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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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236 questions match, newest first.

Niamh Smyth Written 17 Sep 2026 · to Rural
435. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht If he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will provide an update on the community investment fund application in question. [66316/26]
Robert Troy Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Rural
1525. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there is any avenue available for community groups who had broadband supplied through the WIFI4EU programme to have the service expanded to cover additional parts of their facilities. [65372/26]
Barry Ward Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Rural
1528. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided to date under the New Communities Funding for Volunteer Centres broken down by year and county. [65776/26]
Barry Ward Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Rural
1529. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of creating a multiannual fund for the volunteer sector under the New Communities Funding for Volunteer Centres. [65775/26]
Barry Ward Written 16 Sep 2026 · to Rural
1530. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to their asks to continue funding under the New Communities Funding for Volunteer Centres. [65774/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Rural
623. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to the allocation of additional funding for the local improvement scheme for Cavan and Monaghan in 2026, given the urgent need to reduce waiting times for such essential road improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54675/26]
Colm Burke Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Rural
624. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the €20 million fund to support outdoor recreation in rural areas is open to communities under the authority of city councils; if not, when similar funds that will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54691/26]
Colm Burke Written 16 Jul 2026 · to Rural
625. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports outside of the CCIF that are available to community groups under the authority of city councils who wish to build new community facilities rather than refurbish existing ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54692/26]
Paul Murphy Oral 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will approve capital funding for a community centre in Citywest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53391/26]
Grace Boland Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
6. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding streams are planned in 2026 to support community facilities, town centre renewal and rural infrastructure in the Dublin Fingal region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53137/26]
Darren O'Rourke Oral 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
7. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the town centre first policy; his views on whether it is achieving its stated aims, taking the Dunshaughlin town team as an example; the evidence he would point to that suggests this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52566/26]
Mark Wall Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
15. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local enhancement programme as recently announced; and if he has plans to expand the scheme. [53133/26]
Darren O'Rourke Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans in place in his Department to improve the funding and resourcing of community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52565/26]
Albert Dolan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
36. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the additional measures being considered to support rural towns and villages experiencing population growth but facing deficits in community infrastructure, including community centres, sports facilities and public amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53313/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
37. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the redevelopment plan for a community centre (details supplied). [52755/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
49. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the inadequacy of funding for community centres which forces them to fundraise to make ends meet rather than provide the services to the community for which they were established. [43526/26]
Naoise Ó Cearúil Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which local community development committees can contribute to more effective local decision-making and community-led development; the objectives of the new national campaign to increase public awareness of their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/26]
Thomas Gould Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will take a role in the failure to deliver community centres and other community services in new housing estates. [52756/26]
Carol Nolan Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
950. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are being applied, formally or informally, to community centres seeking capital or operational funding under schemes administered by her Department; if centres (details supplied) in County Offaly are expected to demonstrate ESG-aligned compliance in order to remain el…
Claire Kerrane Written 14 Jul 2026 · to Rural
960. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to advise on the way in which funding of €5 million for the new SÍOL Programme for 2026 will be rolled out; when projects are required to be submitted from councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53608/26]
John Connolly Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Rural
565. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the development of a new programme to tackle urban disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50600/26]
Eoin Hayes Written 18 Jun 2026 · to Rural
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]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase funding for community projects such as community centres, parks and sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/26]
Thomas Gould Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Ballyvolane Community Centre. [38216/26]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 21 May 2026 · to Rural
122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department to ensure the viability of community centres and community and voluntary organisations in County Louth, through the provision of capital and non-capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/26]