Results 61-80 of 357 for speaker:Conor McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Family Resource Centres (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 337. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the engagement by her Department and Tusla with local stakeholders regarding the establishment of a family resource centre in Dungarvan, County Waterford; and to confirm the plans that are in place to support and advance this project. [21938/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 364. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement by her Department and the HSE regarding the establishment of a Jigsaw youth mental health service in Waterford; and to set out the steps being taken to progress the delivery of this much-needed service. [21937/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 385. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the average processing time for LEADER programme funding applications in each of the past three years; and if he will outline the measures being taken to improve administrative efficiency and reduce delays. [21882/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 386. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of annual allocations and actual expenditure under the LEADER rural development programme for each year since 2020; and if he will comment on any variations or underspend. [21883/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 387. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the key performance indicators used to measure the effectiveness of the LEADER programme in rural economic and community development; and if he will publish comparative outcomes for the 2014 to 2020 and 2023 to 2027 programming periods to date. [21884/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 388. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proportion of LEADER funding allocated specifically to projects within Gaeltacht areas over the past five years; and if he will assess the impact of the programme on sustaining linguistic and economic development in these communities. [21885/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 389. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any independent evaluations of the LEADER programme’s value for money have been commissioned since 2020; if so, to provide the main findings; and if further reviews are planned in the current programme cycle. [21886/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 390. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total value of LEADER rural development funding allocated in each of the past ten years, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21887/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 391. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total annual allocation to the social inclusion and community activation programme for each of the past five years; and if he will comment on any trends in funding levels over that period. [21888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 392. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of individuals and groups supported under the social inclusion and community activation programme each year since 2020; and if he will provide a breakdown by county. [21889/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 393. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria used to assess the performance and impact of SICAP-funded initiatives; and if he will publish the latest programme evaluation findings. [21890/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 394. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to ensure the social inclusion and community activation programme is fully aligned with national anti-poverty and social inclusion strategies over the period 2025 to 2030. [21891/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 395. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of local improvement scheme funding allocations, by local authority area, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21892/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 396. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current criteria used to assess applications under the local improvement scheme; and if he will outline any planned changes to eligibility requirements or prioritisation measures for 2025 and beyond. [21893/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 397. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of LIS projects completed annually since 2020; and if he will provide details of the average funding awarded per project. [21894/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 398. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of eligible local improvement scheme, LIS, applications that remain unfunded in each local authority area as of the latest available date; and if he will outline his plans to address this backlog. [21895/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 399. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he accepts that the Our Rural Future rural development strategy failed to adequately prioritise rural housing delivery; the specific measures being taken to address this failure in the next rural development framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21896/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 400. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his assessment of the impact of Our Rural Future on rural community safety, policing levels and public service provision in rural areas; and if he will acknowledge the concerns raised by rural communities regarding ongoing deficits in these critical areas. [21897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 401. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which the public consultation process on the successor to Our Rural Future will address shortcomings in the current policy, including issues of rural depopulation, housing, policing and access to essential services; and if he will ensure that the next rural strategy includes binding targets and timelines for delivery....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (1 May 2025)

Conor McGuinness: 402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will detail the actions taken under Our Rural Future to retain young people in rural areas through job creation and education initiatives; if he will outline whether these efforts have been successful; and if he will indicate how youth retention will be prioritised in the next rural development strategy. [21899/25]