458. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided by his Department to local authorities to market and promote remote working hubs within their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73096/25]
Topics / Community Development Projects
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsCommunity Development Projects
257 questions from 89 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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236 written, 21 oral
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| July 2025 | 27 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 5 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 36 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
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| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 1 |
| July 2026 | 18 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 11 |
| October 2026 | 19 |
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459. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the positions regarding the pilot scheme to support the use of rural pubs as community spaces and hubs for local services as committed under Our Rural Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73097/25]
460. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the development of a single portal to provide a funding roadmap on the range of programmes and schemes available across Government for rural and community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73098/25]
1178. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department's Community Centres Investment Fund can provide support in circumstances where an existing community centre, due to age, structural condition or non-compliance with modern standards, must be demolished and fully rebuilt; if such full-rebuild projects are eligible for funding under any strand of the s…
1188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department has received and assessed the application for the refurbishment of a community centre and library (details supplied) in the north-east ward of Cork city; the current status of the proposal within his Department’s capital approvals process; whether any further information has been requested from Cork Cit…
230. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the establishment of the new town and infrastructure investment fund; and if community facilities, such as family centres, will be funded. [70544/25]
377. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the 2026 Community Centre Investment Fund; when the fund will be open; and if it will fund new builds. [70545/25]
1110. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants available in 2026 for communities seeking to develop new playgrounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69741/25]
1112. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Community Centres Investment Fund will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70086/25]
1113. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the Local Enhancement Programme will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70087/25]
8. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the grants and schemes available from his Department to support community centres. [68332/25]
9. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the programmes, funding and supports for the most disadvantaged areas of Dublin north-west, given the RAPID Programme has been closed for some time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68434/25]
11. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to support the development of community and civic spaces in suburbs of Dublin city, such as Dundrum, to support local communities and ensure access to services and cohesion in communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68504/25]
18. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the projects under way in Counties Sligo and Leitrim that are receiving funding under different schemes with financial support from his Department; the other projects that his Department has committed funding to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68271/25]
21. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next funding round of the Local Enhancement Programme will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68387/25]
23. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department provides support to community centres to improve the wheelchair accessibility of their premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68331/25]
26. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress his Department has made towards the development of a scheme to tackle urban disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68404/25]
31. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding supports provided at a local level in community centres targeted at addressing social exclusion; if he will consider increasing funding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66817/25]
32. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to increase capital investment under the Community Centres Investment Fund for community halls and voluntary groups in rural County Cork, particularly in areas experiencing population growth but limited facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67264/25]
33. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht an míneoidh sé cén uair a bheidh na toghcháin do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta ann; agus an bhfuil sé i gceist na toghcháin a reáchtáil in 2026. [68517/25]
35. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of new community centres opened in 2025 that were built alongside new residential developments and included in the original plans. [67572/25]
37. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider applications from rural communities who wish to convert their derelict buildings, schools or other old buildings into rural community libraries and study places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68384/25]
43. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68306/25]
45. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the work he is undertaking to support the creation of a national body of women’s sheds, similar to what is in place for men’s sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66816/25]
50. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community groups that are looking to construct capital facilities, particularly community centres; if consideration will be given to providing additional funding for community and voluntary organisations to assist with running costs as currently the grant schemes that exist are for capital …