Parliamentary questions

Local Development Companies

Bríd Smith

1132. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that action is taken by her Department to support the new board of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10188/21]

Local Development Companies

Bríd Smith

1133. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will fully investigate a protected disclosure in relation to an organisation (details supplied); if she will allow an orderly timeframe for addressing the issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10190/21]

Local Development Companies

Bríd Smith

1134. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will intervene with the relevant local authorities to ensure that help is being provided to the new board of an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10191/21]

LEADER Programmes

Marian Harkin

1135. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to take the steps necessary to implement the commitment in the programme for government that administration of the next Leader programme will be led by independent local action groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10243/21]

LEADER Programmes

Marian Harkin

1136. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to take the steps necessary to implement the commitment in the programme for government that administration of the next LEADER programme will be led by independent local action groups in view of the ending of the current LEADER programme on 31 December 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10245/21]

Tidy Towns Committees

Paul McAuliffe

1137. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports, funding and grants available to registered tidy towns groups; if she is considering increasing these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10270/21]

Tidy Towns Committees

Paul McAuliffe

1138. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount paid to tidy towns groups from her Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [10271/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Niamh Smyth

1139. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if a response will issue to the request being made for the reopening of the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10286/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Sorca Clarke

1140. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount her Department has expended to date regarding awareness raising campaigns of Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio, regional and local radio stations and across social media platforms; and the amount committed to expend under any current contracts or agreements with same in tabular form. [10478/21]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

335. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the contact details for the sections that deals with all ongoing and established grant funding in her Department and in each agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [9135/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

James Browne

1057. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the local improvements scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7914/21]

Animal Welfare

Jim O'Callaghan

1058. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the procedures available for persons who wish to complain about standards operating in puppy farms. [7926/21]

Dog Licences

Michael Ring

1059. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog licences that have issued in each of the past five years by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8000/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Michael Healy-Rae

1060. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding for the local improvement scheme will be allocated to local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8044/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1061. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department continues to monitor urban and rural community activity with a view to addressing issues arising from Covid-19, Brexit or other reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8602/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1062. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has received applications for various forms of support available from her Department in respect of urban and or rural communities; the extent of the assistance offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8603/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1063. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if, in the course of discussions with urban and rural communities, her Department has devised a means of addressing issues arising such as isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8604/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1064. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full extent of funding approved by her Department in respect of applications from community urban or rural groups; if she expects to be in a position to offer support to potential applicants in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8605/21]

Community Enhancement Programme

Bernard Durkan

1065. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications on hand in respect of the community enhancement programme; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to respond positively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8606/21]

Public Participation Networks

Bernard Durkan

1066. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent of support from her Department through the public participation network for various groups and communities around the country over the past 12 months; her future proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8607/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1067. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department can interface with various community groups to address issues of IT deficiency and connectivity; her future plans in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8608/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1068. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has engaged with local authorities in the context of the delivery of community-based services or requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8609/21]

Voluntary Sector

Bernard Durkan

1069. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department have interacted with the voluntary sector in the past 12 months; her proposals for the future in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8610/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Bernard Durkan

1070. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to address issues of social inclusion and isolation in every sense; her Department’s programme of activity for the future in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8611/21]

LEADER Programmes

Bernard Durkan

1071. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has supported various communities throughout the country through the LEADER programme in the past year; her current engagements and future proposals in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8612/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Bernard Durkan

1072. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which applications under the town and village renewal scheme originating in County Kildare have been submitted to her Department for consideration in 2021; if adequate resources remain available to her to address the subject adequately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8613/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Bernard Durkan

1073. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which applications under the town and village renewal scheme have been submitted to her Department for consideration in 2021; if adequate resources remain available to her to address the subject adequately; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8614/21]

Island Communities

Bernard Durkan

1074. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to address issues affecting island inhabitants and their quality of life on the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8615/21]

Departmental Contracts

Seán Sherlock

1075. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the contracts for public relations advice and consultancy entered into by her Department over the cost of €10,000 since January 2021; the nature of the contract; and the length of the contract in tabular form. [8898/21]

Ministerial Communications

Seán Sherlock

1076. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there has been any contact with her counterpart in the United States administration. [8918/21]

Community Development Projects

Alan Dillon

357. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding opportunities within her Department for an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7601/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

358. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the additional funding of €10 million announced before Christmas 2020 for the Covid-19 emergency fund for community and voluntary groups will be rolled out; if there will be a new application process for this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7698/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

359. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the carry-over of unspent capital from 2020 to 2021 approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform for her Department; the Departmental subheads to which this applies; the amount in each case; the reason the capital was not spent in 2020; the steps being taken to ensure there will not be a similar underspend in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7729/21]

