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Conor Sheehan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
688. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available for the development of a library in Castletroy, Limerick City; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13562/26]
Pat Buckley Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
689. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a building (details supplied) will be community asset transferred for community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13454/26]
James Geoghegan Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
690. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline each section of enacted legislation, where the responsibility lies in the Minister to commence that section, that has not been commenced; if he will outline each section of enacted legislation which provides for the making of regulations by the Minister that have not been made by the Minister; if he…
Paul Lawless Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
691. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the programmes or funding that have been provided to support rural communities and Gaeltacht areas along the Wild Atlantic Way for sustainable tourism, cultural activities, and landscape/heritage protection; the details of the funding, projects supported, and expected outcomes for community development and conservation o…
Brendan Smith Written 19 Feb 2026 · to Rural
692. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when details of the next CLÁR Programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13971/26]
Sean Fleming Written 18 Feb 2026 · to Rural
311. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13092/26]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
1265. 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 provision of improved accessibility for older people and people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12727/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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 programming, funding …
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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. [11898/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Michael Cahill Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Barry Ward Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
John Paul O'Shea Written 17 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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 matter. [12804/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Matt Carthy Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Michael Cahill Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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 breakdown of timelines f…
Michael Cahill Written 12 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Niamh Smyth Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
John Connolly Written 11 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Feb 2026 · to Rural
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]