Parliamentary questions

369. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to CLÁR in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55717/25]

370. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the local improvement scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55718/25]

371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55719/25]

372. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the social inclusion and community activation programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55720/25]

373. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the community services programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55721/25]

374. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the community centre investment fund in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55722/25]

375. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme; when funding allocations will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55926/25]

376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme, and details of any conditions that are being considered to ensure counties reduce application wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55927/25]

377. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a list of projects in County Laois allocated funding by his Department in each of the last three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55979/25]

378. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether the increase in the community centre investment fund to €20 million, as announced in Budget 2026, will extend to new builds, or be limited to refurbishment works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55980/25]

379. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects the review of the eligibility criteria of CLAR to be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55981/25]

927. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has an official policy on the use of the fada in Irish names from official State sources; his views on whether citizens whose names contain a fada should be properly addressed in official communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54917/25]

928. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract ti…

929. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in plac…

930. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and…

931. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Secti…

363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department which could be used to repair, maintain and improve a public playground in urban County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54271/25]

364. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will grant aid a category 2 application in respect of Kenmare town, County Kerry (details supplied). [54272/25]

365. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide RRDF funding for a very important project (details supplied) for Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54281/25]

366. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide RRDF funding in respect of Milltown, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54293/25]

367. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps he will take to ensure that an organisation (details supplied) are provided with home base facilities in Shannon and in every area where they require them, to enhance their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54475/25]

754. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the vital work that Cuntóir Teanga do within the education system under the Cúntóirí Teanga scheme; and if he has plans to ensure that these staff are paid during mid-term and all other school holidays as well as access to a pension. [52987/25]

755. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the estimated cost of providing payment to Cuntóir Teanga during the school holidays including mid-term, Easter, summer, Halloween and Christmas breaks. [52988/25]

756. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether funding schemes exist to support the development of gym facilities on rugby club grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53063/25]

757. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline any possible funding sources to assist an organisation nationally to purchase equipment to digitise patient details and records (details supplied). [53168/25]