2622. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Kenmare town in County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20425/25]
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2623. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Milltown, County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20426/25]
2624. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Dingle, County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20427/25]
2625. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Castleisland, County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20428/25]
2626. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Listowel town in County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20429/25]
2627. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to include a property acquisition element to town and village regeneration schemes in County Kerry, that will allow the local chamber alliance committee or community council to acquire a property for the purpose of a community hub, tourist information office, public toilets, and so on, thereby addressing vibrancy, vacancy and derelicti…
2628. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will clarify all available funding options for running and capital costs for Men's Sheds; if he will address the funding shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20574/25]
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 matter. [21185/25]
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. [18366/25]
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]