Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
- Official Engagements
14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the external groups that she has met with personally in relation to her Department’s Statement of Strategy 2021-2023 [27820/22] - Departmental Policies
15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she continues to fund infrastructure throughout the country in such a way as to encourage the retention of jobs and... - Departmental Schemes
16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there will be a further round of local improvement scheme funding in 2022; if her Department has received an update on whether the... - Departmental Funding
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the range of facilities that have had funding approved for them from the capital allocation of her Department broken down between... - Broadband Infrastructure
18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the Broadband Connection Points Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27825/22] - Flexible Work Practices
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the initiatives she will undertake to increase the number of remote working hubs available across Ireland in the coming years; and if... - Library Projects
21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of library related capital funding projects received by her Department by county and town in tabular form. [27819/22] - Flexible Work Practices
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful projects in Dún Laoghaire will be announced under the Connected Hubs Fund aimed at further supporting the... - Departmental Schemes
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way applications under the local improvement scheme will be expedited considering the backlog of work that local authorities are... - Departmental Policies
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will establish a one stop shop advice and support team which would be sufficiently staffed to support and help local communities... - Harbours and Piers
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 5 April 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the engagement... - Regional Development
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on when the 2022 Workplan for Our Rural Future strategy will be made publicly available; and if she will... - State Bodies
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the future personnel structure of the Charities Regulator; and the cost, including salaries of running same. [27792/22] - Flexible Work Practices
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on her Department’s initiative to support remote working; and if she will make a statement on the... - Departmental Programmes
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeline for opening up the new community services programme and if community groups including a group (details supplied) can... - Island Communities
33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is intended to reduce islander specific fares on contracted ferry and air services to the islands by 20% to the end of 2022; the... - Departmental Programmes
34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will allocate funding for County Kerry and other counties under the 2022 CLÁR Programme; and if she will make a statement... - Departmental Strategies
36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends to use the Department of Rural and Community Development Values and Principles, drafted by her Department and recently... - Departmental Funding
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends providing funding to support agricultural shows around the country in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the... - Harbours and Piers
38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement her Department has had with Galway County Council to date in 2022 with regard to addressing the issue of sandbanks at... - Departmental Programmes
39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on her Department’s efforts with regard to the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement... - Tidy Towns
41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she intends providing funding to support tidy towns groups to assist them with their projects and initiatives; and if she will make... - Departmental Strategies
42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress she has made in developing a Dark Skies Strategy for Ireland. [27681/22] - Harbours and Piers
43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on stage 3 of the development of An Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; if he will provide a schedule of... - Construction Industry
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which she will ensure that the projects that were committed to by her Department through the Rural Regeneration Development... - Island Communities
45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 5 April 2022, the status of the new policy for the Islands; if the in-person meetings on... - Flexible Work Practices
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way that her Department is supporting community hubs for enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24960/22] - Departmental Schemes
47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the town and village renewal scheme will open for applications; the types of projects that will be eligible for funding in 2022;... - Broadband Infrastructure
52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of broadband connection points that have been established to date under the National Broadband contract; the average number... - Flexible Work Practices
53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way she is supporting local authorities to bring vacant properties in town centres back into use as remote working hubs. [27671/22] - Departmental Funding
54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for the next round of the Community Activities Fund [27824/22] - Vacant Properties
57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to ensure that vacant buildings can be restored for use by community groups; and if she will make a statement... - Social Enterprise Sector
58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for a national census of social enterprise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27818/22]
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