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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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Aidan Farrelly Written 19 May 2026 · to Rural
1353. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the 2026 budget allocation for the outdoor infrastructure recreation scheme. [36900/26]
Brian Brennan Written 29 Apr 2026 · to Rural
313. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason changes were made to the local improvement scheme to exclude a category (details supplied); and if he plans to alter this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31167/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
917. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for CLÁR funding under measures 1 and measures 2 in 2025 from County Clare; the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28061/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
919. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding that has been allocated to County Meath under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund for each of the years from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
920. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total investment in Offaly projects since the introduction of the LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28080/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
921. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an overview of the way the CLÁR scheme has benefitted County Meath in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28081/26]
Johnny Guirke Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
926. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the actions his Department has taken to date to reduce the need for community groups to register as a charity for the purpose of applying for grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28087/26]
Emer Currie Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
927. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timings for the next round of the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28306/26]
Joanna Byrne Written 21 Apr 2026 · to Rural
928. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3497 of 14 April 2026, if he will provide a breakdown of the specific projects in Country Louth that have been approved through the outdoor recreation scheme in the Drogheda area; and the associated funding allocated to each project in the Drogheda area for each of the years 2020 to …
John Clendennen Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Rural
383. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm details regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27619/26]
John Clendennen Written 15 Apr 2026 · to Rural
385. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether the Seniors Alert Scheme administered by Pobal is to continue as a scheme; whether consideration is being given to a successor scheme; the body that will be responsible for any such successor scheme; and the details of any such successor scheme. [27618/26]
Eamon Scanlon Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3505. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next iteration of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25519/26]
Emer Currie Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3521. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the average timings for each stage of the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26282/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3524. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to change the funding criteria for ORIS to allow for footpaths to be built in towns and villages in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26460/26]
Colm Burke Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
11. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications for the next round of the community centre investment fund will open; whether it will be for new builds or refurbishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21756/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
525. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount allocated to each local authority under the Local Enhancement Programme for 2025, in tabular form. [23501/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
526. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount allocated to each local authority/county under the Community Services Programme in 2025, in tabular form. [23506/26]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2289. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the take-up of the senior alert scheme for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; if he intends to make any changes to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/26]
Cathal Crowe Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2291. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities in 2025 for all rural schemes provided by his Department (details supplied), including the town and village renewal scheme, CLÁR, LEADER, LIS, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form. [19460/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2293. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department administers any funding schemes which can support provision of Christmas lights in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19548/26]
Carol Nolan Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2296. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the provision of panic alarms for elderly people will still remain under the remit of his Department; if it will continue to be managed by Pobal in collaboration with Age Friendly Ireland who take applications from elderly people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19954/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2302. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the projects that were funded under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Longford in 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [20028/26]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Rural
664. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when details of the next CLÁR programme will be announced; the proposed changes to the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15962/26]
John Connolly Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Rural
665. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when an opportunity might next exist for organisations to apply for funding under the outdoor recreational investment scheme; the categories of schemes which might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/26]
John Connolly Written 26 Feb 2026 · to Rural
666. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when an opportunity might next exist for organisations to apply for funding under the CLÁR scheme; the categories of schemes which might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16064/26]