932. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a decision will made on successful applications made under the scheme to support national organisations from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47388/26]
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933. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria for public funding allocation to non-governmental organisations, particularly those involved in political lobbying or activism; the measures in place to ensure that taxpayers' money is not being used to support partisan political agendas; his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make …
934. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total land holding by his Department, broken down by county, including the amount currently unused or vacant, the portion zoned for development, and the number of sites that include vacant or derelict properties. [47631/26]
935. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the implementation of the national outdoor recreation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47641/26]
936. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his plans to ensure that vital cultural institutions (details supplied) are supported in budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47749/26]
937. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has assessed the audit and compliance costs incurred by small social enterprises in receipt of public funding; whether he is aware of reports that some organisations are paying in excess of €7,000 annually in audit fees; and the measures under consideration to ensure governance requirements rem…
938. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will review the community services programme in view of concerns that it functions as a partial co-funding model in practice, requiring social enterprises to subsidise core service delivery from non-State income sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47773/26]
939. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation provided by his Department under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, SICAP, in each year from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/26]
940. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding drawn down under SICAP in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/26]
941. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated under SICAP to each local community development committee and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in c…
942. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding drawn down under SICAP by each LCDC and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in contract arrangements …
943. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and expended under the SICAP new arrivals programme in each year from 2022 to date; the budget subhead under which such expenditure is recorded, in tabular form. [47785/26]
944. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of SICAP new arrivals funding allocated to each LCDC area and each SICAP programme implementer, in each year from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [47786/26]
945. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full-time equivalent staff funded through SICAP new arrivals funding in each year from 2022 to date, broken down by SICAP programme implementer. [47787/26]
946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any funding provided under the SICAP new arrivals programme originates from, or is transferred from, another Department; if so, the Departments concerned; the amount transferred in each year since 2022; and the budget subhead from which the funding was provided. [47788/26]
947. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and drawn down under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in each year since the establishment of the fund; the corresponding amount allocated and drawn down in each local authority area, in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47833/26]
948. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding approved and drawn down under the rural regeneration and development fund for each project since the establishment of the fund (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47834/26]
949. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and the total funding drawn down under the CLÁR programme in each year since 2015; the corresponding amount allocated and drawn down in each local authority area in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47875/26]
950. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology used to determine eligibility for the CLÁR programme; the datasets, indicators and geographic units used in assessing eligibility; when the methodology was last reviewed; whether any changes have been made to the methodology, criteria, datasets or indicators used in recent years; the b…
951. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the extent to which eligibility for the CLÁR programme has expanded following the recent inclusion of additional electoral divisions; the additional geographic area and population now eligible for support as a result; the additional funding provided for the programme under budget 2025 and budget 2026, respectively…
543. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place in his Department to improve the funding and resourcing of community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46268/26]
544. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason an organisation was excluded from funding in May 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46450/26]
545. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the target timelines for communicating decisions under the 2026-2029 scheme to support national organisations were met; if not, the reasons for the delay; the measures that will be taken to ensure that future funding decisions are communicated sufficiently in advance of funding commencement dates to allow organisation…
546. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made in relation to the setting up of a pilot scheme in south Kerry to address depopulation and the amalgamation of clubs (details supplied) not just in Kerry but throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46550/26]
547. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to give a detailed progress report in regard to the Killorglin RRDF scheme; the reason for the delay on works to old Killorglin Courthouse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46567/26]