Parliamentary questions

3478. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the Government’s plans to support communities where levels of deprivation remain high; and if he will outline said plans in respect of Ballymun, Finglas and Kilmore in Dublin. [43588/25]

3479. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a detailed breakdown of the Our Rural Future actions completed to date and detailed reasons for non-completion of actions. [43626/25]

3480. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of the actions in Our Rural Future explicitly address the unique needs of Gaeltacht communities, given that Irish-language sustainability was a stated priority; and the reason no dedicated funding stream exists for Gaeltacht-specific rural development under this plan. [43627/25]

3481. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason Our Rural Future lacks an independent review process to evaluate its impact, given that the OECD has criticised Ireland for 'monitoring gaps' in rural policy; and if he will commit to a debate in Dáil Éireann on an annual audit of the plan's outcomes. [43628/25]

3482. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with fishing communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43629/25]

3483. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with farming communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43630/25]

3484. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43666/25]

3485. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43684/25]

3486. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated by his Department for each Gaeltacht area for each year since 2015, in tabular form. [43702/25]

3487. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has engaged with the Minister for Transport, with regard to the Official Languages Acts, to discuss bilingual signage on speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits in English only; and if he will make an effort to overturn the rules laid out by the Department …

3488. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next Rural Youth Assembly is to take place. [43737/25]

3489. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of Rural Youth Assemblies that have taken place to date; and to share the summary reports. [43738/25]

3490. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if any of the recommendations around housing made during the Rural Youth Assembly 2024 have been acted upon.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/25]

3491. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding figures allocated by each fund under his Department's remit to each county since 2015, in tabular form. [43743/25]

3492. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the strategic development plan for the piers on Inishturk, Clare Island and Roonagh pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/25]

3493. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the Leader Programme; by programme from 2007 to date in 2025; the average expenditure by year across each programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44002/25]

3494. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to counties Cavan and Monaghan from the Leader Programme in each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/25]

3495. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the community centre investment fund will be accepting applications this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44094/25]

3496. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR funding awards will be made. [44392/25]

3497. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place to ensure additional funding for mná tí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/25]

598. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding given to each county as part of the scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40516/25]

599. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding given to each county as part of the clár aclaíocht/clár na ngcluichí Gaelacha in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40518/25]

600. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the RRDF Newport Regeneration Project in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40228/25]

601. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the RRDF Ballyhaunis Community Vision Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/25]

602. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta maidir le ceist 190 den 7 Samhain 2024, an mbeidh na pleananna teanga nua ullmhaithe roimh dheireadh na tréimhse seacht mbliana ionas nach mbeidh briseadh ann idir an dá phlean; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [40231/25]