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Cathal Crowe Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Ciarán Ahern Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Ciarán Ahern Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Paula Butterly Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Ryan O'Meara Written 20 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
David Cullinane Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Rural
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]
Peadar Tóibín Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Rural
603. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the initiatives his Department is undertaking to incentivise professionals to relocate to rural and commuter towns, with the goal of addressing dwindling populations, boosting local economies, and revitalizing communities. [2981/26]
Louis O'Hara Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Rural
604. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding schemes administered by his Department which a club (details supplied) could apply to for support the redevelopment of a clubhouse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3080/26]
Eoghan Kenny Written 15 Jan 2026 · to Rural
605. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount his Department, or agencies under its remit, spent on advertising on a social media platform (details supplied) in each of the years 2024 and 2025 respectively; to outline any expenditure on verification or premium accounts on the platform in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3109/26…
Louise O'Reilly Written 14 Jan 2026 · to Rural
206. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the application process for higher scales for administrative grades below the grade of assistant principal operated in his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/26]
Pa Daly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2632. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans to reopen the local improvement scheme for non-public roads in the near future; the discussions held with the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding future funding or timelines for reopening the scheme, particularly in light of ongoing issues being experienced by persons (details …
William Aird Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2633. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand or enhance remote working hubs in County Laois; the way in which these initiatives are contributing to balanced regional development and reducing commuting pressures on workers in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1869/26]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2634. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he is aware of agencies under his remit using artificial intelligence tools in place of artists and graphic designers (details supplied); and whether he will intervene to prevent this in future. [2238/26]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2635. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to significantly increase the local improvement scheme (LIS) grant to Kerry County Council so as to clear the existing priority list (approximately 600 schemes) and allow for the LIS Scheme to reopen to new applications for the hundreds of roads that are in an extremely poor condition; and if he will make a statement …
Sinéad Gibney Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2636. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of AI pilot projects which have taken place in his Department within the past 12 months; the expenditure associated with those projects; and whether they are still ongoing, in tabular form. [74140/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2637. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether standards or service-level targets exist for his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the…
Claire Kerrane Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2638. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) that is on the brink of closure; if he will seek emergency funding within his Department to keep the organisation open given the supports it provides in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74362/25]
Grace Boland Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2639. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the office rental costs per annum for staff in his Department and for each agency or organisation under his remit, in each of the years between 2015 and 2025 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74455/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2640. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the payroll cost of his Department and of each organisation or agency under its remit individually, in 2015 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [74633/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2641. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if, following the publication of the feasibility study on a hotel (details supplied) the Government plans to proceed with the purchase of the property; if so, the proposed timeline for acquisition; the proposals under consideration for its future use, including whether it will be developed as a community hotel…
Conor D McGuinness Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2642. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Conor D. McGuinness den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfáiltíonn sé roimh an litir atá faighte ag a Roinn ó Iontaobhas na Gaelscolaíochta (litir i gceangal leis seo), agus an féidir le hionadaithe óna Roinn bualadh le InaG a luaithe is féidir, chun oibriú ar an deis iontach atá ann anois gaelscoileanna nua a fhorbairt sna sé chontae i dTuaisceart na hÉireann. [74834…
Seán Crowe Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2643. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of data breaches recorded by his Department in 2025; and the number that were reported to the Data Protection Commissioner. [74902/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2644. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of capital spent from the islands allocation of his Department and predecessor Departments, by areas (details supplied) in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75059/25]
James O'Connor Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Rural
2645. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of projects in his Department that were delayed in 2023 and 2024 due to the change of document from the Public Spending Code to the Infrastructure Guidelines, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75115/25]