Parliamentary questions

Departmental Legal Cases

Mairéad Farrell

1297. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16599/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Alan Dillon

1298. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application has been received for funding (details supplied); if so, the likely timescale of when funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16685/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available for NGOs and community organisations to retrofit their premises to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16978/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available for NGOs and community organisations to retrofit accommodation, refuge services and properties to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16979/21]

Offshore Islands

Joe McHugh

1301. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital plans for Magheraroarty Pier and the Tory Island ferry, County Donegal as was committed to in Project Ireland 2040; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17024/21]

Greenways Provision

Joe McHugh

1302. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific detail of funding announcement for Muckish Mountain; if there be significant follow-up funding to enable the investment on the Burtonport to Letterkenny greenway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

1303. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17433/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

1304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the Acts falling under her Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17451/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1305. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking in response to the recommendations in a report by an organisation (details supplied) on the support needs of the non-profit sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17506/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

1306. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the actions taken to achieve objective 8 strengthen and build understanding and capacity to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17507/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

1307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the spend for her Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17964/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

264. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if guidelines will be issued to boards of management in community centres on hall rental and numbers when level 5 restrictions are lifted. [15983/21]

Remote Working

Alan Dillon

265. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16260/21]

Remote Working

Alan Dillon

266. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16263/21]

Legislative Reviews

Paul Donnelly

267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the promised review of the Charities Act 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15993/21]

Departmental Communications

Eoin Ó Broin

268. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016. [16011/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16037/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

270. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within her Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in her Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of her Department over the period. [16055/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Brendan Griffin

271. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a decision has been made on a funding application by a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16071/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

272. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when each local authority will be advised as to its local improvement scheme allocation for 2021; the reason for the delay in same given that nearly one quarter of 2021 has elapsed without these allocations being made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16161/21]

Departmental Policy Functions

Seán Sherlock

273. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16177/21]

Rights of Way

Éamon Ó Cuív

274. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made in the past year to progress the mountain access scheme, which was first developed over ten years ago; if the issue of indemnifying the landholders involved has been resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16211/21]

CLÁR Programme

Brendan Smith

275. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on reviewing the CLÁR areas based on the 2016 census of population; the expected date for the conclusion of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16219/21]

Poverty Data

Dara Calleary

2054. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process involved in compiling the Pobal deprivation index; her plans to update the index; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14003/21]

Legislative Process

Peadar Tóibín

2055. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the process through which her Department drafts and produces legislation; if her Department outsources the drafting of legislation; if so, the Bills for which the drafting was outsourced since she took office; and the costs associated with the drafting of each Bill. [14426/21]

Rural Economic Development Zones

Marian Harkin

2056. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown by NUTS III region of projects funded to date under the rural economic development zone programme. [14689/21]

Rural Development Plan

Marian Harkin

2057. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Action Plan for Rural Development; if this plan has been aligned with the National Planning Framework Ireland 2040: Our Plan; and if the impact of Brexit and Covid-19 will be accounted for as part of any renewal of the plan. [14692/21]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Richard Bruton

2058. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of her Department which have required her sanction; the time which elapsed between the initial submission of the proposal for consideration until the construction commenced; the significant elements making up this period; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the planning process; the time spent in assessment prior to approval in the procurement process of contractors; and the way this duration compared with the targeted time to delivery set out at the outset of the process. [14784/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neasa Hourigan

2059. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports available to community-based organisations that have been found to not be eligible for the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14924/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2060. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant exists for sensory gardens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15026/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2061. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review has been conducted on the implementation of the recommendations in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996; and if she will publish same and provide a copy to this Deputy. [15033/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2062. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of education have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15034/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2063. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of health services have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15035/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2064. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of agriculture have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15036/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2065. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of energy supply and communications have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15037/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2066. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of fishing and aquaculture have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15038/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2067. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of tourism, training and future tourism policy have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15039/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2068. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of information technology have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15040/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2069. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of local development have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15041/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2070. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the recommendations set out in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 in the policy area of future mechanisms and structures have been implemented in full; and the details of the recommendations not fully implemented. [15042/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2071. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on Island Development established to co-ordinate the development and improvement of living conditions on the offshore islands in advance of the publication of a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996; if the committee is still in existence; if so, when the committee last met; and if there is a difference between the committee and the Interdepartmental Committee on Island Development established in 2019. [15043/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2072. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Interdepartmental Co-ordinating Committee on Island Development submitted annual progress reports to Government as proposed under a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996; and if so, the conclusions of these reports. [15044/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2073. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if non-Gaeltacht islands are provided with the services of a community development officer or association. [15045/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2074. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review has been conducted of the existing health and emergency response to island communities since it was recommended in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996; if so, the results of such a review; and the actions taken as a result. [15046/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2075. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a study has been conducted to examine the tourism potential of islands as outlined in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996; if so, the results of such a review; and the actions taken as a result. [15047/21]

Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2076. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén ról atá ag Údarás na Gaeltachta i gcur i ngníomh bheartais a Roinne maidir leis na hoileáin agus an bhfuil teagmháil leanúnach ann idir a Roinn agus an t-Údarás. [15048/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2077. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if monitoring mechanisms were established to follow the implementation of a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996. [15049/21]

Offshore Islands

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2078. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any of the recommendations in a strategic framework for developing the offshore islands of Ireland 1996 were not implemented; and if so, the details of same. [15050/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Brendan Griffin

2079. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided under stream 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for the application relating to Killarney National Park in recognition of the significant economic activity stimulated by the park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15063/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Brendan Griffin

2080. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application from Kerry County Council under the town and village renewal scheme since its inception in respect of Boolteens and Castlemaine, County Kerry; if so, the details of the application; the dates and project proposals of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15064/21]

CLÁR Programme

Brendan Griffin

2081. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application from Kerry County Council under the CLÁR scheme since its inception in respect of Boolteens and Castlemaine, County Kerry; if so, the details of the application; the dates and project proposals of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15065/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Brendan Griffin

2082. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application from Kerry County Council under the rural regeneration scheme since its inception in respect of Boolteens and Castlemaine, County Kerry; if so, the details of the application; the dates and project proposals of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15066/21]

Departmental Transport

Duncan Smith

2083. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by her Department and agencies and semi-State companies under her remit broken down by the number of ICE and non-ICE vehicles and fuel category, that is, petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, electric and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15126/21]

Community Banking

Seán Sherlock

2084. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had with banking entities that have indicated their plans to close in provincial towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15215/21]

Community Welfare Services

Seán Sherlock

2085. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received by her Department in 2020 and to date in 2021 for home safety and personal alarms. [15216/21]

Western Development Commission

Michael Fitzmaurice

2086. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current and capital budget allocation in each of the years 2019 to 2021 to the Western Development Commission in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15468/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2087. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of social enterprises registered in Ireland. [15799/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2088. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated revenue brought into the economy by social enterprises in 2020 and to date in 2021. [15800/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2089. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new social enterprises that were registered in Ireland in 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15801/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2090. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by social enterprises in Ireland. [15802/21]

Dormant Accounts Fund

John Lahart

2091. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been provided to social enterprises by the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15803/21]

Dormant Accounts Fund

John Lahart

2092. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the social enterprises which have received funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund since 2019. [15804/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2093. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the sectors under which Irish social enterprises are registered; and the way in which the majority are registered within each sector. [15805/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2094. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the national social enterprise policy implementation group is still functioning. [15806/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

John Lahart

2095. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the social enterprise higher education institutes network is still in place. [15807/21]

LEADER Programmes

Joe Carey

2096. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the basis for the programme for Government commitment to move the delivery of the LEADER programme to independent local action groups supported by local community development committees and away from the present model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15811/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

2097. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagements her Department has had with satellite companies on broadband connectivity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15835/21]

Departmental Expenditure

David Cullinane

2098. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by her Department, agency and budget line item; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16280/21]

Departmental Administrative Arrangements

Emer Higgins

2099. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the payment options available for persons to pay fines, charges or bills by her Department; and if there are plans to provide further online payment facilities. [16299/21]

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

276. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next tender for air services to the Aran Islands will be sought; if it is planned to seek tenders on a marginal cost basis as part of this tender process for limited services to Inishbofin Island from Aerphort Chonamara in view of the excellent infrastructure in place there for such a service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13781/21]

Community Enhancement Programme

Jackie Cahill

1052. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the application by Gortnahoe, County Tipperary for the community enhancement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12508/21]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

1053. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding available from the community section of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12584/21]

Back to Education Allowance

Louise O'Reilly

1054. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under her aegis in 2019; the cost in terms of wages and allowances; and the estimated numerical capacity of State and semi-State agencies to provide work experience and internships on an annual basis. [12961/21]

LEADER Programmes

Michael Creed

1055. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of demand for grant aid applications received under the LEADER food initiative for artisan, micro and small-food enterprises to date funded under the Rural Development Programme regulation number 1305/2013; the funding allocated for this initiative; the draw down of funding to date; and if applications are still being accepted. [13141/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Moynihan

