435. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications to date for the town and village renewal scheme for 2025; the amount of funding allocated to the scheme for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14937/25]
Topics / Departmental Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDepartmental Schemes
1,518 questions from 134 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
1,518
questions
1,497 written, 21 oral
134
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
20
departments asked
This is one of the catch-all headings the Oireachtas uses for how a department runs rather than what a question is about, so it is left out of the range and focus figures.
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 8 |
| February 2025 | 37 |
| March 2025 | 80 |
| April 2025 | 88 |
| May 2025 | 73 |
| June 2025 | 91 |
| July 2025 | 90 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 88 |
| October 2025 | 33 |
| November 2025 | 91 |
| December 2025 | 55 |
| January 2026 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 82 |
| March 2026 | 58 |
| April 2026 | 107 |
| May 2026 | 150 |
| June 2026 | 69 |
| July 2026 | 117 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 108 |
| October 2026 | 62 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
437. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of funding under the community centres investment fund grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/25]
900. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the reviews of both the scheme to support national organisations and the C (community) and V (voluntary) pillar funding schemes; when the reviews will be completed and finished; the engagement he has had with the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13875/25]
902. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be made available to reintroduce the emergency hardship scheme in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13962/25]
903. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further funding will be provided annually for the LIS schemes in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13963/25]
904. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of policy initiatives, funding schemes and interventions intended to improve the economic and social development of rural and urban communities funded or administered by his Department. [13969/25]
905. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of projects funded by his Department in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council area. [13970/25]
907. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he will announce further funding for local authorities under the local improvement scheme; and if priority can be given to local authorities with significant waiting lists. [14115/25]
908. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is considering a review of the current successful funding schemes within his Department, such as the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme, town and village scheme, Clár, community centres investment fund development, and the rural regeneration and development fund, to review maximum spending categories and variation of the sc…
214. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review an application for SEAI insulation in respect of an applicant (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13150/25]
398. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the ARP scheme will be extended beyond March 2025. [12972/25]
421. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the accommodation recognition payment continuing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13088/25]
422. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when amendments or a decision will be made to end the accommodation recognition payment scheme, which is due to expire on 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13096/25]
423. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is her intention to close the accommodation recognition payment scheme to new entrants given that the current scheme is due to expire on 31 March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13097/25]
424. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is her intention to ban additional payments by a beneficiary of temporary protection to an accommodation recognition payment application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13098/25]
425. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of recipients of the accommodation recognition payment are doing so in respect of a property which is not their own principle primary residence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13099/25]
426. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the meetings she has had, any written briefings she has received, or other information brought to her attention in respect of the accommodation recognition payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13100/25]
427. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she has sought or received any briefings, reports or analysis on the impact that the accommodation recognition payment may be having on the private rental sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13101/25]
158. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any changes to the better energy warmer homes scheme carried out by SEAI following the signing of the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 749/2024) in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11129/25]
159. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if fossil fuel boilers can still be installed through the better energy warmer homes schemes based on the recommendation of an assigned contractor following the signing of the European Union (Energy Performance of Buildings) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 749/2024) in December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
180. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the targeted solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons is currently in operation; if he will provide details on the implementation status and any recent updates on the scheme; and if, given the recent devastating impact of Storm Éowyn, the roll-out be expedited to ensure that medically vulnerable patients have a relia…
181. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of solar panels that were installed in 2024; and the target for 2025 with regards to the medically vulnerable scheme. [11391/25]
182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the case of homeowners (details supplied) who have come into dispute with a contractor, hired by the SEAI as part of the warmer home upgrade, with their warmer homes upgrade now being under threat; if he will instruct his Department to investigate this and similar disputes; and if he will make a statement on t…
189. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of contracting companies that are currently contracted to carry out the works under the warmer homes scheme; if there are short-term plans to increase this number; and given the scheme currently does not speed up the process for homes who already have a BER, if there are any plans to change this. [11632/25]
190. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare having had work completed under the warmer homes scheme; and the breakdown of the average cost per home or data on the type of work carried out.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/25]