1123. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the targeted supports available to communities experiencing rapid population growth where community facilities and social infrastructure have not kept pace with housing and population growth. [73495/26]
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1124. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will review the eligibility criteria across rural and community funding programmes to ensure that rapidly growing communities in north County Dublin are not excluded from funding solely because of population thresholds or their proximity to Dublin. [73494/26]
2. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the dedicated funding that will be available to individual Men’s and Women’s Sheds in 2027; if he plans to introduce a guaranteed annual grant to assist with essential running costs; the arrangements that will be out in place to ensure that individual sheds can access this funding without undue administrative burden; and if…
10. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department is taking to support the thousands of volunteers who deliver community development activities throughout rural Ireland, particularly to administration, governance, insurance and rising operating costs. [72529/26]
11. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the programmes in place that support capacity building among community organisations that have limited experience in grant applications (details supplied). [72407/26]
15. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which the €208 million allocated to rural development under budget 2027 will benefit communities in Roscommon and East Galway, particularly smaller towns and villages seeking investment in regeneration and community infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72834/26]
17. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a new funding phase will be announced for community centre building. [72878/26]
19. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to confirm the level of funding that has been made available for rural community groups for improvements to community centres in budget 2027; and if any funding will be made available for new builds in 2027. [72668/26]
22. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the consideration given to ensure that grant funding is directed towards towns, villages and communities that are lacking in social infrastructure such as community centres, performance spaces and town parks. [72490/26]
23. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the current position regarding the community centre investment fund. [72969/26]
26. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when he expects the community centre grants to be announced, given the benefit of such centres to rural communities. [72592/26]
57. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the further incentives he is considering to ensure that small towns and villages in rural Ireland grow, develop and thrive and have the facilities and social infrastructure needed to provide a high quality of life for their communities. [72996/26]
915. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the levels of SICAP new arrivals funding provided to Dublin based local development companies in 2026; if he plans to vary the levels of funding for 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71628/26]
917. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the 2027 allocation for the community centres investment fund compared with the €22 million provided in 2026; and when the next call for applications will open. [71860/26]
921. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the additional supports he intends to provide for community infrastructure and recreational facilities in rapidly growing rural towns and villages; and the way in which his Department will ensure that investment in community facilities keeps pace with population growth in areas such as Galway east. [72317/26]
923. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a further allocation for the local improvement scheme will be made to Local Authorities before the end of 2026. [72379/26]
925. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when decisions on applications under the Community Centre Investment Fund be made. [72457/26]
746. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the financial support given to volunteer centres relative to their work in the area of integration, will be continued and increased in Budget 2027. [69921/26]
749. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the research undertaken and published by the seven local development companies across Dublin delivering SICAP new arrivals funding services. [70221/26]
207. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to reconsider the cancellation of the Men's Shed Sustainability Grant for 2026; and to consider the introduction of a permanent source of funding for Men's Sheds groups. [69124/26]
929. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in the context of Budget 2027, his plans to support community cafes or shops; particularly in relation to staffing costs. [68128/26]
930. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if capital grants are available to community cafes or shops to carry out property repairs or maintenance; and if any such streams that were previously opened, will be opened again. [68127/26]
931. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the potential funding streams available to community cafes or shops to hire staff; and if such streams that were previously opened, will be opened again. [68125/26]
932. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht what plans are in place for the Community Development Programme beyond 2026; whether consideration is being given, in the context of Budget 2027, to providing multi-annual funding and reviewing the level of core funding provided to projects under the programme. [68339/26]
934. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht about future funding of volunteer centres through the New Communities Fund and whether additional funding streams will be used to promote integration. [68530/26]