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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is absolutely right that there are many fantastic communities out there. I have been to Lisdoonvarna, which is a great example of where a community came together and assisted many Ukrainian refugees who came there. I was down there recently and it is a wonderful success story. They were able to tap into the community recognition fund, develop their pitches and sporting...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Is féidir teacht ar Cheisteanna Scríofa ar www.oireachtas.ie. Written Answers are published on the Oireachtas website.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 11.54 a.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 12 meán lae. Sitting suspended at 11.54 a.m. and resumed at 12 noon.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for her response. I have a final supplementary. Given the amount of time that has elapsed since this project was initially grant funded, the costs have invariably gone up. Is the Minister open to making further moneys available to the project if required?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I agree with the Deputy that sometimes when projects are delayed the cost increases. There is no doubt about that. We look at them and if there are genuine reasons and it can be shown the costs have increased, we help out because we want to see these projects delivered. They are very important. The Youghal project is a public library and we know how important public libraries are. I have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Questions Nos. 44 to 51, inclusive, taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she proposes to assist urban and rural community groups throughout the country through the various schemes available to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26459/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: 61. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she hopes to continue to assist rural and community groups directly and indirectly, with particular reference to areas with social or economic deficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26458/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to ascertain the extent to which the Minister proposes or hopes to engage throughout the country with local, voluntary, rural and urban communities to enhance their position, especially those in areas of social or economic deprivation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: That is an awful lot missed. There is a heap of questions.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Cathal Berry: There is nobody in the Chamber.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I am running out of answers here, but I will have one for the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Cathal Berry: If the Minister speaks a little slower, we can give her more latitude for her answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 52 and 62 together. My Department operates a range of programmes and schemes that support and assist urban and rural community groups throughout the country. The range of targeted investments and supports offered by my Department fund a wide range of initiatives that help promote rural regeneration, town and village regeneration, outdoor recreation,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister for her reply. Naturally, the question refers to the whole country, where I appreciate there are many challenging issues. There are questions of integration that need to be looked at carefully. Questions of social exclusion, or attempts at social exclusion, need to be looked at in particular. While I am obviously concerned about the whole country, I have a soft spot...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputy. We have the community recognition fund. It is a fund responding to help communities that have taken in a lot of immigrants. They have facilitated them and worked well with them. I was delighted phase 2 of the Newbridge Family Resource Centre extension of the community building got €440,000 in 2023. Kildare has been allocated €830,000, which brings the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Bernard Durkan: I am glad the Minister mentioned McAuley Place, which is in my constituency, and Newbridge, which is in the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach's constituency. We are all-inclusive in this business. A huge amount of local voluntary effort and general effort is grant-aided in one way or another has been undertaken by people like those in McAuley Place. There are challenges that come forward in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (20 Jun 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Does he agree that there does not seem to be a clear policy with respect to community councils at, dare I say it, parish level? We are talking about LCDCs, which are at the level of the county or municipal district. Does he agree that we need to start drilling down to more localised bodies and looking at supporting those? Does he have any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Joe O'Brien: I take the Deputy's point on the position of the LCDCs. They are at a fairly high level. I will take the opportunity to again encourage small groups to join the local PPN because, when they are in there, they have a pass into what the local authority has available. I refer to staff and training but also the grants I mentioned with which we support them. I will also mention the volunteer...