103. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount allocated to each local authority in 2024 and 2025 for the local improvement scheme; the number of lanes it is expected that will be covered by the scheme in each local authority area in each year; and if there are plans to increase the funding allocation further this year. [13718/25]
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
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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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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110. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that the funds for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund are fully allocated; when funding will be available again since the fund is part of the Project Ireland 2040 programme; if an alternative funding stream will be provided to replace the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12130/25]
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will review the eligibility criteria of CLÁR, with a view to expanding the programme to rural areas which are currently ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/25]
114. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the up-to-date position on advancing a project (details supplied); to detail the funding drawn down to date on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14616/25]
121. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of CLÁR funding will open for developing community facilities and amenities grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/25]
127. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount budgeted for the local improvement scheme in 2025 for County Cork; to provide details of the demand for this scheme in County Cork and the financial allocation for 2025 to Cork local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14617/25]
132. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an additional allocation to Monaghan County Council for the local improvement scheme in 2025. [13719/25]
429. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to take into consideration the huge priority list for local improvement schemes (LIS) in County Kerry, where there are in excess of 600 applications on the waiting list and based on annual allocations in recent years, and it will take up to 40 years to complete the works; if he will substantially increase the LIS allocation to County Ke…
430. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote the expansion of the rural regeneration and development fund, the town and village, rural recreation schemes, and so on, across County Kerry to help address vibrancy of town and village centres, vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14857/25]
433. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he would outline what funding has been allocated to Cork county projects as part of the town and village renewal scheme from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved, in tabular form, and if the monies for same has been drawdown by Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14869/25]
1935. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review has been carried out of the eligibility criteria for CLAR with a view to expanding the programme to rural areas which are currently ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/25]
1943. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of CLÁR funding for developing community facilities and amenities grants will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/25]
1944. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update regarding the opening of the town and village renewal scheme for 2025. [10827/25]
226. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on an application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9959/25]
792. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on a community centre investment fund application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9033/25]
793. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when applications for the next phase of the town and village renewal scheme will open; when the next tranche of funding under this scheme is likely to be allocated; the last time funding was made available under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/25]
794. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the scheme outline for 2025 for the local improvement scheme will be made available to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9059/25]
795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the community centre investment fund permits applications from sports clubs for the building of dressing room and gym facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9068/25]
796. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to release further LEADER funding prior to the new CAP in 2028, considering some LEADER streams nationwide have already been depleted at such an early stage in the programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9069/25]
797. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the case of a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; if this school is exempt from applying for CLAR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9088/25]
798. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in light of storm Éowyn and the long-term outages faced by people in rural areas, including those reliant on power for medical or work reasons, he will consider making grant funding available to those in rural communities to support the purchasing of power banks or electrical power sources; and if he will make a statement on the matte…
799. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the application for a community centre investment grant by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9140/25]
800. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the application for a community centre investment grant by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9141/25]
801. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future plans and possible expansion of the Empowering Communities Programme.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9156/25]
802. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made by the libraries section of his Department regarding the stage 1 application for Blackrock, Mahon Library.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9278/25]