Parliamentary questions

1176. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications will open for the community centre enhancement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/26]

1177. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cad iad na tacaíochtaí maoinithe caipitil breise is féidir a fháil do naíonra agus do sheirbhís iarscoile atá bainteach le gaelscoil i mbaile seirbhíse Gaeltachta (sonraí curtha ar fáil) agus a chaithfear a leathnú go han-tapa. [5774/26]

554. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the dormant accounts funding scheme will open for 2026, and how groups can avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5201/26]

555. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if more funding will be made available for the library capital programme. [5334/26]

556. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided in respect of the provision of services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5373/26]

339. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for the refurbishment of Mayfield Library under the Library Capital Programme 2023-2027. [4561/26]

340. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the capital funding provided to Cork City Council in each of the past five years for the refurbishment of Mayfield Library. [4562/26]

341. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he or any of his officials have used artificial intelligence to write speeches, produce social media content for his Department, or to issue responses to parliamentary questions, since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4600/26]

342. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has a paid subscription with a social media company (details supplied). [4618/26]

343. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht given the success of the Leader Programme 2023 -2027, if he will allocate additional funding to the development partnerships/company's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4674/26]

344. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new playgrounds were delivered by his Department in 2025; and if he will provide details of same. [4778/26]

345. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new build community centres were delivered by his Department in 2025; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4779/26]

346. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of refurbishments completed under the Community Centres Investment Fund in 2025. [4780/26]

347. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of projects delivered under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in 2025. [4781/26]

348. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new libraries were delivered in 2025; and if he will provide details of same. [4782/26]

349. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4823/26]

350. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if any website or other platform operated by his Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4841/26]

351. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by his Department on social media or online platforms, including identifying separately payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but …

1090. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated under his Department’s programmes and schemes, by county for each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3321/26]

1091. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3583/26]

1092. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3624/26]

1093. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3878/26]

1094. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the progress in publishing the next rural development policy plan; the estimated timeframe for its release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4165/26]

1095. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding can be drawn down by rural communities to help pay for the extension of a graveyard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/26]

602. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated and drawn down for remote working hubs in County Waterford in each year 2020 to 2025; and current occupancy levels, in tabular form. [3011/26]