Rural Schemes

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 st…

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]

803. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department plans to develop free soft play areas in urban hubs, such as shopping centres, in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9331/25]

804. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the community centres investment fund 2024 awards will be announced for category 2 projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9383/25]

805. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding landowners’ consent (details supplied) when applying for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9567/25]

806. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how his Department ensures that the objectives of the community recognition fund to integrate communities are met; the checks carried out by his Department, once grants are made, that integration objectives are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/25]

807. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will allocate additional funding to the community recognition fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9817/25]

121. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when changes to the rural social scheme will be enacted to enable participants of the scheme to sign contracts for three years instead of one year; and if he will provide an update on the implementation of the report on the review of the rural social scheme. [8604/25]

347. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Donegal, in 2024; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8193/25]

348. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in Donegal, in 2024; the grant approved for each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8195/25]

263. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the quantity of herd numbers required when applying for the local improvement scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6587/25]

1388. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the plans that are in place to tackle the chronic depopulation continually occurring in rural Kerry and as highlighted in a recent report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/25]