2180. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the actual funding versus the targeted funding allocated to the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030, each year since its inception. [58640/25]
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2181. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if voluntary organisations and community groups in receipt of State funding will receive an incremental budget to allow for the additional cost of auto-enrolment and minimum wage increases that come into effect from January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58752/25]
2182. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Department's plans to publish the review of the pilot scheme for the town centre first scheme which included towns in Cork County; the timeframe for this review to be completed if not already published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58849/25]
2183. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if it is proposed to review the CLÁR areas with a view to extending to new areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58889/25]
2184. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the next round of funding for the Community Centres Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59322/25]
2185. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available in his Department to family resource centres for capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59323/25]
2186. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which community groups and charitable organisations can seek funding through the dormant accounts fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59413/25]
2187. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 42 including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [59534/25]
2188. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further Parliamentary Question No. 2744 of 8 September 2025, the status of an application for CLÁR funding for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59833/25]
2189. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding currently is in place for connected hubs and other not-for-profit work hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59998/25]
238. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57631/25]
239. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57663/25]
914. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56698/25]
915. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for Government, the easier return to Ireland for emigrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56794/25]
916. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that, in the 13 years since the enactment of the Gaeltacht Act 2012, only three Irish Language Networks have been formally recognised under the Act in 2021; that no new call for applications has been issued since then; if he will outline when the next statutory round of applications for Irish Language N…
917. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of rural recreation officers in place in Cork county; their base location within the county; the respective areas covered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56903/25]
918. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current status of the Cork County Outdoor Recreational Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56904/25]
919. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to provide funding for a county outdoor recreation officer within Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56905/25]
920. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his Departments view of the roll out of eco toilets at large recreational sites, which are being broadly welcomed by users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56906/25]
921. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department supports the use of 'Counters' at large recreational sites in order to capture the number of attendees at these sites; if his Department will work with stakeholders to fund these counters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56907/25]
922. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that funding to purchase a dedicated, fully accessible vehicle that would allow an organisation (details supplied) to safely transport disabled persons to educational programmes, recreational activities, social events, and other enriching opportunities, was recently refused, due to the failure to …
923. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider introducing a pilot scheme for community development volunteers similar to the basic income for the arts pilot scheme. [57046/25]
924. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update in relation to the ORIS schemes currently with his Department in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; when funding will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57047/25]
925. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update in relation to the town and village schemes currently with his Department in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; when funding will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57048/25]
926. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of CLÁR funding applications currently with the Department in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57049/25]