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Johnny Guirke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3519. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has any plans to provide smaller streams of funding to towns and villages for small scale street enhancement, streetscape, schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26143/26]
Paul Lawless Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3520. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of non-Governmental organisations that have received State funding from his Department in each of the past five years; the number of such organisations currently registered in the State which have been funded by his Department; the number located outside the State that have received Irish public funds from hi…
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
3522. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Delvin, County Westmeath will be included in the recently announced list of CLÁR 2026 funding projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26458/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3523. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which the new designated CLÁR 2026 areas were decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26459/26]
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]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3525. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reasons Delvin and Kinnegad in County Westmeath missed out on town and village funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26461/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3526. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to expand CLÁR to more areas in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26462/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3527. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available in his Department for parish halls in County Westmeath for renovations in communities where there are no community centres in place. [26463/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3528. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when his Department intend to send confirmation of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund from 2025 for the Delvin project in County Westmeath (details supplied). [26464/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3529. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts in the years of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [26661/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3530. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of all studies and reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, that were composed and delivered by third parties (details supplied); the title and final cost of same; and whether the report is published and or laid in the Houses of the…
Aidan Farrelly Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3531. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a schedule of all studies and reports commissioned by him in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, that were composed and delivered by his officials; the title and final cost of same, if applicable; to provide a breakdown of where costs were incurred; and whether the report is publ…
Albert Dolan Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3532. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the web link to his Department’s Q1 2026 published report of purchase orders/payments over €20,000, in line with the FOI model publication scheme requirements; to confirm the date on which this report was published; and, if it has not yet been published, to state the planned publication date. [26915/26]
Sean Fleming Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3533. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26998/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 14 Apr 2026 · to Rural
3534. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an estimate of the total volume of data currently stored by or on behalf of the State by his Department in data centres in Ireland; data centres outside of Ireland but within the European Union; data centres outside of the European Union; data storage facilities within his own Department; and if he will make…
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an nglacann sé leis an gcáineadh ar chur chuige na Roinne sa rún a d’aontaigh an Dáil maidir le cúrsaí tithíochta sa Ghaeltacht ag tús mhí an Mhárta, agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige gníomhú dá réir; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [22301/26]
Pádraig Rice Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
2. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding, both capital and current, allocated to Cork City Council for library services in its administrative area in each of the years from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by library; the engagements he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the new Cork city library project to…
Louise O'Reilly Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
3. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which he intends to assist rural communities both households and local civil society organisations amidst rising oil prices and general trends indicating a rise in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22887/26]
Emer Currie Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
4. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether consideration has been given to introducing dedicated community support officers at local level to assist community groups with accessing funding streams, including grant applications and associated administrative requirements, particularly in areas where groups may have limited capacity; and if he will make a state…
Liam Quaide Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures in place to ensure equitable distribution of funding across regions, including areas experiencing rapid population growth; and whether any formal methodology is used to align funding allocations with demographic need. [23002/26]
Matt Carthy Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his engagement with other Departments and State agencies to support hotels in rural communities. [22908/26]
Mairéad Farrell Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
7. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh ardú ar an bhfóirdheontas do theaghlaigh agus do choláistí cónaithe Gaeltachta faoi Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23101/26]
Emer Currie Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
8. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will expand the town and village renewal scheme to allow for Dublin west villages to meet eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22377/26]
John Paul O'Shea Oral 26 Mar 2026 · to Rural
9. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on current rural regeneration and development fund projects in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22797/26]