Parliamentary questions

1266. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht how upcoming Saint Patrick's Day celebrations are being used to promote and celebrate the Irish language; the steps his Department has taken to ensure that this major national and international occasion is used to support the visibility, everyday use and cultural value of Irish, including through p…

1267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent by his Department on funding NGOs, by organisation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11804/26]

1268. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the total level of Exchequer funding spent on funding NGOs by his Department, in each of the years since 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/26]

1269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the assessments that are carried out to determine the level of Exchequer funding that any NGO receives from his Department on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11840/26]

1270. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any direct lobbying he has received from any NGO in relation to his annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11866/26]

1271. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason the proposed community project at the former Bank of Ireland premises at Carnew, County Wicklow was unsuccessful under the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Fund; the funding that has been provided under this fund to Carnew, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1189…

1272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the systems in place to agree performance metrics of Chief Executives of agencies within the aegis of his Department; the way in which these are measured; the person or body that carries out the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/26]

1273. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to issue a detailed up to date report on the town centre first masterplan for Kenmare, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12694/26]

1274. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any grant funding available that an organisation (details supplied) could apply for to support the repair and upgrade of their community hall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12728/26]

1275. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the next Our Rural Future strategy will include remote employer engagement, community programmes and remote working as a skill, and be specified as a named delivery mechanism, with a target for jobs landed in rural and regional areas all across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the m…

623. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there is a canteen in his Department headquarters; and if the Minister can provide assurances that all meat sold or provided in that canteen is of Irish origin. [11188/26]

624. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount expended by his Department and by each agency for which he is responsible on advertising, promotion, advertising companies and external communications companies or consultants in 2025 and the expected costs for 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11358/26]

625. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to expedite all regeneration schemes in County Kerry; the reason for the delay with the Cahersiveen rural regeneration and development scheme, where works were due to commence in Q2 2025, Cahersiveen Community Centre in the Carnegie Community Building is closed since November 2024; the detailed brea…

626. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to expedite all regeneration schemes in County Kerry, including Killorglin town; the detailed breakdown of timelines for this scheme for Killorglin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/26]

393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the community services programme scheme is opening in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10661/26]

394. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta buiséad caipitil Údarás na Gaeltachta a chur i bhfoirm tábla do gach bliain ó 2008 go dtí anois. [10699/26]

395. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar fhorbairt bonneagair fheabhsaithe na cé ar Inis Meáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [10928/26]

1269. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta sonraí a thabhairt maidir leis an €5.218 milliún a thug Údarás na Gaeltachta ar ais don Státchiste sa bhliain 2023 mar thoradh ar dhíolachán scaireanna; cén chuideachta lenar bhain na scaireanna seo; agus cé chomh fada is a bhí na scaireanna ag an Údarás sular dhíol sé iad. [9201/26]

1270. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta liosta a thabhairt i bhfoirm tábla de na cuideachtaí a bhfuil scaireanna ag an Údarás iontu agus cad é luach na scaireanna sin. [9202/26]

1271. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an ndearna Údarás na Gaeltachta iarratas nó éileamh riamh go gcuirfeadh an Rialtas airgead arna thuilleamh ar dhíolacháin scaireanna a bhí déanta ag an Údarás a chur ar leataobh chun tacú leis an Údarás. [9203/26]

1272. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta ar labhair sé nó a oifigigh le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta riamh chun míniú a lorg maidir leis an rúndacht faoina mbíonn cúrsaí gnó á riaradh acu; an bhfuil sé sásta leis an rúndacht seo, go háirithe i gcás díolachán Arramara; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina th…

1273. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff directly responsible for cybersecurity, as distinct from IT, within his Department; if a threat analyst, vulnerability manager and a cyber infrastructure engineer are employed; if not in-house, if this work is outsourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9437/26]

1274. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the extent to which his Department examines third party supply chain vulnerability when it comes to cybersecurity. [9455/26]

1275. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an ndéanfaidh sé ráitéas maidir le dul chun cinn na n-iarratas ar líonraí Gaeilge atá istigh faoi láthair. [9651/26]

1276. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to significantly increase the funding allocation to County Kerry for local improvement schemes in 2026 in order to allow Kerry County Council to address the huge priority list/waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/26]