1132. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the successful projects under the dormant accounts funded sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026/2027 will be announced. [74116/26]
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSocial Enterprise Sector
45 questions from 22 TDs, between 19 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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1133. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if an application (details supplied) has been assessed as part of the dormant accounts funded sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026/2027; and when the applicant will be informed of the decision. [74113/26]
221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment what steps are being taken to ensure that social enterprises have equal and consistent access to Local Enterprise Office grants, mentoring and business development supports in every local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66777/26]
222. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a representative of the social enterprise sector will be appointed to the Cost of Business Advisory Forum, in recognition of the particular difficulty these organisations face in absorbing or passing on increased employment and operating costs; and if he will make a s…
4. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to scale up the delivery of essential services through social enterprises; if he plans to invest in not-for-profit delivery of essential services through the social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, particularly for the delivery of community childcare; and if he will make a statement on the …
957. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 1 July 2026, whether he consider SICAP to constitute a significant source of start-up funding for social enterprises given that, for every €1,000 allocated through SICAP, approximately €2.15 is awarded to social enterprises, only around 1.5% of social enterprises receive SICAP…
349. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he considers the existing suite of State supports for social enterprises including the Community Services Programme, SICAP and local enterprise office supports adequate to address persistent market failure across the sector, given that only 48.5% of social enterprise income is currently derived from trading activity a…
343. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his views on the proposal by an organisation (details supplied), under which the Government will support social enterprises to maximise trading income where possible while providing sustained State co-funding and cost relief in areas of market failure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47936/26]
345. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will introduce a proportionate financial reporting option under Circular 13/2014, allowing Community Services Programme-funded social enterprises with an annual income below €250,000 to submit non-audited financial statements in place of audited accounts, consistent with the audit exemption threshold introduced un…
346. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he accepts that the majority of social enterprises in Ireland operate in areas of persistent market failure, delivering services that are needed but cannot be made commercially self-sustaining, rather than functioning as conventional, profit-maximising market actors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48271…
295. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he will review the membership of the Cost of Business Advisory Forum to ensure that the social enterprise sector, including Social Enterprise Republic of Ireland (SERI), is appropriately represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47772/26]
475. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection whether consideration has been given to the introduction of a targeted PRSI rebate or reduced employer PRSI contribution for social enterprises employing lower paid workers; whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the potential impact such a measure will have on employment retention and job creation within the social enterprise sect…
937. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has assessed the audit and compliance costs incurred by small social enterprises in receipt of public funding; whether he is aware of reports that some organisations are paying in excess of €7,000 annually in audit fees; and the measures under consideration to ensure governance requirements rem…
938. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether he will review the community services programme in view of concerns that it functions as a partial co-funding model in practice, requiring social enterprises to subsidise core service delivery from non-State income sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47773/26]
939. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation provided by his Department under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme, SICAP, in each year from 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47781/26]
940. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total amount of funding drawn down under SICAP in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/26]
941. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount allocated under SICAP to each local community development committee and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in c…
942. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding drawn down under SICAP by each LCDC and each SICAP programme implementer or contract area in each year from 2015 to 2026, in tabular form, with the information provided separately for each SICAP lot or contract area and implementer organisation, including any changes in contract arrangements …
943. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated and expended under the SICAP new arrivals programme in each year from 2022 to date; the budget subhead under which such expenditure is recorded, in tabular form. [47785/26]
944. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the amount of SICAP new arrivals funding allocated to each LCDC area and each SICAP programme implementer, in each year from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [47786/26]
945. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the number of full-time equivalent staff funded through SICAP new arrivals funding in each year from 2022 to date, broken down by SICAP programme implementer. [47787/26]
946. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht whether any funding provided under the SICAP new arrivals programme originates from, or is transferred from, another Department; if so, the Departments concerned; the amount transferred in each year since 2022; and the budget subhead from which the funding was provided. [47788/26]
111. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding available for community cafés to ensure financial viability of essential social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38364/26]
142. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the sustaining social enterprise scheme 2026-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38002/26]
155. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if funding can be made available for community cafés to ensure financial viability of essential social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38363/26]