Rural Schemes

363. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55643/25]

367. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the town and village renewal scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55715/25]

371. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the allocation to the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and for 2026; the measures that this allocation supported, by year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55719/25]

375. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme; when funding allocations will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55926/25]

376. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the local improvement scheme, and details of any conditions that are being considered to ensure counties reduce application wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55927/25]

995. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if a rural regeneration and development fund (RRDF) application (details supplied) will be expedited; when he expects to announce the RRDF funding allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51465/25]

359. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to support an application regarding a community organisation in County Kerry, (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51068/25]

1323. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the review of the rural social scheme, specifically in relation to the recommendation of a pilot scheme for rural dwellers and the recommendation of increasing the participants per herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44504/25]

2748. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the details of the representatives of fishing communities that were invited to the consultations regarding the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [44721/25]

2313. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a targeted rural childcare investment strategy is being considered to address specific workforce retention and sustainability issues faced by providers in counties such as Kerry. [41371/25]

3431. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made on establishing additional remote work hubs in rural Waterford as promised under Our Rural Future. [43632/25]

3436. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the rural proofing model pledged in Our Rural Future; the number of departments that have adopted the model; and if he will commit to statutory backing for the mechanism. [40788/25]

3445. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the date on which his Department received a request from Louth County Council to approve the appointment of a contractor to carry out works to Ardee Castle, County Louth, provided for under grant funding allocated to the Council under the RRDF stream; when the approval will be provided to the council to …

3446. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to strongly support an RRDF category 2 application in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41434/25]

3454. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will support the ringfencing of funding for rural development within the overall EU budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41678/25]

3468. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding allocated to respective local authorities each year since 2022 for all rural schemes provided by his Department, including town and village renewal, CLÁR, LIS, LAGs, outdoor recreation and rural regeneration, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement…

3471. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department's approval for the regeneration of Ardee Castle, County Louth; if there are approvals pending; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42887/25]

3482. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with fishing communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43629/25]

3483. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of engagement and consultation with farming communities for the next iteration of Our Rural Future. [43630/25]

3488. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next Rural Youth Assembly is to take place. [43737/25]

3489. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of Rural Youth Assemblies that have taken place to date; and to share the summary reports. [43738/25]

3490. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if any of the recommendations around housing made during the Rural Youth Assembly 2024 have been acted upon.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43739/25]

3491. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding figures allocated by each fund under his Department's remit to each county since 2015, in tabular form. [43743/25]

600. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the RRDF Newport Regeneration Project in Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40228/25]

601. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the RRDF Ballyhaunis Community Vision Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40229/25]