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Rory Hearne Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2745. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available to support and strengthen the Irish language in non-Gaeltacht communities that have a number of Gaelscoileanna and a significant number of Irish speakers, such as Ballymun; the work being done at a national level in this respect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44442/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2746. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider awarding funding to a community group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44643/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2747. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the community centre investment fund will reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2748. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the representatives of fishing communities that were invited to the consultations regarding the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [44721/25]
Conor D McGuinness Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2749. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason the Summary Report from the Rural Youth Assembly 2024 acknowledges housing as a challenge for young people living in rural areas, but housing recommendations were not included in the delegates' final list of recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44723/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2750. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad airgid, lena n-áirítear airgead reatha nó eile nach airgead caipitiúil é, de bhuiséad na Roinne Gaeltachta a caitheadh ar Rannóg na nOileán nuair a bhí na hoileáin faoi chúram na Roinne sna blianta seo a leanas 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. [44739/25]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
2751. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to support an application in respect of a community organisation in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44971/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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 social housing and lo…
Niamh Smyth Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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 the matter. [45418/25]
Sean Fleming Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Sean Fleming Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Sean Fleming Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Darren O'Rourke Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Ryan O'Meara Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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 mó lánGhaeilge sa Gh…
Erin McGreehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Conor Sheehan Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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 also absolved from com…
Charles Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Charles Ward Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]
Michael Cahill Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Rural
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]