding programmes are structured appropriately, given that most recipients operate in areas of market failure rather than viable commercial markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50298/26]
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950. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when decisions are expected to be made on applications made to the scheme to support national organisations; the number of applications received; the total funds available to the scheme; the reason for the delay in communicating decisions to applicants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49109/26]
951. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available through his Department for agricultural shows or gymkhanas or other equine events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48757/26]
952. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine an application for a grant made under the Local Enhancement Programme for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48960/26]
953. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total cost of engagement with a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025, across his Department, by project, year and value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49098/26]
954. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a matter will be examined and addressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49530/26]
955. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49554/26]
956. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49586/26]
957. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he accepts that maintaining viable pubs in rural communities contributes to Government objectives relating to rural regeneration, community development and social inclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49635/26]
958. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the engagement his Department has had with representative bodies regarding measures to support the sustainability of community pubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49637/26]
959. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide figures for the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026; the cost overruns by his Department, relative to the budgeted amount in budget 2026 for each State agency under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49665/26]
960. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has examined the relationship between pub closures and rural decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/26]
961. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a CLÁR grant will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49725/26]
559. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps taken to review the eligibility criteria for the town and village renewal scheme, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to allow towns with populations over 10,000 to apply; whether revised criteria will be in place for the next call for applications; the expected timeline for any changes; an…
342. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total value of eligible applications received under each call of the Rural Regeneration and Development Funds; the total value approved; the approval rate by number and value of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47894/26]
343. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the proposal by an organisation (details supplied), under which the Government will support social enterprises to maximise trading income where possible while providing sustained State co-funding and cost relief in areas of market failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47936/26]
344. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht any funding options are available for capital projects by Men's and Women's Sheds. [47986/26]
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…
346. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he accepts that the majority of social enterprises in Ireland operate in areas of persistent market failure, delivering services that are needed but cannot be made commercially self-sustaining, rather than functioning as conventional, profit-maximising market actors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271…
926. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will have regard to the local development companies network in Ireland's pre-budget submission in his preparations for budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/26]
927. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing total funding for Údarás na Gaeltachta by 5%, by 10%, by 15%, by 20%, and by the cost of inflation since budget 2026, and of increasing the specific funding for community and language under subhead C7 and the specific funding for capital by 25%, 33% and 50%. [46886/26]
928. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of increasing the board membership of the proposed reformed Údarás na Gaeltachta under the Údarás na Gaeltachta (Amendment) Bill 2025 to a total of 26 remunerated members. [46887/26]
929. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to support the pub sector as pillars of rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46977/26]
930. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to help establish Irish language settlements and communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/26]
931. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the capital funding streams available to communities seeking to promote Irish language as a community language, both at European and domestic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47253/26]