Written answers
Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Department of Rural and Community Development
- Regeneration Projects
2582. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide the full list of projects in County Galway for which rural regeneration and development funding has been provided; and if... - Social Enterprise Sector
2583. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available to social enterprises to increase and promote fitness and physical activity; and if he will make a... - Men's Sheds
2584. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide additional supports, including financial support, in respect of the construction, renovation and alterations to... - Departmental Funding
2585. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to County Westmeath projects as part of the walks scheme from 2020 to 2024; the projects approved; and if... - Climate Action Plan
2586. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet... - Rural Schemes
2587. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Meath in 2024, and the grant... - Rural Recreation Policy
2588. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Meath in... - Veterinary Services
2589. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total amount provided to each local authority annually in order to employ veterinary inspectors and dog wardens, by local... - Animal Breeding
2590. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the actions his Department undertakes in order to implement the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
2596. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all services, grants, loans and payments available to individuals or households funded by his Department and agencies... - Departmental Programmes
2597. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied ); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19326/25] - Departmental Contracts
2598. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts currently held by his Department with a company (details supplied); the details of contracts currently held... - Departmental Programmes
2599. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any funding is available for the development of sensory gardens for schools in urban areas; and, if so, whether they can be... - Social Enterprise Sector
2600. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of social enterprise groups that do not qualify for most Government grants as they do... - Departmental Programmes
2601. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the funding supports currently available through his Department for the development of community-based recreational... - Rural Schemes
2602. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application (details supplied) to the rural regeneration and development fund will be approved; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
2603. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available to provide a town park in Killorglin, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Dormant Accounts Fund
2604. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when band 2 funding will be disbursed as part of the Dormant Account 2024 Growing Social Enterprise Fund; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
2605. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding allocations for the 2025 Local Enhancement Programme will be made; if an application (details supplied) will be... - Legislative Measures
2606. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Control of Dogs Bill 2024, including an outline of the appeals process; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Schemes
2607. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has a scheme to support community organisations and community facilities, such as community halls, to procure... - Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
2608. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of people employed by registered charities in the Stat; the number of these workers employed by Section 10, Section 39 and... - Departmental Policies
2611. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of fully completed public online surveys during the consultation process for the new Our Rural Future policy, which closed... - Departmental Funding
2612. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development following on from the recent Community Centre Investment Fund funding announcement, the reason a group (details supplied) were... - Departmental Schemes
2614. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in Limerick that were funded under local enhancement programme in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular... - Departmental Meetings
2615. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he has met with the Polish Ambassador to Ireland to date in 2025. [20250/25] - Social Enterprise Sector
2616. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his attention has been drawn to the work of an organisation (details supplied); and to outline funding streams which may be... - Information and Communications Technology
2617. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if all IT systems used by his Department can utilise the síneadh fada; where this is not the case, to provide the list of... - EU Directives
2618. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all EU directives which are awaiting transposition in his Department; the date on which transposition is due;... - Departmental Properties
2619. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all properties his Department have rented from 2015 to date in 2025, including the length of tenancy; and the... - Departmental Contracts
2620. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether an external company is contracted to provide cleaning services to his Department building; and if so, the name of the company... - Rural Schemes
2622. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to promote and fund the expansion of the town centre first scheme to include Kenmare town in County Kerry, thereby addressing... - Regeneration Projects
2627. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to include a property acquisition element to town and village regeneration schemes in County Kerry, that will allow the local chamber... - Men's Sheds
2628. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will clarify all available funding options for running and capital costs for Men's Sheds; if he will address the funding... - Departmental Staff
2629. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past... - Departmental Schemes
2630. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a scheme for a farmer to upgrade the rural lane to his home and lands, where he is the only farmer using the lane but... - Social Enterprise Sector
2631. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can intervene to assist a rural social enterprise regarding an urgent situation (details supplied). [20651/25] - Regeneration Projects
2632. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department can review a 2021 allocation under the town and village renewal scheme and engage with an organisation (details... - Control of Dogs
2633. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of XL bully certificate of exemptions given both nationally and within DLR County Council since the introduction of the XL... - Departmental Funding
2634. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to report on when he expects the list of successful applicants of the Community Recognition Fund to be released. [20876/25] - Men's Sheds
2635. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline what funding support is available to assist Tullamore Men’s Shed and Tullamore Women’s Shed with their rent;... - Departmental Funding
2636. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 103 and 132 of 27 March 2025, the basis upon which the amount of funding to be provided to a... - Regeneration Projects
2637. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects funded under the town and village renewal scheme in County Cork in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [21032/25] - Departmental Schemes
2638. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the community centres based in County Cork that received capital funding under the community centre investment fund in 2024 and to... - Departmental Funding
2639. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects in County Cork that were funded under the local enhancement programme in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form.... - Local Authorities
2640. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the merits of supporting projects at a local authority level that would create cookery classes and cookbooks designed to... - Departmental Funding
2641. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason a group (details supplied) did not score high enough to be successful under the community centres investment fund; the...
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