1434. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding streams that will be available for community gardens or allotment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47678/25]
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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1472. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to list all approvals and payments under the Community Centres Investment Fund to County Carlow and County Kilkenny detailing centre name, location, category/strand, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid; the totals, by county from 2020 to date in 2025 and any earlier pilot related schemes in 2020–2021,…
1479. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details of Community Recognition Fund allocations and payments to County Carlow and County Kilkenny including project, location, approval date, amount approved, amount paid, and status; with totals per county in 2023 to date in 2025 (and any related phases), in tabular form. [48801/25]
1483. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide all town centre first supports to County Carlow and County Kilkenny, including town regeneration officer posts, town plans funded, implementation grants, location town, approval date, amount approved, and amount paid, with totals by county, from 2022 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [48805/25]
3430. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of community infrastructure projects identified by his Department, such as town halls, community centres, men’s sheds, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42885/25]
3455. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the criteria used for selecting successful applicants to receive funding from the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42054/25]
3456. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the projects that were awarded funding in 2024 and to date in 2025 in Wicklow from the community development fund; to provide a breakdown of these projects, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42055/25]
3457. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a group (details supplied) has received funding from the community development fund this year; when the funding was awarded and if not when this will be awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42056/25]
3458. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the reason a group (details supplied) was not successful in their application for funding from the community development fund despite being told orally that their application was successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42057/25]
3462. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there will be a call issued in 2025 for the Community Centre Development Fund; if so, if it will be for both strand 1 and strand 2; when it will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42375/25]
3464. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for his consideration in reviewing the application process under CLÁR to provide different measures when the scheme is open next for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42417/25]
3474. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether there will be a strand of the Community Centre Development Fund that will provide funding for new community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/25]
3475. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on future plans for the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43510/25]
3476. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding streams that will be available for community gardens or allotment projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43511/25]
3478. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the Government’s plans to support communities where levels of deprivation remain high; and if he will outline said plans in respect of Ballymun, Finglas and Kilmore in Dublin. [43588/25]
3492. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the strategic development plan for the piers on Inishturk, Clare Island and Roonagh pier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43836/25]
3493. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the Leader Programme; by programme from 2007 to date in 2025; the average expenditure by year across each programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44002/25]
3494. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to counties Cavan and Monaghan from the Leader Programme in each year since 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/25]
3495. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the community centre investment fund will be accepting applications this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44094/25]
3496. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the CLÁR funding awards will be made. [44392/25]
86. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the community centres investment fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38070/25]
92. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on Ballyvolane community centre. [38279/25]
98. 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 done 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. [37551/25]
104. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the budget allocations to the community centres investment fund in 2024 and 2025; the total drawn down to date; when the next round will be announced; if consideration will be given to expanding the capital investment in new-build measures for green-brown field sites; and if he will ma…
106. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to consider additional funding supports for community and voluntary organisations to assist with regular running costs, such as utility bills and so on, considering that the vast majority of current grant schemes are for capital works or the purchase of items. [38238/25]