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Albert Dolan Written 25 Nov 2025 · to Rural
977. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the Department’s annual expenditure on State Claims Agency costs for the years 2020–2025. [66365/25]
Peter Roche Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
673. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being considered to ensure that rural and regional projects receive equitable access to capital funding under national investment and enterprise schemes; if his Department has conducted any review into geographic disparities in funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64649/25]
Sorca Clarke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
674. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated in Budget 2026 for the financial support and establishment of new sister sheds, by county. [64668/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
675. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad folúntas atá ann faoi láthair i róil oifigeach pleanála teanga ar fud na tíre; cé chomh fada is atá na folúntais ann; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [65001/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
676. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta a chur i láthair i bhfoirm tháblach cé chomh fada agus atá gach oifigeach pleanála teanga reatha ina ról; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [65002/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
677. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén stádas reatha atá ag ról an oifigigh pleanála teanga i ngach ceann de na limistéir pleanála teanga sa tír faoi láthair; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [65003/25]
John Connolly Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
678. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta a chur in iúl cén uair a thosóidh an chéad chéim eile den phróiseas pleanála teanga i ngach ceann de na limistéir pleanála teanga sa tír; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [65004/25]
Darren O'Rourke Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Rural
679. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies, by job title within the Charities Regulator, as of 14 November 2025; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in tabular form. [65043/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Rural
379. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cathain atá sé i gceist aige an Bille um Údarás na Gaeltachta (Leasú), 2024 a chur ar aghaidh chuig Céim an Choiste; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [64117/25]
Louise O'Reilly Written 19 Nov 2025 · to Rural
380. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he can provide details of the regulations governing Gael Coláistí, specifically, the procedures for making a complaint in the situation where parents are unhappy about the treatment of their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64257/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1179. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department is currently on schedule to meet its obligations under the first Programme Plan of Action of the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People; and to outline any risks to delivery that have already been identified. [62898/25]
Seán Crowe Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1180. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to introduce legislation for increased regulation and oversight of crematoria. [62939/25]
George Lawlor Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1181. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level fil…
Pa Daly Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1182. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the local improvement scheme; the steps he is taking to address the fact that some roads will not be fixed for decades based on the rate at which progress is being achieved; if he will commit to increasing resources available to local councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63065/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1183. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the location of the planned 93 generators that are scheduled to be provided to address potential extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63612/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63627/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1185. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional or unspent LEADER funding can be allocated to the Kerry LAG given programme budgets are depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63690/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 18 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects the Community Services Programme to next open for funding, or when a decision on this might be announced; if there will be an annual call for funding going forward given the Programme for Government’s commitment to open the Community Services Programme for new applications annually in order that more…
Michael Cahill Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Rural
514. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine along with his Ministerial colleagues with responsibility for the named Departments (details supplied), the proposal that will not alone enrich students by encouraging a greater understanding and learning of our native language and culture, but will also encourage Gaeltacht areas themselves to grow and exten…
Paul Lawless Written 13 Nov 2025 · to Rural
515. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant and derelict buildings in County Mayo owned by his Department that are vacant or rented, by the region/towns location of the buildings, in tabular form. [62678/25]
Albert Dolan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1163. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and value of contracts that underwent post-award variations; the net value change as a percentage of original awards, by CPV/category; and the three most common drivers of variation identified, for 2022–2024. [60948/25]
Thomas Gould Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1164. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of all spending on external communications and media, by company, including the amount spent and purpose of spend, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [61220/25]
Eoghan Kenny Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1165. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will specifically ringfence funding that will enable the construction and delivery of a library in the Mahon, Blackrock, area which has been without a library space for over 30 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61261/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1166. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider funding to a community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61421/25]
Donna McGettigan Written 12 Nov 2025 · to Rural
1167. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the projects that were funded under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme within County Clare in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61438/25]