1168. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the level of foresight or future planning that operates within his Department; who is responsible for long-term planning; the input these individuals or teams have into Departmental policy and practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61668/25]
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1169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for the afterhours library service in each of the past five years; if the system is operated centrally; and if he is aware of issues with the system. [61702/25]
1170. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the community services programme will reopen for applications; if his Department will accept expressions of interest at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62093/25]
496. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of funding allocated to community centres under the Community Recognition Fund in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60702/25]
497. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the updated criteria for local improvement schemes will issue to all local authorities. [61326/25]
205. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the expected reopening date for applications to the community centres investment fund. [60308/25]
206. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications for CLÁR funding under measure 1 and measure 2 in 2024, and to-date in 2025, from County Louth; and the number of successful applications under each measure, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60361/25]
2162. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme funding can be used in support of the payment of salaries and rents by local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57733/25]
2163. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ina Roinn chun tús a chur leis an athfhobairt ar Choláiste Lurgan in Indreabhán, Contae na Gaillimhe; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [57845/25]
2164. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the specific requirements placed on non-governmental organisations in receipt of Government funding to ensure that they cater for Irish speakers in Gaeltacht service towns and networks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57853/25]
2165. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional financial support will be made available to community development organisations, in terms of their core funding under various Department-supported funding streams, to assist them in meeting their obligations as employers under the new pension auto-enrolment obligations from 2026; and if he will make a statemen…
2166. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when successful applications will be chosen for the town and village renewal scheme from the latest round of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58047/25]
2167. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the correspondence his Department has received regarding a TII road safety section recently carried out review of some bus stops on the rural sections of the national road network, including two locations on the N25 at Grange and Piltown Cross operated by Bus Éireann. [58063/25]
2168. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects Community Services Programme to open for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58065/25]
2169. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on correspondence regarding funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58238/25]
2170. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on applications from Kerry County Council under the outlook recreation infrastructure scheme; if he fully supports these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58328/25]
2171. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on applications from Kerry County Council under the town and village regeneration scheme; if he fully supports these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58329/25]
2172. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on applications from Kerry County Council under the CLÁR programme; if he fully supports these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58330/25]
2173. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide additional funding for men's sheds in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58374/25]
2174. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide funding for women's sheds in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58375/25]
2175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department and bodies under his aegis have made tax settlements with the Revenue Commissioners in the past five years to date; and if so, the amount in each case. [58463/25]
2176. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees currently in his Department; the number of staff per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58499/25]
2177. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit; the number employed per year each year since 2015, by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58517/25]
2178. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has any suitable funding streams for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58626/25]
2179. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application (details supplied) made under CLÁR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58627/25]