103. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funding initiatives available to support rural development projects in County Cork and in particular those aimed at enhancing local infrastructure and community services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25651/25]
Topics / Rural Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRural Schemes
336 questions from 80 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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315 written, 21 oral
80
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| January 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 35 |
| April 2025 | 24 |
| May 2025 | 34 |
| June 2025 | 10 |
| July 2025 | 33 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 4 |
| October 2025 | 32 |
| November 2025 | 10 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 12 |
| February 2026 | 21 |
| March 2026 | 37 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 22 |
| June 2026 | 15 |
| July 2026 | 10 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consideration that has been given to the annual rollout of the LEADER food initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26330/25]
117. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline their engagements regarding the LEADER programme in the context of ongoing negotiations in relation to the next European Union Multi-Annual Financial Framework; his priorities for the next LEADER programme; if he plans to seek a reversal of the cuts in real terms that have been implemented across successive recent prog…
651. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the availability and use of capital support programmes under his Department for rural settlements like Bonmahon that are excluded from Uisce Éireann’s current investment plans; and if he will make a statement on the implications for community sustainability and regional balance. [23303/25]
663. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for cost of public service delivery in the relevant areas. [23259/25]
664. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for infrastructure costs in the relevant areas. [23260/25]
665. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for the local environment, including risk of water contamination as a consequence of reliance on private septic tanks. [23261/25]
666. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for public health as a consequence of reliance on private wells for household water and the propensity of private wells to become contaminat…
667. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for carbon emissions as a consequence of the less efficient heat retention by detached homes. [23263/25]
668. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for carbon emissions as a consequence of reliance on private cars for transportation. [23264/25]
669. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for biodiversity as a consequence of reliance on transportation by private car given the greater biodiversity of remote areas and the land u…
670. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for natural disaster resilience given the greater fragility of infrastructure and in remote areas and distance from emergency responders. [2…
671. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1221 of 29 April 2025, for details of analysis undertaken by his Department with respect to the implications of expansion of rural one-off housing for unanticipated household costs, considering that there is greater exposure to fluctuations in global fuel prices where there is greater r…
675. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps being taken to support rural communities like Bonmahon, County Waterford, where the absence of wastewater infrastructure is preventing new housing development, business investment, and tourism growth. [23295/25]
676. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has received any representations from Waterford City and County Council or Uisce Éireann regarding the need for a wastewater treatment facility in Bonmahon, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23296/25]
1275. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish full monthly expenditure profiles for all major rural and community programmes in 2025. [23390/25]
1280. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will set out plans to rebalance CLÁR programme allocations in favour of the most socio-economically disadvantaged areas. [23395/25]
125. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the completion status of a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/25]
611. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to supply maps in relation to County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/25]
99. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to provide increased flexibility in the rural social scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/25]
121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the review of the rural social scheme, and when the remaining recommendations of the report will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14518/25]
275. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in County Meath that received funding under the CLAR Programme; and the amount of funding received for the years 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [21328/25]
276. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to the LIS scheme each year over the past ten years. [21098/25]
277. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to each Local Authority each year over the past ten years, in tabular form. [21099/25]
278. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will increase funding to the LIS scheme substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21100/25]