Written answers
Tuesday, 5 April 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Strategies
69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of measures concluded in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 document since it was launched in March... - Rural Schemes
77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered allocating additional funding to the local improvement scheme for private roads and laneways given the backlog of... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the use of community centres to accommodate Ukrainian refugees and the impact that this will have on service users and on... - Offshore Islands
84. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 5 of 17 February 2022, the status of the new policy for the islands; if the draft policy has been... - Regeneration Projects
85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the Government measures to address dereliction in rural towns and the creation of work hubs; and if... - Telecommunications Services
86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work that has been carried out to date by the mobile phone and broadband task force, which was reconvened in December 2021; if the... - Regeneration Projects
87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations in Cork that will benefit from the town centre first plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17889/22] - Community Development Projects
88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has engaged with Dublin City Council on the reconstruction of a community centre (details supplied); and if her... - Departmental Budgets
90. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocated budget for her Department in each of the years since 2017; and the actual expenditure of her Department in each of the... - Community Development Projects
91. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken by her Department to ensure there is cross-departmental collaboration, so that new community-led... - Foreshore Issues
92. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an update will be provided on the plans her Department has to address problems with the sandblocks at Céibh an Chóra, Inis... - Rural Schemes
93. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on her discussions regarding a proposal put forward by this Deputy for a reformed and revamped local improvement... - Harbours and Piers
95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 17 February 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the... - Departmental Funding
96. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the forthcoming timelines for the funding streams under her remit, specifically the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme,... - Rural Schemes
97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next Leader programme will become operational; the total funding in place for the programme; the funding that will be... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that she is taking to ensure Ukrainian citizens fleeing conflict who are accommodated in rural areas have access to vital... - Local Development Companies
99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to a statement by An Taoiseach in November 2021 (details supplied), if she will provide an update on the proposed actions... - Parking Provision
100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that is currently available for carpark facilities at amenities in rural areas such as a facility (details supplied) in... - Digital Hubs
101. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is exploring the possibility of establishing longer-term agreements between businesses and remote working hubs to... - Land Issues
103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she intends to bring forward proposals regarding the indemnification of farmers with land that is accessible by the public for... - Digital Hubs
104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the funding for hubs under the connected hubs funding stream to facilitate remote working; and if she will make... - Broadband Infrastructure
105. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her Department’s engagements regarding the report by the European Parliament in relation to regional connectivity and smart... - Community Development Projects
106. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her Department’s plans to expand the community centres investment fund to include a strand specifically dedicated to the... - Parking Provision
107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for a carpark at the Woodenbridge, Ballacolla, County Laois to facilitate better usage of the amenities... - Regeneration Projects
108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is intended to reintroduce town councils to assist with the town centre first policy. [17865/22] - Departmental Policies
109. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the progress she has made in delivering the Our Rural Future policy. [18044/22] - Vacant Properties
112. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial support that has been made available to local authorities in order to bring vacant properties in town centres back into... - Rural Schemes
113. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional transitional funding will be allocated for the Leader programme pending the commencement of the new programme; and if... - Offshore Islands
114. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the forthcoming island development strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17894/22] - Regeneration Projects
115. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a town regeneration officer can be assigned to Macroom, County Cork under the town centre first programme; and if she will make a... - Refugee Resettlement Programme
117. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the pathways that have been developed in relation to community services programmes throughout the country to activate new and existing... - Regeneration Projects
118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a town and village renewal scheme application by a centre (details supplied). [17843/22] - Offshore Islands
120. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made in addressing action 136 of the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 (details supplied). [18053/22] - Departmental Staff
121. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff employed by her Department in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form. [17984/22] - Refugee Resettlement Programme
122. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions she is taking to ensure that the large volumes of Ukrainian refugees being accommodated in small communities are supported... - Broadband Infrastructure
123. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans to further increase the number of broadband connection points available across the country; and if she will make a... - Rural Schemes
124. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she can outline a pathway forward for a proposed marine training facility in west County Clare, which was unsuccessful in an... - Community Development Projects
126. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide further information on the pub as community hubs pilot programme; the way the pubs in the four counties involved... - Departmental Funding
127. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the north-east inner city initiative. [9691/22] - Renewable Energy Generation
129. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to supporting island communities such as... - Community Development Projects
130. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the place-based leadership development programme to include Cherry Orchard. [17874/22] - Ferry Services
131. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of funding for the cable car to Dursey Island in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17864/22] - Departmental Strategies
132. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received the report on rural-proofing; and when she intends to bring forward proposals to enable same, as committed to in... - Rural Schemes
133. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the design and delivery of the next Leader programme will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18049/22] - Departmental Strategies
134. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the anticipated Our Rural Future strategy work programme for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the... - Community Development Projects
135. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way the new community centre fund can be utilised to improve and maintain community centres, which are vital to local communities;... - Vacant Properties
136. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the programme for Government commitment for an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and... - Regeneration Projects
137. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to have dialogue with urban and rural communities in the context of strengthening and supporting... - Departmental Schemes
140. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the provisions that are in place within the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme to ensure that funding is allocated to groups... - Rural Schemes
141. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures that will be rolled out under the CLÁR programme in 2022; the total amount of funding allocated to the programme in...
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