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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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy who is right to raise this matter. He has raised it previously. I have asked the Department to examine this issue. The Irish Examiner recently had an interesting profile of the north side of Cork city. It is an issue I am concerned about. We need to have a serious conversation about it. The Glen Resource Centre has a good programme for the families of those in prison....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for the work he has done. I taught in St. Aidan's Community College; I am familiar with the area. I recognise the issue he has highlighted, despite the great work by a variety of community organisations and mentoring. There is an empowerment piece, training, retraining and engagement between agencies. There are a number of people who re-offend once they leave prison....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Voluntary Sector (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, we are aware of and are very cognisant of the challenges in the sector. I reiterate that it would be inappropriate for our Department to be involved in the setting of pay and conditions, while recognising the importance of the sector and the brilliant work being done. What we are committed to doing and what we will do is to look into an estimated time to boost the budget for the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy. Our Department's social inclusion and community activation programme is our country’s primary social inclusion programme. SICAP is a national programme delivered locally in both rural and urban areas by local development companies. It supports those in the greatest need to address high and persistent levels of deprivation through targeted, locally-led initiatives...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to visiting the library with Deputy Wall. Just to assure him, the project has received funding of €3 million under the capital programme to support what is a very ambitious and exciting plan for the county library in Newbridge, including archives and a cultural centre. The project will be superb in terms of its size and scale. It will be 2,378 sq. m. It will be four...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Library Services (10 Jul 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Since 2020, our Department has allocated Kildare County Council €11.1 million for the public library service, be it the library service to Clane or the mobile library service. It is a testament to the vision of Kildare County Council in terms of its recognition of the importance of our library service. This is maybe tongue in cheek, but perhaps the Tailteann Cup can be showcased...