Parliamentary questions

612. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, a…

613. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; a…

614. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the expected commencement of the Granard Norman Motte Visitor Centre in Granard, County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22722/25]

615. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a list of all grants and funding available for community centres and sports organisations; the opening date for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22763/25]

384. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); if she will outline any possibilities for support available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21767/25]

385. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the average processing time for LEADER programme funding applications in each of the past three years; and if he will outline the measures being taken to improve administrative efficiency and reduce delays. [21882/25]

386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of annual allocations and actual expenditure under the LEADER rural development programme for each year since 2020; and if he will comment on any variations or underspend. [21883/25]

387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the key performance indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the LEADER programme in rural economic and community development; and if he will publish comparative outcomes for the 2014 to 2020 and 2023 to 2027 programming periods to date. [21884/25]

388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proportion of LEADER funding allocated specifically to projects within Gaeltacht areas over the past five years; and if he will assess the impact of the programme on sustaining linguistic and economic development in these communities. [21885/25]

389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any independent evaluations of the LEADER programme’s value for money have been commissioned since 2020; if so, to provide the main findings; and if further reviews are planned in the current programme cycle. [21886/25]

390. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total value of LEADER rural development funding allocated in each of the past ten years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21887/25]

391. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total annual allocation to the social inclusion and community activation programme for each of the past five years; and if he will comment on any trends in funding levels over that period. [21888/25]

392. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of individuals and groups supported under the social inclusion and community activation programme each year since 2020; and if he will provide a breakdown by county. [21889/25]

393. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria used to assess the performance and impact of SICAP-funded initiatives; and if he will publish the latest programme evaluation findings. [21890/25]

394. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to ensure the social inclusion and community activation programme is fully aligned with national anti-poverty and social inclusion strategies over the period 2025 to 2030. [21891/25]

395. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of local improvement scheme funding allocations, by local authority area, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21892/25]

396. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current criteria used to assess applications under the local improvement scheme; and if he will outline any planned changes to eligibility requirements or prioritisation measures for 2025 and beyond. [21893/25]

397. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of LIS projects completed annually since 2020; and if he will provide details of the average funding awarded per project. [21894/25]

398. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of eligible local improvement scheme, LIS, applications that remain unfunded in each local authority area as of the latest available date; and if he will outline his plans to address this backlog. [21895/25]

399. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he accepts that the Our Rural Future rural development strategy failed to adequately prioritise rural housing delivery; the specific measures being taken to address this failure in the next rural development framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21896/25]

400. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his assessment of the impact of Our Rural Future on rural community safety, policing levels and public service provision in rural areas; and if he will acknowledge the concerns raised by rural communities regarding ongoing deficits in these critical areas. [21897/25]

401. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which the public consultation process on the successor to Our Rural Future will address shortcomings in the current policy, including issues of rural depopulation, housing, policing and access to essential services; and if he will ensure that the next rural strategy includes binding targets and tim…

402. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail the actions taken under Our Rural Future to retain young people in rural areas through job creation and education initiatives; if he will outline whether these efforts have been successful; and if he will indicate how youth retention will be prioritised in the next rural development strategy. […

275. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in County Meath that received funding under the CLAR Programme; and the amount of funding received for the years 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21328/25]

276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to the LIS scheme each year over the past ten years. [21098/25]