Parliamentary questions

277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to each Local Authority each year over the past ten years, in tabular form. [21099/25]

278. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will increase funding to the LIS scheme substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21100/25]

279. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of LEADER funding that has been allocated to rural tourism in 2024. [21459/25]

2582. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide the full list of projects in County Galway for which rural regeneration and development funding has been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/25]

2583. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available to social enterprises to increase and promote fitness and physical activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18555/25]

2584. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide additional supports, including financial support, in respect of the construction, renovation and alterations to women and men’s sheds across County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/25]

2585. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to County Westmeath projects as part of the walks scheme from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved; and if moneys for same have been drawn down by Westmeath County Council, in tabular form. [18834/25]

2586. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/25]

2587. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Meath in 2024, and the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19112/25]

2588. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Meath in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [191…

2589. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount provided to each local authority annually in order to employ veterinary inspectors and dog wardens, by local authority, from 2020 to date, in tabular form. [19154/25]

2590. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the actions his Department undertakes in order to implement the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19155/25]

2591. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department maintains a register of all veterinary inspectors and dog wardens hired by local authorities in order to carry out functions under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; if so, to provide detail of the number of each role employed under each local authority; and if he will make a statement on…

2592. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his attention has been drawn to the disparity among local authorities in regard to their regulation of dog breeding practices, such as a disparity in requirements for registering on a dog breeding establishment register, regular inspections by a county vet, and planning permission for dog breeding establishmen…

2593. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department maintains a register of all dog breeding establishments in the country; and, if so, to provide a list of all establishments, by county, in tabular form. [19158/25]

2594. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department maintains a register of county vet inspections to dog breeding establishments; if so, to provide the number of visits per establishment conducted in 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/25]

2595. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all local authorities that operate a register in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and to detail the work conducted by his Department to ensure that local authorities are monitoring all dog breeding establishments. [19160/25]

2596. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies under his remit; the eligibility requirements and any conditionality for receiving the service, grant, loan or payment (details supplied); and the monetary value, or range of val…

2597. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19326/25]

2598. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held by the Department with the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/25]

2599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools in urban areas; and, if so, whether they can be outlined. [19420/25]

2600. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of social enterprise groups that do not qualify for most Government grants as they do not have charity status; if this can be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19444/25]

2601. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the funding supports currently available through his Department for the development of community-based recreational infrastructure such as school playgrounds; if there are plans to expand or introduce further supports for such projects in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/25]

2602. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application (details supplied) to the rural regeneration and development fund will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19623/25]

2603. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available to provide a town park in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19779/25]