Parliamentary questions

133. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress of the disbursement of funding by his Department under the dormant accounts action plan for this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14370/25]

134. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider an initiative to enhance skill building in communities without a community association or centre. [14507/25]

135. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the local enhancement programme will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14378/25]

424. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware that the town of Dungarvan, County Waterford, has no community centre; his views on whether it is appropriate that a large town such as Dungarvan would be without important community infrastructure of this type; and if he will commit to working across party lines and across Government to address t…

425. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the local improvement schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9452/25]

426. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of actual and attempted cyberattacks on his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, the countries of origin of those attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14697/25]

427. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total sum spent on cybersecurity measures within his Department during each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [14679/25]

428. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to waiver dog licence fees in respect of senior citizens, living on their own and over 70 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14798/25]

429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to take into consideration the huge priority list for local improvement schemes (LIS) in County Kerry, where there are in excess of 600 applications on the waiting list and based on annual allocations in recent years, and it will take up to 40 years to complete the works; if he will substantially increase the LIS all…

430. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote the expansion of the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village, rural recreation schemes, and so on, across County Kerry to help address vibrancy of town and village centres, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14857/25]

431. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centres first scheme to include Kenmare, Milltown, Dingle, Castleisland and Listowel towns in County Kerry, thereby addressing vibrancy of these town centres, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14858/25]

432. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a community centre (details supplied) was unsuccessful in the recent community centre investment fund allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14868/25]

433. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he would outline what funding has been allocated to Cork county projects as part of the town and village renewal scheme from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved, in tabular form, and if the monies for same has been drawdown by Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14869/25]

434. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the senior alerts scheme; the number of schemes operating in the country; the number of applications for the past three years; if there are plans to change or enhance the seniors alert scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14930/25]

435. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications to date for the town and village renewal scheme for 2025; the amount of funding allocated to the scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/25]

436. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans Government has to follow up on the Our Rural Future policy 2021-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/25]

437. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of funding under the community centres investment fund grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/25]

438. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will promote and fund the current and ongoing regeneration schemes and town centre first schemes in Kerry. [14975/25]

273. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware of the funding difficulties being experienced by the Fingal Centre in Finglas, and his predecessor’s visit to the centre; and if the Community Services Programme will be opened for applications to allow centres such as this to apply. [14363/25]

274. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has plans to ensure that more funding can be targeted at areas experiencing very high levels of deprivation. [14364/25]

275. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the criteria under which dormant accounts funding may be disbursed could be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14366/25]

276. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is satisfied that Departments with smaller annual budgets can access funding from the dormant accounts fund given the method of spending and subsequent recoupment that is in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14367/25]

277. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the progress of the social enterprise measure for which his Department received funding from the dormant accounts action plan for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14368/25]

278. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if volunteer centres will be further supported to nurture the culture of volunteering which exists in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14369/25]

279. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when his Department officials last met with the Data Protection Commissioner to ensure the highest standards are being met by the Department, and all agencies under its remit, in terms of compliance with data protection legislation. [14447/25]