Written answers
Thursday, 16 October 2025
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Tidy Towns
78. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided in Budget 2026 under the Tidy Town grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Broadband Infrastructure
83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on plans to expand the provision of free-to-use wireless internet connectivity in rural areas; and if... - Regional Development
88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps his Department is taking to ensure equitable investment in towns such as Ballinasloe that experience multiple forms of... - Library Services
92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if new funding has been allocated to the development of additional public libraries as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a... - Flexible Work Practices
94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the delayed national hub network strategy is expected to be published; the reason for the delays to its publication; and if he... - Rural Schemes
95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding has been given to areas in Louth under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if he will make a statement on... - Sport and Recreational Development
97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the actions taken under Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors - National Outdoor Recreation Strategy... - Departmental Meetings
98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next meeting is scheduled between his Department, the Department of Health and representatives of Women’s Sheds... - Regional Development
99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the implementation of the town and village renewal scheme; the way in which the impact of this... - Planning Issues
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his attention has been drawn to the absence of updated language planning guidelines; and the timeline for the publication of... - Community Development Projects
101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Community Centre Investment Fund will be open to applications; and if funding for new builds is being considered such as... - Meals-on-Wheels Services
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding is available from Budget 2026 to be allocated to meals-on-wheels providers outside of designated areas; and... - Gaeltacht Policy
103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the urgency in allocating funding to the Gaeltacht through Scéim na mBóithre Áise; when funding... - Foras na Gaeilge
105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on progress in relation to updating the North South funding structure for Foras na Gaeilge; and if he... - Rural Schemes
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund will re-open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Regional Development
108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a list of projects in Kildare allocated funding by his Department in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he... - Rural Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocation for rural development schemes under his Department for Budget 2026 and Budget 2025; and if he will make a... - Regeneration Projects
112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided under Budget 2026 for the town centres first policy; if this is additional funding; and the number of... - Rural Schemes
113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the average annual allocation to LEADER, by programme; since 2007. [54971/25] - Community Development Projects
114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department’s plans for the publishing of the next round of the community centre fund; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Schemes
115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there has been an increase in funding for SICAP in Budget 2026 compared to the previous year; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Policies
116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the operation of Government's rural proofing policy, and the metrics against which its adherence is measured.... - Rural Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when Scéim na mBóithre Áise will be re-established; the amount of funding that will be allocated for 2026; and if... - Community Development Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken by his Department to support rural town and village communities to establish community centres or hubs... - Irish Language
120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to communities that wish to encourage the Irish language, particularly in the east coast’s lost... - Departmental Funding
121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to providing additional funding for community and voluntary organisations to assist with running... - Social Isolation
122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department’s efforts dealing with rural isolation and loneliness; and if he will make a statement on... - Rural Schemes
123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a rural regeneration and development fund (RRDF) application (details supplied) will be expedited; when he expects to announce... - Departmental Funding
124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a list of projects in Longford allocated funding by his Department in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he... - Regeneration Projects
125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when allocation funding under the town and village renewal scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rural Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available through his Department for community festivals such as, for example, Dunshaughlin Harvest Festival in County... - Water Safety
130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the Budget 2026 allocation for Water Safety Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55408/25] - Rural Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding will be provided in Budget 2026 for the local improvement scheme in order to improve non-public rural roads... - Irish Language
133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the proposal submitted to Roinn na Gaeltachta (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Community Welfare Services
135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding supports provided at a local level in community centres targeted at addressing social exclusion; if he will... - An Teanga Gaeilge
137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le pleanáil teanga, agus na bailte seirbhíse go háirithe; agus...
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