Results 321-340 of 1,023,132 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:John Lahart OR speaker:Louise O'Reilly)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the assessment of applications under the community services programme, administered by Pobal, to include the numbers of applications received, the numbers that were successful and whether there will be additional funding provided this year, given the volume of applications received; and if she will...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Programmes (9 May 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will the Minister provide an update on the assessment of applications under the community services programme administered by Pobal? Will she provide the number of applications received, the numbers that were successful, those still being assessed and any plans for providing additional funding before the end of this year? I do not think it will come as any surprise that my follow-up...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (9 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome that and I have heard some pieces on this issue. As the Minister says, it is a very significant issue in terms of livestock and it obviously has a huge impact on livelihoods. No farmer wants to see their livestock attacked. Of course, we have also seen some very serious attacks on people, including children, in recent years. There have been some fairly horrifying attacks. As...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (9 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: The stakeholder group has had an initial meeting and a follow-up meeting as well. The members are looking at a number of issues. I am happy to hear what their views are. It is a diverse group and I will take on board the recommendations they put forward to me. Going back to the dog wardens, I have given more funding - an extra €2 million - to local authorities to upgrade the dog...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Departmental Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration would be given for larger local authorities such as Cork County Council to make additional submissions to the town and village renewal scheme to account for the larger population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20404/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department’s plans to address dereliction and vacancy in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20943/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department's efforts to bring more vacant buildings into use in towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20571/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Carlow is benefiting from the 2023 town and village renewal scheme. [20607/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Pauline Tully: Question No. 8 is in the name of Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan but it is grouped with one of Deputy Ó Laoghaire's questions if he wants to proceed with Question No. 18.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is a matter we return to again and again. We had a fruitful discussion in the Oireachtas committee recently regarding dereliction. It frustrates people enormously and it has a huge impact on morale in towns and villages, and indeed in city centre areas as well, when they see dereliction, particularly at a time when there is such great housing need. I know it falls between two...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Question Nos. 8, 18, 43 and 44 together. Our Rural Future sets out this Government’s vision for the future of rural Ireland. Central to this vision is the importance of supporting the regeneration and development of rural towns and villages as vibrant and thriving rural places. This theme is further supported by the town centre first policy which includes a...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Brendan Griffin: I welcome the recent allocation of funding nationwide. I particularly welcome the funding for Kerry because is very badly needed. I again call on the Minister, Deputy Ryan, if he is watching, to put some money on the table for the LIS from his Department's budget. He has plenty of money in that budget. I wish to emphasise some of the figures that Tommy Griffin gave me. I think this...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. I will ask the officials to speak to Kerry County Council. There is a big difference in the average cost of the of the lanes. Are there longer lanes in Kerry? That is the only thing I do not know.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Brendan Griffin: They would want to be very long.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: They seem to be doing fewer of them. We should look at the number of kilometres that are covered. That would probably be a good indication. I am happy to engage. I have reviewed the criteria. I will come back to Deputy Troy on the part about the second parcel of land needing to be a minimum of 1 ha. I am not sure; I am not across the finer details. We leave it up to the discretion...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Cathal Crowe: It is a reduction on last year.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (9 May 2024)
Heather Humphreys: I will tell the Deputy what happened last year. We sent a call out to local authorities to tell us what they could spend and to put in the amount. Some local authorities told us they could not spend any money. I am not saying that is the case with Clare. Some local authorities were very ambitious in their spend. They got it spent and got their lanes completed. Some local authorities did...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (9 May 2024)
Control of Dogs
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Dogs (9 May 2024)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development what efforts are being made by her Department to ensure that local authorities are enforcing the legislation in relation to collecting fines under dog control regulations. [20942/24]