803. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department plans to develop free soft play areas in urban hubs, such as shopping centres, in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9331/25]
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804. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the community centres investment fund 2024 awards will be announced for category 2 projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/25]
805. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding landowners’ consent (details supplied) when applying for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9567/25]
806. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how his Department ensures that the objectives of the community recognition fund to integrate communities are met; the checks carried out by his Department, once grants are made, that integration objectives are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/25]
807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will allocate additional funding to the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9817/25]
432. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update in regards to planned works at Rosscarbery playground, County Cork (details supplied); when it is expected to receive a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8756/25]
433. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can provide funding to support Clare County Council and an organisation (details supplied) in their pursuit to develop a safe clifftop walk at the Cliffs of Moher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/25]
434. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has received an application for funding in 2023, 2024 or to date in 2025 regarding works to enable the reopening of the Bray-to-Greystones cliff walk; and the heading under which funding is available. [8878/25]
347. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each 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. [8193/25]
348. 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 Donegal, in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8195/25]
996. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department has engaged with a community services group (details supplied) regarding its level of funding and inability to tender; if his Department will allocate them for high-level funding for a two-year period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7143/25]
997. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the increase in the number of dog wardens across all local authorities as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7263/25]
998. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a schedule of all external legal consultation that he engaged in, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the general nature of the engagement; if the external consultation resulted in a report and or recommendations; and the cost of each consultant and or company engaged. in tabular form. [7441/25]
999. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects by name, address and amount located in Dublin 2, 4 and 6 which have received funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/25]
1000. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide data on the final cost of public procurement tenders where his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department acted as the contracting authority in each of the past five years, indicating the number of tenders where the final cost was under, on, or over the contract award value at the time of tendering, in tabular fo…
1001. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount spent in excess of the contract award value for all public procurement tenders within his Department and agencies under the aegis his Department of in each of the past five years. [7530/25]
1002. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports available for the construction of a community crèche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7718/25]
1003. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a digital copy of the Ministerial briefing document provided by his Department on taking office, along with copies of Ministerial briefs provided to Ministers of State of his Department; to outline the duties he intends to delegate by statutory instrument to his Minister of State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7756/2…
1004. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what initiatives are being taken to focus on areas of high disadvantage (such as Balgaddy in Dublin), including leading inter-departmental and inter-agency approaches. [7784/25]
1005. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an announcement will be made regarding category 2 of the Community Centres Investment Fund. [8119/25]
385. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the €100 thousand allocated to organisations which facilitate the neutering of dogs, this information was not made available to the public until 16 January 2025, two weeks prior to the ban XL bully dogs who will not be neutered by this date; if this deadline will be extended to allow for these dogs to be …
386. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to reconfigure his Department; the timeline for completion of this reconfiguration; the title of this Department, if he will provide an organisation chart for the reconfigured Department, to include name and contact details for the senior official in each section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6954/25]
387. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis; and to detail the total budget, or part thereof, funded by the Exchequer in 2024 for each, in tabular form. [6955/25]
388. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to list all the agencies and other bodies under his aegis for which he has responsibility for appointing board members or directors; and to provide the current board vacancies for each, in tabular form. [6956/25]
389. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail his Department's various capital funding schemes, including the total of each fund in 2025, in tabular form; the timeline for applications (calls and deadlines); the general focus of each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6957/25]