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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Carlow. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continue the roll-out of Connecting Ireland and investment in new town services. Under Budget 2025, the Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (8 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in County Clare. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continue the roll-out of Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan and to act on the recommendations from the All-Island Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2767 and 2768 together. It should be noted that public funding to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is provided by numerous government departments and agencies for a multitude of purposes. Each of these funding schemes and arrangements have specific eligibility criteria and requirements regarding outputs, reporting and audit. The management and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (29 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: As Minister of State at the Department of Transport with special responsibility for Rural Transport, I recognise the importance of boosting connectivity in rural Ireland. In the new Programme for Government, Securing Ireland's Future, this Government has committed to continuing the roll-out of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. The National Transport Authority (NTA) has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (29 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose to take Questions Nos. 526 and 540 together. Rural motorists are often in an advantageous position to make the switch to an electric vehicle, due to the large number of dwellings in rural Ireland which are suitable for home EV charging. Home charging means lower running costs and many EVs are now capable of doing over 400km on a single charge, which will meet most...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The regulation of the small public service vehicle (SPSV) industry, including the local area hackney licence, is a matter for the independent transport regulator, the National Transport Authority (NTA), under the provisions of the Consolidated Taxi Regulation Acts 2013 and 2016. I have no role in the day-to-day operations of the SPSV sector. The NTA is currently reviewing the local area...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Social Enterprise Sector (29 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I would like to acknowledge the valuable work of social enterprises, and the meaningful impact they have on the lives of people in every community in Ireland. They frequently work to support disadvantaged groups such as the long-term unemployed, people with disabilities, the Traveller community, etc., or to address issues such as childcare, food poverty, social housing, or environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Community Development Projects (29 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: My Department is responsible for a range of initiatives aimed at revitalising communities in both rural and urban areas including those mentioned by the deputy. The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP), is our country’s primary social inclusion programme. This is a national programme that is delivered in both rural and urban areas by Local Development...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Services (17 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Responsibility for libraries development was transferred from the then Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to my Department with effect from 27 July 2017. Available details of the funding provided, by local authority area, under the Libraries Capital Programmes, from 2016 to date, are reflected in the attached document. In addition to this investment, the Rural...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (17 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO) provides multi-annual funding towards core costs of national, community and voluntary organisations delivering services and supports with a focus on one or more of the following: addressing poverty, social exclusion and promoting equality. The SSNO provides part funding for salary costs of a core member(s) of staff in the national...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (17 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Responsibility for the Community Services Programme was transferred from the then Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to my Department on 01 January 2018. The Programme is administered by Pobal, on behalf of my Department. The total funding provided by my Department under the programme, by county and by local authority area, is detailed in the attached table. [Attachment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Programmes (17 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) was launched in 2018. Now known as the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP), it has distributed funding of almost €66 million since it began in 2018. The LEP provides funding to assist thousands of community groups across the country by providing mostly capital supports to help with small capital projects and the purchase of equipment. A...

Pride: Statements (16 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I begin by thanking the Minister, Deputy Foley, for her leadership and stewardship of the Department. Her last remarks clarify her position in terms of her commitment to equality. I thank her for that. I also pay tribute to the former Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman, who is in the House this afternoon, for his leadership and courage as a Minister, but also for going to Budapest Pride....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy was well able to use social media to support the all-Ireland semi-finalists last week.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Library Services (16 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The provision of the services referred to by the Deputy is primarily a matter for local authorities, as detailed under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the operation of the service referred to by the Deputy is a matter for the Council, in the first instance. As the Deputy may be aware, the relevant local authority previously advised my Department that the proposed refurbishment...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Programme for Government (15 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) play an important role in social development including their role in developing, implementing and monitoring a six-year Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP), that incorporates social objectives, within their local authority areas. A number of the programmes currently delivered by my department have a focus on social development and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Data (15 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The Charities Regulatory Authority (the ‘Charities Regulator’) was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities, with the mandate to promote good governance practice. While the Charities Regulator operates under the aegis of my Department, it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: The public library strategy was published in July 2023. It contains 66 actions which will enable our public libraries to become multipurpose social and educational spaces for all members of the community to enjoy. As I said in response to a previous last question, our libraries are now transformed into places of community activity. They are no longer just for reading and studying; there...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: There is huge merit in those suggestions. I am certainly very open to that. Athy library was mentioned as an example. Birr library is another example. In other parts of the country refurbished buildings are, through a variety of means, being used. Our libraries are now community spaces. They are being used by a variety of people. Our traditional library has changed, thankfully, from a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to the sensory room issue, I was in Ennis library last week, where there is a sensory space. There was a mum with two kids in the sensory space and their joy and contemplative ease was phenomenal. I commend the staff in Ennis library on that space. It was breathtaking to see the way in which they were able to take a piece of the library floor area and use it for people with...