Written answers
Thursday, 17 February 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
- Urban Development
8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way the town centre first policy will support the development of more accessible and safe public spaces in our towns. [8767/22] - Rural Schemes
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress she has made in seeking a funding commitment from the Department of Transport for the local improvement scheme given the... - Digital Hubs
18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made in developing the connected hubs system as persons return to work following the easing of Covid-19... - Urban Development
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the make-up of the tool kit for participants in town centre first initiatives; if it will include easy access to the relevant schemes... - Rural Schemes
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the programme for Government commitment for an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict... - Social Isolation
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to liaise with urban and rural communities with a view to addressing concerns such as isolation and... - Digital Hubs
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the method by which it is intended to decide the location of remote working hubs to be funded by her Department; the scheme under which... - Rural Schemes
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the timing of the next allocations under the town and village renewal scheme; the detail of the projects applied... - Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad é stádas an bháid farantóireachta nua atá saincheaptha d’Oileán Thoraigh; cén uair a... - Rural Schemes
28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total allocation of funding provided, the total number of projects submitted to her Department and the total number of projects... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if engagements have taken place or are due to take place between the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce and mobile and... - Urban Development
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available from her Department to address dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the... - Rights of Way
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made with regard the provision of indemnification for farmers with land that is accessible to the public for... - Offshore Islands
32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress in addressing action 136 of the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 to progress vital infrastructure development for island... - Community Development Projects
33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the new fund for community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4906/22] - Rural Schemes
35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when is it intended to seek applications under category 2 of the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in 2022; and if she will make... - Departmental Policies
36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the intended timeline for introducing an effective rural proofing model as committed to in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy... - Urban Development
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the new rapidly growing neighbourhoods developing around cities will be eligible for the town centre first initiative; if they will... - Offshore Islands
38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the provision of a helipad on Inishturk island; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8779/22] - Departmental Policies
40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the mechanism to be deployed to deliver on the commitments in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; and if she will... - Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén stádas atá ag an gconradh le haghaidh seirbhís farantóireachta ghasta atá le riaradh idir Toraigh... - Flexible Work Practices
42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the steps that have been taken to support remote and hybrid working in urban areas of County Cork given the... - Digital Hubs
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to ensure that areas such as Fingal, County Dublin and other areas relatively close to large urban... - Urban Development
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the expenditure of the town centres first funding that was recently allocated by her Department. [8480/22] - Rural Schemes
45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to increase the amount of funding for communities available under the LEADER Programme 2023-2027. [8662/22] - Local Development Companies
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if local action group status will be returned to local development companies as committed to in the programme for Government; and if... - Departmental Bodies
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the national oversight advisory group in relation to the town centre first policy; the membership of the group; the terms... - Departmental Reports
48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions that her Department has taken to implement recommendation number 4 contained in the 2020 report entitled Focused Policy... - Digital Hubs
49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position on advancing remote working hubs across County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8394/22] - Urban Development
50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way the town centre first policy will support towns such as Bailieborough and Carrickmacross, County Monaghan to... - Rural Schemes
51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated changes that will be made to the level of funding for LEADER programme 2023-2027; the impact of same on County Mayo;... - Departmental Schemes
53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered expanding the senior alert scheme to other vulnerable cohorts in society such as those living alone with a... - Community Development Projects
54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available for the construction of new community centres and when the details of a scheme will be announced; and if she... - Digital Hubs
55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of connected hubs in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8780/22] - Rural Schemes
56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will allow discretionary funding under LEADER Food Initiative for projects that were submitted but withdrawn to resubmit with... - Rural Recreation Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda for which Louth County Council received €200,000 through the... - Community Development Projects
58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation of Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme funding to Cork for 2022. [8749/22] - Vacant Properties
59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that are or will be in place in 2022 supported by schemes operated by her Department or through statutory agencies to... - Rural Schemes
60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the local improvement scheme allocation for 2022; the number of outstanding local improvement scheme roads by local authority; the... - Offshore Islands
61. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for capital works and other improvements on the offshore islands in 2022. [8454/22] - Energy Prices
62. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that are being taken to assist charities and community groups with the growing costs in relation to energy and insurance.... - Dormant Accounts Fund
63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding and number of programmes under the dormant accounts action plan which her Department will be running in 2022; and... - Small and Medium Enterprises
64. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a scheme will be made available to SMEs to set up broadband hubs on their premises in addition to the broadband community hubs... - Broadband Infrastructure
65. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her engagement on the broadband connection points elements of the National Broadband Plan to date in 2022. [8699/22] - Rural Schemes
66. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local development strategy for the Leader programme; if this will include a review of geographical boundaries; and if... - Public Transport
67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way her Department has engaged with and fed into the recently launched Connecting Ireland transport incentive; and if she will make... - Offshore Islands
68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise on the development of the forthcoming islands strategy; the status and estimated timeline for completion; and if she... - Urban Development
70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role of town regeneration officers under the town centre first scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8759/22] - Community Development Projects
71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the community services programme; if the programme adequately supports initiative and social enterprises in both urban... - Digital Hubs
72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding provided by her Department nationally and for County Wexford under the connected hubs programme; and if she will... - Voluntary Sector
73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the work to support volunteering and the provision of volunteer centres for each county; and if she will make a... - Rural Schemes
74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider running a national rural development programme concurrently with the 2023 -2027 LEADER Programme. [8717/22] - Digital Hubs
77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding provided since the February 2020 general election to date with regard to the provision of community and remote... - Rural Schemes
80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available in her Department under the Rural Regeneration Fund for 2022; the funding already allocated under this heading to...
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