Parliamentary questions

1285. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline what direct supports are being provided to men’s and women’s sheds; and whether multi-annual core funding will be introduced. [23533/25]

1286. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason there are ongoing delays in disbursing community recognition fund allocations, to detail all delayed allocations in tabular form by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/25]

1287. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that consideration would be given to granting and paying out the sum awarded to a club (details supplied) under the community centre investment fund, in spite of the fact that the works were undertaken prior to the notification of successful applicants in March 2025, due to the fact that these works were nece…

1288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a comprehensive list of all non-governmental organisations operating within the State under the aegis of his Department, focusing particularly on those that may overlap in their missions and areas of operation (details supplied). [23821/25]

1289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for each non-governmental organisation under the aegis of his Department, to provide a detailed breakdown of its core activities, geographical areas of operation, target demographics, and the specific services or programs they provide (details supplied). [23839/25]

1290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by loca…

1291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of the number of non-governmental organisations under his Department’s aegis that charge fees for their services, including membership fees, participation fees, or any other forms of charge to the public; to specify which of these organisations charge fees while also receiving public funding, and…

1292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to identify any existing oversight mechanisms or audits that are conducted to assess the effectiveness of funding allocated to non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department (details supplied). [23894/25]

1293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing …

1294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details suppli…

1295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whethe…

1296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whethe…

1297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23966/25]

457. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will make additional funding available in 2025 for additional roads in Donegal to be resurfaced on the local improvement scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23091/25]

458. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a list of the number of roads in each municipal district in Donegal waiting for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23092/25]

459. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a list of all funding for Donegal to spend on the local improvement scheme in each municipal district in Donegal over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23093/25]

460. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020 to date; the purpose of any projects; the initial estimate to complete for such projects; the total amount expended to date; the total estimated cost to complete; the es…

461. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware that there is a new private cemetery being developed in Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22958/25]

462. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline his plans for future funding for community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/25]

463. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies, State owned companies and semi-State companies, broken down by their employing public sector body and the value of the salaries. [23719/25]

607. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22138/25]

608. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects relating to neurodiversity that have received funding from schemes under his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22228/25]

609. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is intended to allocate funding to local authorities in 2025 under the local improvement scheme; if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Transport in relation to match funding support for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22253/25]

610. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22327/25]

611. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to supply maps in relation to County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/25]