136. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports available for capital development of men’s sheds projects around the country. [37830/26]
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,951 | 148 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,683 | 1,513 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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137. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to confirm when Our Rural Future 2026–2031 policy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38266/26]
138. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if applications have been received from east Cork for the newly opened building and land acquisition measure under the town and village renewal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38380/26]
139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multi-annual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer-term projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37225/26]
140. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide funding to communities to support the use of the Irish language in Omeath in County Louth, which was the last Gaeltacht on the east coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/26]
141. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure that every community has appropriate amenities to support community development and living standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38227/26]
142. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/26]
143. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken to address ongoing population decline and housing shortages in Gaeltacht areas; the number of housing units funded or delivered in Gaeltacht regions in the past two years; the way in which the Government is ensuring that young people can remain and work in Gaeltacht communities; and if he will make…
144. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the local improvement scheme; the measures this supported in Meath; the funding allocated to LIS in budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37331/26]
145. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to safeguard and expand upon the funding that is available to community development initiatives such as the Carlow County Development Partnership, amidst current economic uncertainties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/26]
146. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if an assessment has been done on the success of the RRDF program; the measures that can be taken to improve the outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38278/26]
147. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the funding he is providing to men's sheds [38146/26]
148. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Barry Heneghan den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht chuige go mbeidh maoiniú d’Údarás na Gaeltachta le Rannóg Tithíochta a chur ar bun san Údarás, le comhordú a dhéanamh ar straitéis le dul i ngleic leis an éigeandáil tithíochta Gaeltachta, in iarratas na Roinne Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail agus Gaeltachta do Bhuiséad 2027. [38372/26]
149. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the implementation of rural proofing. [38367/26]
150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2026; when it is likely that allocations under the programme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38282/26]
151. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ar an eolas faoin bhfeachtas chun an tseanscoil ar an Trá Bháin i gCeantar na nOileán a choimeád mar áis don phobal, an bhfuil a Roinn tar éis dul i mbun teagmhála leis an bhfeachtas sin, agus an bhfuil aon phlean ag a Roinn chun a chinntiú go gcoimeádfar an spás ríthábhachtach sin don phobal Gae…
152. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has carried out an analysis of community infrastructure and amenity deficits in rapidly growing towns in County Cork, including Midleton and Carrigtwohill; the funding allocated to such towns under the Department's community and rural development schemes in each of the past five years; and if he is …
153. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received to date for the Community Centre Investment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38381/26]
154. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the polices in place to support local authorities and community groups to utilise community centres to their maximum potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/26]
155. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding can be made available for community cafés to ensure financial viability of essential social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/26]
156. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is preparing briefs on the expectations in terms of Ireland’s relationship with the UK if Nigel Farage becomes the next Prime Minister; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38528/26]
157. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied). [38458/26]
158. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade she will raise the case of a person (details supplied) currently being detained in the United Arab Emirates with her UAE counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38481/26]
159. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has received representations from an organisation in relation to the requirement by the Passport Office for renewal applications for passports for children of a deceased parent/guardian; if she will consider reviewing these arrangements so that these documents are required only for the original passport application; and if she will make …
160. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the requirement for widowed or bereaved parents to resubmit death certificates and sworn affidavits each time a child's passport is renewed; if she will consider introducing a once off verification system in order that these documents are only provided once unless family circumstances change; and if she will make a statement…