Questions

4278. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) to the Community Centre Investment Fund; when a decision is likely to be reached; if consideration will be given to awarding the requested funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57780/26]

4279. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided through the Community Services Programme in Dublin city, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58020/26]

4280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the allocation to the LEADER programme for each of the years 2007 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58026/26]

442. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when town centres first applications will reopen; the amount of funding provided, by town under the scheme; and his views on whether the scheme is having the desired impact. [54083/26]

443. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the CLÁR application for club (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53813/26]

445. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a list of the projects approved and funding allocated under LEADER in Dublin for Lucan north and Castleknock since 2020. [54019/26]

10. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria used for the designation of SÍOL areas; whether these areas will be expanded in future funding tranches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53259/26]

38. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on plans to expand Líonra Gaeilge scheme to new towns. [53299/26]

45. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has undertaken any assessment of whether rapidly growing communities within the administrative area of Fingal County Council, including Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Naul, Balbriggan and surrounding areas are receiving equitable access to rural development funding schemes compared with towns of similar populatio…

50. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the issue of approvals under the acquisition measure of the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53310/26]

959. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

906. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether footpath construction and footpath improvement works are eligible for funding under the CLÁR programme; if he will provide details of changes made to eligibility criteria in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51165/26]

907. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether consideration has been given to reintroducing support for footpath infrastructure under the CLÁR programme, particularly in rural villages and settlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51166/26]

908. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications relating to pedestrian infrastructure or footpath projects submitted under CLÁR in each of the past five years in County Galway; the outcome of those applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51167/26]

567. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding drawn down for LIS schemes in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by local authority [50769/26]

950. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when decisions are expected to be made on applications made to the scheme to support national organisations; the number of applications received; the total funds available to the scheme; the reason for the delay in communicating decisions to applicants to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49109/26]

951. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available through his Department for agricultural shows or gymkhanas or other equine events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48757/26]

952. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to examine an application for a grant made under the Local Enhancement Programme for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48960/26]

955. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49554/26]

961. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a CLÁR grant will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49725/26]

559. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps taken to review the eligibility criteria for the town and village renewal scheme, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to allow towns with populations over 10,000 to apply; whether revised criteria will be in place for the next call for applications; the expected timeline for any changes; an…

932. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a decision will made on successful applications made under the scheme to support national organisations from 2026 to 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47388/26]

2518. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline any grant schemes or funding streams available to support community heritage events and vintage clubs, such as a club (details supplied), which has organised charity fundraising shows for nearly 20 years without prior State funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42575/26]

2521. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will review the eligibility criteria and terminology used in Departmental funding schemes, such as the Local Enhancement Programme and the Community Recognition Fund; if he is aware of concerns raised by long-established grassroots organisations, such as an organisation (details supplied) regarding the explicit na…

135. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department uses population growth, demographic need, deprivation, disability access, public transport access and existing amenity deficits when assessing applications under community and rural development funding schemes; whether any formal weighting is applied to large and growing towns that lack basic commun…