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]
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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]
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 …
929. 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 an update on the progress being made in the development of 'Embracing Ireland's Outdoors', the national outdoor recreation strategy in the Drogheda area. [28309/26]
930. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3497 of 14 April 2026, to provide an update on the establishment of county outdoor recreation committees in County Louth; the stakeholders that will be part of these committees; and the engagement that will take place with community groups in the Drogheda area when developing county …
931. 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 that have been approved under the community centre investment fund (CCIF ) in the Drogheda area; and the associated funding allocated to each project in the Drogheda area for each of the years 2020 to 2025…
932. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he can provide details of the proposed information sessions that will be open to community groups in the Drogheda region who are interested in applying for Community Centres Investment Fund 2026. [28315/26]
933. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28520/26]
934. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28664/26]
935. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of funding for the senior alert scheme in each of the past five years; the number of applications approved in each year; the number of applications rejected in each year; whether the funding for 2026 has been exhausted or whether new applications will be accepted; and if so, the waiting times that will…
308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by his Department in 2025; if he will list the sources of all funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27711/26]
309. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will carry out a national audit (details supplied) to include school attendance and schools capacity, amenities in villages and towns, services in parishes, villages and towns, proximity to work centres given this will give an indication of the potential to sustainably grow out parishes, villages and towns, futur…
310. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if match funding has been secured in respect of a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27802/26]
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]
384. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans for the future of the Community Recognition Fund. [27576/26]
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]
3485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding options provided by his Department or its agencies that may be used to support a project in the County Meath Gaeltacht (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23587/26]
3486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the LEADER programme allocation to each local action group in each year since 1994 to date, in tabular form. [24221/26]
3487. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any artificial intelligence tools or systems are currently being used within his Department or in agencies under its remit; the purposes for which these tools are being used; whether any departmental guidance or governance structures have been developed to support their responsible use; and if he will make a…
3488. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of Government funding provided to supposedly environmental NGOs (details supplied) in each of the past ten years.
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3489. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the value and duration of contracts and service provision arrangements his Department and all bodies under his aegis have or had with a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date in 2026; if he will clarify whether his Department was the beneficiary of professional work or services from the company over …
3490. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider introducing a pilot scheme for community development volunteers similar to the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [24614/26]
3491. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of the NGOs that have received Government funding from his Department in the past five years. [24639/26]
3492. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding his discussions on centralising the grant process for community centre building as discussed on 5 February 2026. [24704/26]
3493. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available to bring tidal pools back into repair (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24792/26]