Parliamentary questions

758. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plan to replace the Dormant Accounts Fund allocation for social enterprise, which has decreased by 13% since 2023, with a more stable and sustainable source of departmental funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53252/25]

759. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline any funding streams appropriate for a residents’ group to apply for funding roof repairs and large-scale building upgrades for a community centre (details supplied). [53294/25]

760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the deprivation rates in each of the electoral areas in the State for each of the past three years and at present in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53431/25]

761. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any product or service acquired or purchased by his Department from Australia in the past three years. [53612/25]

479. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a group (details supplied) will be provided with multi-annual funding commencing with budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52757/25]

480. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a group (details supplied) will be provided with multi-annual funding commencing with budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52758/25]

262. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Pearse Doherty den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil aon mholadh aige maidir le cothromaíocht ó thaobh pinsin agus cearta fostaíochta de do na Cúntóirí Teanga; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [52257/25]

993. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the membership of the Trading for Impact Stakeholder Engagement Group; the terms of reference of the group; the details of the meetings of the group to date, and the dates of same; the date of the next meeting of the group; when the minutes of meetings will be made available; and if he will make…

994. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51370/25]

995. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a rural regeneration and development fund (RRDF) application (details supplied) will be expedited; when he expects to announce the RRDF funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/25]

996. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount Pobal and her Department have spent on the senior alert scheme from Sept 2021 to date in 2025, in the four areas covered under the scheme (Dublin, Munster, Leinster and Connaught-Ulster), by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51647/25]

997. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of spending for the senior alert scheme under the headings equipment, monitoring and administration from September 2021 to date in 2025, in the four areas covered under the scheme (Dublin, Munster, Leinster and Connaught/Ulster); and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

998. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of alarms installed under the senior alert scheme from September 2021 to date in 2025, in the four areas covered under the scheme (Dublin, Munster, Leinster and Connaught/Ulster), by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51649/25]

999. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has allocated additional funding to the senior alert scheme from September 2021 to date in 2025, over and above the value of the contract award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51650/25]

1000. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the senior alert scheme will be put out to tender again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51651/25]

1001. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he intends to advertise another round of community centre investment fund grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51750/25]

1002. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 410 of 10 July 2025, for a further update on the works to a library (details supplied) as of the end of September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51991/25]

1003. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will support the restoration of the Gaeltacht housing grant scheme to assist Irish speakers to live in the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52052/25]

1004. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will support giving powers to Údarás na Gaeltachta to purchase land and houses to provide for housing and other social and cultural facilities. [52053/25]

1005. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available for a childcare facility for works (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52070/25]

1006. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will adequately support the Irish language and the Gaeltacht in budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52087/25]

1007. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding in place for communities to apply for new-build community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52136/25]

359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to support an application regarding a community organisation in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51068/25]

716. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any product or service purchased from Israel or the Occupied Territories by his Department in the past two years, by description and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49614/25]

717. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any product or service that has been acquired by his Department from an Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49632/25]