619. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to support the continued regeneration of rural towns and villages through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme; the number of projects approved in the current funding cycle; the criteria used to assess applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54559/26]
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Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
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Department names as the record prints them. Some changed in June 2025.
All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,342 | 145 | 27,197 |
| Education | 13,896 | 145 | 13,751 |
| Transport | 11,008 | 139 | 10,869 |
| Justice | 9,783 | 135 | 9,648 |
| Housing | 9,020 | 160 | 8,860 |
| Children | 8,676 | 129 | 8,547 |
| Finance | 5,833 | 153 | 5,680 |
| Social | 5,830 | 135 | 5,695 |
| Agriculture | 4,888 | 136 | 4,752 |
| Enterprise | 3,878 | 139 | 3,739 |
| Foreign | 3,856 | 190 | 3,666 |
| Climate | 3,825 | 114 | 3,711 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,685 | 167 | 3,518 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,394 | 127 | 3,267 |
| Taoiseach | 2,642 | 1,479 | 1,163 |
| Defence | 2,516 | 179 | 2,337 |
| Culture | 2,376 | 147 | 2,229 |
| Rural | 2,331 | 140 | 2,191 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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620. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date in allocating the €1 billion Rural Regeneration and Development Fund commitment under Project Ireland 2040; the total funding allocated, the number of projects supported, and the impact assessments undertaken in relation to the regeneration of rural towns and villages, addressing population decl…
621. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these individuals can apply to internal civil service competitions for these temporary contracts; the plans being developed to retain these individuals once their contra…
622. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54635/…
623. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to the allocation of additional funding for the local improvement scheme for Cavan and Monaghan in 2026, given the urgent need to reduce waiting times for such essential road improvement works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54675/26]
624. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the €20 million fund to support outdoor recreation in rural areas is open to communities under the authority of city councils; if not, when similar funds that will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54691/26]
625. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the supports outside of the CCIF that are available to community groups under the authority of city councils who wish to build new community facilities rather than refurbish existing ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54692/26]
1. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [46936/26]
2. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [46937/26]
3. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [28399/26]
4. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [28400/26]
5. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. [48681/26]
6. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [49336/26]
7. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [49735/26]
8. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [51502/26]
9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he had discussed the situation in Gaza with his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, during his recent meeting with him. [51504/26]
10. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he had discussed the situation in Gaza with his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, during his recent meeting with him. [51507/26]
11. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [51514/26]
12. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [51515/26]
13. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [53272/26]
14. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister. [53688/26]
15. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24952/26]
16. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established. [24953/26]
17. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [24954/26]
18. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin city task force report. [24955/26]