1061. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on expenditure of increased funding of over €1.5 million for the development of Irish language and cultural centres across the whole island announced in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39167/25]
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120. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received per year in 2023 and 2024, per county, for funding under the Community Recognition Fund; the number therein that were successful and the number that were unsuccessful in each county; the allocation that will be provided to each county in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
936. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available to an organisation in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37561/25]
937. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a progress report in regard to an urgent matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37713/25]
938. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reasons which prevent organisations combining Leader and Sports Capital Programme on a single project notwithstanding there can be different phases and stages in projects and separate funding might be required for each of these stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37718/25]
906. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht what funding has been and will be provided by his Department for community centres, libraries and recreational amenities in the Saggart, Citywest and Rathcoole areas. [36086/25]
250. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide funding for the Silvermines playground if an application is received from Tipperary County Council for such funding. [34771/25]
966. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if, further to the statement in the Programme for Government (details supplied) he will assist in progressing the development of a national social innovation fund to assist consortia of organisations in collaborating to meet the challenges of an ageing society. [33723/25]
967. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he intends providing additional funding to Galway County Council to enable it progress a backlog of local improvement scheme applications, on hand since 2021, as a result of the high volume of applications lodged and the limited funding available each year; if he accepts the need for urgent upgrading of roads th…
970. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for a 2025 community recognition fund, or any such funding, to recognise community groups that have played a role in supporting new communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34110/25]
587. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if Kerry County Council has provided a timeline for the commencement of the works on the Kilderry loop amenity walk in Milltown, County Kerry; if any of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme funding for this project has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/25]
589. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding is available to develop a town park following the fabulous gesture by a family (details supplied) to donate approximately 16 acres of land on the banks of the River Laune in Killorglin, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31524/25]
1670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the budget allocation for Charities Regulator in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [28905/25]
726. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding will be made available under the Public Realm Plan programme for an access road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28519/25]
728. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to urgently acknowledge the role played by women in the home and in Irish life and society by introducing a funding stream for women’s sheds in County Kerry and across the country as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28502/25]
729. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans to increase the amount of funding an applicant can apply for under the Building Blocks funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28537/25]
730. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to the Building Blocks funding; the amount that was drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28538/25]
82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the funding provided to County Meath in 2024 and to date in 2025; the schedule of funding calls for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25740/25]
199. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will confirm the reason there has been a reduction in the funding allocated for a Town Centre First Master Plan in County Kerry (details supplied); if he will confirm the amount drawn down to date by Kerry County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/25]
338. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a county-by-county breakdown of the level of funding provided for the present LEADER programme; the funding provided for the previous LEADER programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25048/25]
339. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams and grants that may be available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25051/25]
235. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will review correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24699/25]
1282. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of total funding for SICAP in each of the last ten years, in tabular form; if he accepts that SICAP funding has not kept pace with increasing social need, and if he will commit to a substantial funding increase in Budget 2026. [23397/25]
1286. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason there are ongoing delays in disbursing community recognition fund allocations, to detail all delayed allocations in tabular form by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/25]
1290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to specify the total amount of funding allocated to each of the identified non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under his Department’s aegis over the past five years, broken down by State funding directly administered through central government agencies, departments, or any other public bodies; grants provided by local authorities or reg…