Parliamentary questions

395. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current status of the dormant accounts funding; the amount spent on this in the past five years, with a breakdown of expenditure for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36771/25]

396. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current breakdown of expenditure of the dormant accounts funding; an estimate of expenditure under this vehicle over the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36772/25]

299. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the efforts to ensure through negotiations that the LEADER programme continues to be funded under pillar 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy, as part of the next EU multi-annual financial framework discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36641/25]

300. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the local improvement scheme will be open for applications in 2026; if so, when local authorities will be provided with the details of the 2026 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36261/25]

901. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht regarding the sale of a property (details supplied) the price received for the sale of this asset and the terms and conditions of the contract have yet to be publicly disclosed; his views on whether the details of the sale should still be a matter of confidentiality; and if he will make a statement…

902. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the up to date data in respect of the number of roads, kilometres of road and square meterage of roads being completed per local authority area under the local improvement scheme, including the amount of money spent per annum and roads and area completed for each year since 2019, in tabular form; …

903. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all the public services contracts worth €10 million or more, which have been granted by himself or the forerunner for his Department, or other State bodies in the past five years; the value of each contract; the length of term of each; the expiration date of each contract; and whether any…

904. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the town and village renewal scheme, including details of the percentage of applications to the scheme that get approved and rejected, the value of approved and rejected applications and the primary reasons for any rejections; if he will provide this information broken down on an …

905. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta i gcomhthéacs cheisteanna 482 agus 483 a freagraíodh an 25 Feabhra 2025 cén dul chun cinn atá déanta leis an obair thaighde bunaithe ar fhoinsí éagsúla Stáit a bhí le foilsiú ag Údarás na Gaeltachta ag tabhairt léargas ar an nasc idir an Ghaeilge, an Ghaeltacht agus obair Údarás na Gaeltachta agus a…

906. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht what funding has been and will be provided by his Department for community centres, libraries and recreational amenities in the Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole areas. [36086/25]

356. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by his Department to encourage Irish businesses to provide bilingual labelling on product packaging, which would promote the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35168/25]

357. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if that funding for the Leader Programme post 2027 will continue to be provided through CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35183/25]

249. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta bhfuil sé mar riachtanas ag naíonraí atá ag feidhmiú trí Ghaeilge i gceantair Ghaeltachta go mbeidh tús áite ag páistí atá á dtógáil trí Ghaeilge, ó tharla gurb é sin an dea-chleachtas; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [34586/25]

250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide funding for the Silvermines playground if an application is received from Tipperary County Council for such funding. [34771/25]

251. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cé mhéad dalta atá ag freastal ar na coláistí samhraidh sna Gaeltachtaí i mbliana; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [34773/25]

960. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of the development of Inis Oírr pier; if his Department has received the final business case from Galway County Council; when approval will be given; when works are expected to begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33606/25]

961. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has a designated head of procurement; if each agency or public body under his Department’s remit also has a designated head of procurement; and if so, to list those entities, along with the name or grade of the person holding that role. [33647/25]

962. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of staff within his Department and its agencies who hold a formal procurement qualification or certification (for example, CIPS, NFQ Level 6 or higher in procurement, EU public procurement training), broken down by organisation, in tabular form. [33665/25]

963. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department and each agency or public body under its remit uses a formal contract management system or procurement tracking platform; to list the systems in use; and if they are centrally monitored or independently operated. [33683/25]

964. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a review of the Community Services Programme funding will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33695/25]

965. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional posts could be considered for a service (details supplied) that is funded by the Community Services Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/25]

966. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if, further to the statement in the Programme for Government (details supplied) he will assist in progressing the development of a national social innovation fund to assist consortia of organisations in collaborating to meet the challenges of an ageing society. [33723/25]

967. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he intends providing additional funding to Galway County Council to enable it progress a backlog of local improvement scheme applications, on hand since 2021, as a result of the high volume of applications lodged and the limited funding available each year; if he accepts the need for urgent u…

968. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a full list of all documents, reports, strategies, and resources that have been “unpublished” by his Department over the past ten years (details supplied), including all such materials that have been “unpublished” by divisions, sections and units of his Department that became part of the M…

969. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the infrastructure projects being built or commissioned by his Department that are currently late in their delivery; and the infrastructure projects currently over budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34098/25]