Parliamentary questions

796. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if grant funding can be provided to an applicant under the town and village renewal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73309/25]

797. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73327/25]

798. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73328/25]

799. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of LIS funding that was provided, broken down by county; and LIS funding that was drawn down, broken down by county, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [73785/25]

448. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application (details supplied) for the town and village renewal scheme for 2025; when his Department will announce the successful applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72593/25]

449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline current funding for lakeside recreation projects such as slipways, walking routes, and greenway connections at Lough Ree, Lough Ennell and Lough Owel. [72651/25]

450. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether additional funding will be made available to expand outdoor recreation infrastructure at lakes in Longford and Westmeath. [72652/25]

451. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will significantly increase the State grant for local improvement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72680/25]

452. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE qualified architect and structural engineers employed by his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72773/25]

453. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for the CLÁR funding under measures 1 and measure 2 in 2025, in each county; the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72774/25]

454. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount invested by his Department in the development of remote working hubs since 2020; if all of these hubs are being fully utilised; if he has data in relation to the occupancy rate of the 400 Connected Hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73092/25]

455. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned about the recent report from the GAA’s national demographics committee which highlights that 78% of GAA clubs in rural areas are facing declining populations; his views on how this trend can be reversed given the intrinsic importance of the GAA to rural communities and parishes;…

456. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the National Hubs Strategy will be finalised; his views on the importance of this strategy in light of Programme for Government commitments to utilise and promote remote working hubs as an affordable space for start-up companies as well as a potential landing space for FDI workers; the engage…

457. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the commitment in Our Rural Future to pilot co-working and hot desking hubs for civil servants in a number of regional locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73095/25]

458. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided by his Department to local authorities to market and promote remote working hubs within their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73096/25]

459. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the positions regarding the pilot scheme to support the use of rural pubs as community spaces and hubs for local services as committed under Our Rural Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73097/25]

460. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the development of a single portal to provide a funding roadmap on the range of programmes and schemes available across Government for rural and community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73098/25]

461. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of category one RRDF projects which have been announced to date; the number of these projects which have been fully completed; the steps the Minister is taking to expedite delivery of large capital projects in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73099/25]

462. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the implementation of Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors; the estimated value of the outdoor recreation sector to the Irish economy; if the Minister has data on visitor numbers to some of the flagship outdoor recreation projects his Department has supported; and if he will make a …

1177. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's strategy to expand connected hubs and remote working infrastructure including the potential for new hubs in Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71407/25]

1178. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department's Community Centres Investment Fund can provide support in circumstances where an existing community centre, due to age, structural condition or non-compliance with modern standards, must be demolished and fully rebuilt; if such full-rebuild projects are eligible for funding under…

1179. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil comhairle dlí iarrtha aige nó ag a Roinn maidir leis an gcumhacht atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta, faoi Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012, faoina bhféadfaí suíomhanna talún atá i bpunann mhaoine Údarás na Gaeltachta a úsáid ar mhaithe le tithíocht a chur ar fáil do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht agu…

1180. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil comhairle dlí iarrtha aige nó ag a Roinn maidir leis an gcumhacht atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta, faoi Acht na Gaeltachta, 2012, faoina bhféadfaí suíomhanna talún atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta a úsáid ar mhaithe le tithíocht a chur ar fáil do chainteoirí Gaeilge sa Ghaeltacht agus, má tá comh…

1181. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made over the past 12 months on each of his Department's Programme for Government commitments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71627/25]

1182. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the bilateral meetings he has had with his EU counterparts to date in 2025, in tabular form. [71703/25]