Parliamentary questions

2629. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20576/25]

2630. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a scheme for a farmer to upgrade the rural lane to his home and lands, where he is the only farmer using the lane but relies on contractors to assist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20650/25]

2631. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can intervene to assist a rural social enterprise regarding an urgent situation (details supplied). [20651/25]

2632. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can review a 2021 allocation under the town and village renewal scheme and engage with an organisation (details supplied). [20652/25]

2633. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of XL bully certificate of exemptions given both nationally and within DLR County Council since the introduction of the XL bully ban, in tabular form. [20875/25]

2634. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to report on when he expects the list of successful applicants of the Community Recognition Fund to be released. [20876/25]

2635. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline what funding support is available to assist Tullamore Men’s Shed and Tullamore Women’s Shed with their rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20888/25]

2636. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 103 and 132 of 27 March 2025, the basis upon which the amount of funding to be provided to a county is determined; the allocation, by county, in each of the years 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20896/25]

2637. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects funded under the town and village renewal scheme in County Cork in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [21032/25]

2638. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the community centres based in County Cork that received capital funding under the community centre investment fund in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21033/25]

2639. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in County Cork that were funded under the local enhancement programme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [21034/25]

2640. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the merits of supporting projects at a local authority level that would create cookery classes and cookbooks designed to include food from the countries of those in IPAS accommodation to further allow for community integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21062/25]

2641. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a group (details supplied) did not score high enough to be successful under the community centres investment fund; the specific areas of the group's application where it lost marks or could have scored better; if the group's lease met the requirements of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the…

441. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to a community group to progress a community infrastructure project (details supplied). [18156/25]

442. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline the steps his Department is taking to improve data collection and database construction in anticipation of the increased data processing capacity that artificial intelligence adoption entails; if he will outline the logic behind their approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18366…

443. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any projects which the Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18383/25]

444. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any projects which a body under the aegis of his Department has underway with CeADAR, Ireland’s national centre for AI; if he will send this question to the bodies for direct response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18401/25]

445. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will specify the specific policy areas where the Department is examining future use of AI; if he will identify what entities the Department is working with, public or private, in relation to this examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18418/25]

446. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will identify any AI training offered to people working in the Department; the level of take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18435/25]

447. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail how many physical letters the Minister’s offices and the customer service team in the Department received from the public in 2024; whether those letters are digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18460/25]

448. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail how many emails the Minister’s offices and the customer service mailbox the Department received from the public in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18477/25]

449. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail whether any surveys have been carried out to estimate the amount of time taken up with administrative tasks where such time could be used more efficiently; if so, in which areas of the Department has this examination been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18494/25]

296. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Donegal in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17703/25]

297. Deputy Charles Ward 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 Donegal 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. [177…

298. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to address this gap …