Community Development Projects

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]

2. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will approve capital funding for a community centre in Citywest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53391/26]

6. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if additional funding streams are planned in 2026 to support community facilities, town centre renewal and rural infrastructure in the Dublin Fingal region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53137/26]

7. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the town centre first policy; his views on whether it is achieving its stated aims, taking the Dunshaughlin town team as an example; the evidence he would point to that suggests this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52566/26]

15. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local enhancement programme as recently announced; and if he has plans to expand the scheme. [53133/26]

32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans in place in his Department to improve the funding and resourcing of community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52565/26]

36. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the additional measures being considered to support rural towns and villages experiencing population growth but facing deficits in community infrastructure, including community centres, sports facilities and public amenities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53313/26]

37. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the redevelopment plan for a community centre (details supplied). [52755/26]

49. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the inadequacy of funding for community centres which forces them to fundraise to make ends meet rather than provide the services to the community for which they were established. [43526/26]

51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which local community development committees can contribute to more effective local decision-making and community-led development; the objectives of the new national campaign to increase public awareness of their role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53295/26]

55. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will take a role in the failure to deliver community centres and other community services in new housing estates. [52756/26]

950. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are being applied, formally or informally, to community centres seeking capital or operational funding under schemes administered by her Department; if centres (details supplied) in County Offaly are expected to demonstrate ESG-aligned compliance i…

960. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to advise on the way in which funding of €5 million for the new SÍOL Programme for 2026 will be rolled out; when projects are required to be submitted from councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53608/26]

747. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of a request from a local group (details supplied); if she will outline the consideration that has been given to making vacant HSE properties in Ballinasloe available for community/youth groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51014/26]

565. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the development of a new programme to tackle urban disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50600/26]

25. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on plans for the future use of the Wicklow Court House building; if his Department has considered disposing of the premises for community use; the maintenance currently ongoing at the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49886/26]

543. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans that are in place in his Department to improve the funding and resourcing of community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46268/26]

281. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 21 May 2026, to clarify if €420 million is a first or full year cost. [41291/26]

107. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he plans to increase funding for community projects such as community centres, parks and sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/26]

110. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Ballyvolane Community Centre. [38216/26]

122. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the work being carried out by his Department to ensure the viability of community centres and community and voluntary organisations in County Louth, through the provision of capital and non-capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38263/26]

129. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if consideration is being given to establishing a dedicated annual maintenance and operational support fund for volunteer-led rural community centres in recognition of the growing cost of maintaining community infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38265/26]

130. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if consideration is being given to introducing a cost-escalation or inflation support mechanism for approved community projects under schemes such as the Community Centre Investment Fund and CLÁR where projects face significant increases in construction and material costs between approval and delivery;…