Parliamentary questions

79. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to detail his formal engagements with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and the outcomes of those engagements. [56317/25]

80. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the new RAPID programme announced in budget 2026; and when he expects the programme to be operational by. [55400/25]

81. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to move panic alarms administered by Pobal under the seniors alert scheme from copper phone lines to more robust broadband lines and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55509/25]

82. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding available for the CLÁR programme in 2026, the funding available for each measure under the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55960/25]

83. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on plans to expand the provision of free-to-use wireless internet connectivity in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56046/25]

84. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the future funding plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55894/25]

85. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to promote the Irish language in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51547/25]

86. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports made available by his Department to address rural vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55943/25]

87. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider increasing the LEADER allocation for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54825/25]

88. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable investment in towns such as Ballinasloe that experience multiple forms of disadvantage despite strong community capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56024/25]

89. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on his Department’s plans to streamline and accelerate the approval process for local improvement scheme and outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme applications, particularly in areas such as Galway east, where shovel-ready projects with local match funding are awaiting sa…

90. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for primary school children to attend the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55893/25]

91. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the announcement of allocation of funding under the LEADER programme will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55609/25]

92. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new funding has been allocated to the development of additional public libraries as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55407/25]

93. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress to date in the roll-out of the PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/25]

94. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the delayed national hub network strategy is expected to be published; the reason for the delays to its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55767/25]

95. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding has been given to areas in Louth under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55826/25]

96. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multi-annual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer term projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54869/25]

97. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the actions taken under Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56047/25]

98. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next meeting is scheduled between his Department, the Department of Health and representatives of Women’s Sheds regarding the development of a national governing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55997/25]

99. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the implementation of the town and village renewal scheme; the way in which the impact of this scheme is being measured in terms of community wellbeing and economic activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54981/25]

100. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the absence of updated language planning guidelines; and the timeline for the publication of the draft Gaeltacht planning guidelines. [55823/25]

101. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Community Centre Investment Fund will be open to applications; and if funding for new builds is being considered such as in the Community Centres Investment Fund 2023-New Builds Measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55737/25]

102. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding is available from Budget 2026 to be allocated to meals-on-wheels providers outside of designated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55410/25]

103. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the urgency in allocating funding to the Gaeltacht through Scéim na mBóithre Áise; when funding will be made available; the amount of funding that will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55941/25]