1056. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if specific funding schemes will be introduced to support community and voluntary organisations that cannot fundraise and have no source of income at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13334/21]

Departmental Advertising

Paul Kehoe

1057. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent across her Department on advertising in relation to Covid-19 by month and by media outlet (details supplied) from 1 March 2020 to 1 March 2021. [13565/21]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Sherlock

272. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she last engaged with the national broadband plan; and if she is satisfied with the current roll-out in rural areas. [12474/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

1096. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11383/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

1097. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the meetings, correspondence and engagements she and her officials have had with a group (details supplied); if she will specifically address the concerns outlined by the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11415/21]

Departmental Reports

Bríd Smith

1098. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide the necessary resources such as communications and an index for the Crowe report issued in December 2020 which the new board of Waterford Area Partnership is expected to respond to but which will require assistance in doing so. [11717/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1099. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of broadband connection points per county; the number of these declared live from 26 January 2021 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11812/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

1100. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to introduce a special package of supports for island businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in the hospitality and tourism sectors given the unique challenges of running a business on the islands (details supplied); if not, if she has had discussions with other relevant Ministers to request that they would do so in view of her responsibility for island policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11858/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Neale Richmond

1101. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a charity (details supplied) has availed of funding under the Covid-19 stability fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12001/21]

Tourism Industry

Eoghan Murphy

1102. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration was given to potential negative impacts on the Kerry International Dark Sky Reserve, the only gold tier reserve in the northern hemisphere, in its discussions with a company (details supplied) on the siting of its pilot communications antennae project. [12038/21]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Sherlock

1103. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged with National Broadband Ireland on any aspect of broadband provision in the past six months; and the outcome of any engagement. [12126/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

376. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 287 of 25 November 2020, if further details of six of the projects submitted by four library authorities (details supplied) that included a social consideration clause will be provided, in particular the value of each of these contracts; and the nature of the contract work and a description of the social clauses used therein in tabular form. [10787/21]

Public Consultation Process

Éamon Ó Cuív

377. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when it is planned to publish the outcome of the public consultation on the Control of Dogs Act 1986 pertaining to dog breeds; the reason for the delay in doing same; when it is planned to make recommendations as a result of this consultation exercise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10807/21]

European Council Meetings

Denis Naughten

378. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of formal and informal Council of the European Union meetings that have been held since 27 June 2020 under the remit of her Department; and the number of formal and informal meetings, respectively held virtually. [10822/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

379. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and value of procurement contracts for Covid-19-related spending in 2020 and 2021 that took place via negotiated procedure without prior publication in her Department. [11185/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

380. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of procurement contracts for Covid-19-related spending in 2020 and 2021 that took place via negotiated procedure without prior publication by her Department, by goods and service type in tabular form. [11216/21]

Library Services

Louise O'Reilly

1122. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if libraries can operate an online click and collect system for book borrowing during the level 5 public health restrictions. [10003/21]

Departmental Offices

Jennifer Whitmore

1123. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the facilities available in her Department to facilitate breastfeeding breaks in accordance with WHO guidelines of two years for women in the workplace and as part of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9378/21]

CLÁR Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

1124. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the CLÁR schemes for 2021 will be announced; the reason for the delay in doing so; the type of schemes it is intended to run under this programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9580/21]

Ministerial Advisers

Seán Sherlock

1125. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the names and contact details for each special adviser requested for appointment by her in tabular form. [9603/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cathal Crowe

1126. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises will be extended in view of the fact that these organisations continue to be without the means to earn. [9611/21]

Departmental Staff

Mary Lou McDonald

1127. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff employed in her Department by gender and by Civil Service salary scale in tabular form. [9668/21]

Departmental Reviews

Mary Lou McDonald

1128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed in tabular form. [9690/21]

Local Authority Funding

Holly Cairns

1129. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on providing additional funding to local authorities specifically to provide for the development of visitor facilities at beaches and inland waterways in anticipation of significant domestic tourism in summer 2021, including bins, bike parking and infrastructure to make sites more accessible such as toilets and ramps. [9970/21]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

1130. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a detailed report will be provided in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and the funding options for the organisation. [10075/21]

Local Development Companies

Bríd Smith

1131. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will clarify the position regarding the conditions attached to interdepartmental assistance which demands the resignation of the board of an organisation (details supplied); and if a forced resignation is contrary to the protected disclosure legislation and in circumstances in which the whistleblower had been assured covers them by her Department. [10186/21]