Parliamentary questions

970. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for a 2025 community recognition fund, or any such funding, to recognise community groups that have played a role in supporting new communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34110/25]

971. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE ICT data specialists employed by his Department in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [34199/25]

972. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and location of Clare library branches actively engaged with the My Open Library initiative; to outline all Clare library branches approved for funding to proceed with the initiative to date; to provide details on applications for funding from Clare County Library since the commencement of th…

437. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline all of the grant opportunities available to meals on wheels programmes in addition to the funding available from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33373/25]

438. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding provided by the Tha Boord o Ulster Scotch to the Royal Landing Festival on 14 June 2025; what was the Ulster Scots language component, if any, of the festival; and whether the advertising or marketing of the event sponsored by Tha Boord o Ulster Scotch include text in any la…

439. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33508/25]

183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he will make a decision in relation to a recommendation by the Placenames Committee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/25]

992. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Programme for Government’s commitment to expand the remit of connected hubs to create new opportunities in rural communities; if he will consider extending this remit to include suburban villages in the Dublin metropolitan area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31895…

993. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the community centres based in County Kildare that received capital funding under the community centres investment fund in 2024, in tabular form. [31966/25]

994. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has received an application for the rural regeneration and development fund-phase 2, for Carraig na bFhearr; and if so, when this application will be assessed. [32478/25]

995. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department’s website employs analytics tools (details supplied) that track website traffic using UTM parameters (for example, utm_source); if so, whether any visits have been recorded with a specific parameter or similar identifiers indicating traffic from ChatGPT; and to provide the monthly nu…

996. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in 2024; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32646/25]

997. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for a fund for community centres for energy efficiency and insulation in 2025 or 2026. [32714/25]

998. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of judicial review cases his Department has defended in each of the past ten years; the number in relation to which proceedings are pending or continuing; the number of cases which were lost and won, respectively, in the same period; the number of cases that settled in the past ten years; an…

585. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total estimated cost to the Exchequer associated with the recent renaming and rebranding of his Department including but not limited to cost categories (details supplied); the breakdown of the incurred or projected costs; and if a cost-benefit analysis or any assessment of public value was carried …

586. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme funding that has been drawn down by Kerry County Council for the Inch Beach infrastructure plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31451/25]

587. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Kerry County Council has provided a timeline for the commencement of the works on the Kilderry loop amenity walk in Milltown, County Kerry; if any of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme funding for this project has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

588. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a schedule of the amount expended by his Department, and bodies under his aegis, on external training, simulations and advice in advance relating to appearances as witnesses at Oireachtas committees, from 2021 to date in 2025; if the supplier of services will also be provided, with a brie…

589. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding is available to develop a town park following the fabulous gesture by a family (details supplied) to donate approximately 16 acres of land on the banks of the River Laune in Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31524/25]

590. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bhfuil súil aige le hiarratas críochnúil a fháil ó Chomhairle Contae na Gaillimhe, le meastachán cruinn den chostas bunaithe ar thairiscintí, maidir le Céibh Inis Oirr, cén próséas a bheidh I gceist le seo a mheas agus an t-airgead don Chéibh a cheadú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh.…

591. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe leis an deontas atá curtha ar fáil ag a roinn le staidéar a dhéanamh ar na riachtannais calaíochta in Inis Meáin, cé chomh minic a chuirtear tuairisc ar fáil ón gComhairle Contae don Roinn maidir leis an dul chun cinn ar an staidéar; an bhfuil…

592. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta faoín deis atá ann i mbliaina árdú ar na rátaí pá a thuilleann mná tí faoi scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [30122/25]

593. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures he is taking to encourage Irish businesses to provide food information bilingually to promote the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/25]

392. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Community Services Programme will be open for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30921/25]

393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas members within his Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30926/25]