Library Services

1267. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth to urgently address an number of issues raised in relation to children's books in school libraries (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56843/26]

48. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline funding for public libraries in DCC and FCC in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53260/26]

373. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the provision of a library in Mahon, Cork city; the stage it is currently at; and the funding avenues that are open for such projects. [44706/26]

116. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will expand the My Open Library programme; if he will support the development of libraries as inclusive third spaces; if he will provide funding to enhance sensory-friendly facilities in public libraries in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37314/26]

2. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding, both capital and current, allocated to Cork City Council for library services in its administrative area in each of the years from 2019 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by library; the engagements he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the new Cork cit…

14. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will expand the My Open Library Programme; if he will support the development of libraries as inclusive third spaces; if he will provide funding to enhance sensory-friendly facilities in public libraries in Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16278/26]

1950. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the process by which books are selected for inclusion in the My Little Library initiative; if there is a formal mechanism for Irish authors or publishers to submit titles for consideration; the way such information is communicated publicly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75019/25]

40. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the support his Department is providing to the public library network. [68345/25]

54. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the efforts his Department are making to encourage the public to utilise the asset of the public library network. [68346/25]

1169. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding provided for the afterhours library service in each of the past five years; if the system is operated centrally; and if he is aware of issues with the system. [61702/25]

92. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if new funding has been allocated to the development of additional public libraries as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55407/25]

612. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided under the Libraries Investment Programme, by local authority/local authority area in each year 2014 to 2024, and year to date, in tabular form. [40577/25]

321. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when a service (details supplied) will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39872/25]

80. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the amount of funding allocated to local libraries, in each county, for the past four years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/25]

87. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the progress of implementing the national public library strategy; the amount of funding allocated to the strategy; the current expenditure on the implementation of strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38316/25]

135. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding his Department contributes to the right to read programme to local authorities; the amount provided under the programme to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/25]

136. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to outline the expenditure allocated to each project under the libraries capital programme 2023 to 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38315/25]

972. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number and location of Clare library branches actively engaged with the My Open Library initiative; to outline all Clare library branches approved for funding to proceed with the initiative to date; to provide details on applications for funding from Clare County Library since the commencement of th…