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]
Topics / Rural Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRural Schemes
336 questions from 80 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
336
questions
315 written, 21 oral
80
TDs have asked
11
parties and groups
Independents counted together
7
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
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]
1747. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a full detailed update on the current status of the Ardee Castle project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1010/25]