Parliamentary questions

2752. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether another round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will open in 2025; when this will occur; the type of expenditure that will be covered under this round of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45008/25]

2753. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the length of time they have been idle; the plans in place, if any, for future use; if these unused properties, lands and buildings can be used for affordable and s…

2754. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application made under CLÁR (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/25]

2755. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to consider amending the rules in regard to the local improvement scheme by allowing pothole repairs to be carried out to assist in prolonging the lifespan of these roads and make inroads into the local improvement scheme priority lists in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on th…

2756. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the supports available for the establishment of a meals on wheels project in a large town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45949/25]

2757. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the applications will next be launched for the community centre investment fund; the expected timescale to process applications and approval issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45950/25]

2758. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications for the 2025 Clár programme will be examined; an estimated timetable as to when an announcement of approvals will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45951/25]

2759. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce permanent, rolling funding for the community centre investment fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46070/25]

2760. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next Séala Creidiúnaithe d'Aistritheoirí exam will be; if he plans to increase the frequency of these exams, perhaps to two exams each year given the scarcity of translators and the volume of work available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46224/25]

2761. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for the startup of community cafes in rural areas; if funding is available for the purchase of a building for purposes of setting up a community café; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46286/25]

2762. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta an raibh aon teagmháil aige leis an Ionad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh in Indreabhán ó foilsíodh scéalta sna meáin go raibh sé i mbaol dúnadh i mí Eanáir 2024; an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoi aon ghanntanas foirne atá fós le sárú ag an Ionad; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist aige an soláthar atá ag an naíolann is …

2763. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46350/25]

2764. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are al…

2765. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding has been allocated for the local improvement scheme in Donegal in 2025; the number of outstanding local improvement scheme roads in Donegal; if he will review the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46580/25]

2766. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will re-establish the Scéim na mBóithre Áise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46583/25]

2767. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the criteria by which NGOs are selected for multi-annual funding; the proportion of total State NGO funding allocated to small, volunteer-led organisations; and the proportion concentrated in the largest 100 NGOs. [46642/25]

2768. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has conducted any assessment of duplication or overlap among State-funded NGOs; and if so, if he will publish those findings. [46645/25]

2769. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will assist a soccer club in county Kerry (details supplied) with a Clár application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46775/25]

2770. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the monies spent, and the works carried out to date, on the Youghal Library project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46976/25]

2771. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of LEADER funding since 2015, by county, and in tabular form. [47172/25]

2772. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of the funding allocated to community centres under the Community Centres Investment Fund, by county, since 2020, in tabular form. [47173/25]

2773. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of CLÁR programme funding since 2015 by county, in tabular form. [47174/25]

2774. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which his Department is measuring the impact of LEADER projects on rural job creation and enterprise development. [47175/25]

2775. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in place to address rural depopulation in areas affected by it; and the way in which success is being measured. [47176/25]

2776. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3472 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47363/25]