Local Authority Funding

Imelda Munster

1039. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to fund local authorities to ensure that they have sufficient council owned dog pound facilities which can be run either by the council or by outside providers using council owned facilities to ensure satisfactory dog pound services exist in each local authority and to ensure that these services are not reliant on local private providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6989/21]

Cuanta agus Céanna

Catherine Connolly

1040. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ó thaobh plean gnó maidir le forbairt na cé ar Inis Oírr; an bhfuil an plean gnó críochnaithe; an bhfuil sé faofa ag a Roinn; an bhfuil cóip de ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [6549/21]

CLÁR Programme

David Stanton

1041. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the 2021 CLÁR programme will be launched; the new measures being considered for inclusion in the 2021 programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6577/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

1042. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress on developing remote hubs which will have an enduring benefit to the country; if access to broadband is an impediment to developing hubs; if so, if steps are being taken to remedy the matter; and if the national broadband plan is relevant to same. [6654/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Emer Higgins

1043. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress on the development of broadband connection points in which her Department played a key role in the identification of locations; and if the number of broadband connection points is being increased. [6655/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1044. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; if further funding will be allocated to this scheme to clear the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6761/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Brendan Griffin

1045. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce the next recipients of funding under measures 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme; if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given particular consideration due to the relative impact and proven significant economic spin-off associated with it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6837/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Brendan Griffin

1046. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce the next recipients of funding under measures 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme; if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given strong consideration due to the large numbers of persons who visit the general vicinity and an anticipated spike in visitors in summer 2021 due to strong domestic tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6838/21]

National Volunteering Strategy

Cormac Devlin

1047. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made by the national advisory group on the national volunteering strategy and the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6954/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Niamh Smyth

1048. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to broaden the town and village renewal scheme funding to towns with a population over 10,000 for Covid-19 measures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7053/21]

LEADER Programmes

James Browne

1049. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position on the funding of LEADER; the way in which funds are allocated to LEADER; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7196/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1050. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expected timeframe for the announcement of details in relation to the funding stream for the town and village renewal scheme, specifically the investment in remote working facilities at hubs and BCPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7238/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1051. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of additional BCP programme applications received per local authority area to date; the average waiting time for assessment and approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7239/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1052. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the persons and entities that can make an application to the BCP programme. [7240/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Michael Healy-Rae

265. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6135/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pat Buckley

266. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will upgrade the WiFi in the town centre of Cobh, County Cork through the EU for WiFi scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6132/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Michael Healy-Rae

267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6136/21]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Sherlock

268. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has met with the National Broadband Ireland team in January 2021 regarding the challenges facing rural broadband. [6176/21]

Walks Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

269. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if walkways approved for entry into the way marked way walkways scheme in 2020 will receive their first payment for maintenance in 2021; if so, the month it is projected they will receive payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6208/21]

LEADER Programmes

Paul Kehoe

972. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available for an organisation (details supplied) seeking to build a new premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5484/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

973. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to address issues of urban and rural isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5767/21]

Dog Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

974. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding dog ownership; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5970/21]

Digital Hubs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

975. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of remote working facilities at digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5039/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

976. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of broadband connection points per county; the number of those that are actively live; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5040/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Paul Donnelly

977. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital budget allocation for the town and village renewal scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [5121/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Paul Donnelly

978. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital budget allocation for the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [5122/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Brendan Griffin

979. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application by an organisation (details supplied) for a post will be successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5141/21]

Community Services Programme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

980. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the community services programme Pobal grants will reopen for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5299/21]

LEADER Programmes

Marian Harkin

981. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a copy will be provided of the European Commission communication to her Department in spring 2020 regarding the verification of the reasonableness of administration costs of LEADER in accordance with article 48(2)(e) of EU Regulation 809/2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5341/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Marian Harkin

982. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funds allocated to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [5344/21]

Dog Breeding Industry

Steven Matthews

983. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she will take to ensure the robust and consistent enforcement of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 to reduce the prevalence of puppy farms. [5394/21]

Library Services

Patricia Ryan

984. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided on a trial basis to the library service in County Kildare to fund delivery of a library lending service via the postal service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5452/21]

Remote Working

Patricia Ryan

985. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered establishing co-working spaces in rural areas of counties Kildare and Laois to facilitate persons working remotely within their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5453/21]

Remote Working

Patricia Ryan

986. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the interdepartmental group set up within her Department to examine the remote working hubs and co-working spaces; when the group is due to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5454/21]

Family Resource Centres

Alan Dillon

987. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the capital funding opportunities that exist within her Department for an organisation (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5545/21]

Rural Broadband Scheme

Kieran O'Donnell

988. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process for communities, towns and villages wishing to set up a broadband connection point; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5969/21]

LEADER Programmes

Seán Sherlock

989. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if consideration has been given to allocating funds available under the European Union Recovery Instrument funding for 2021 and 2022 of which €190 million is allocated to Ireland for the purpose of the LEADER programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6025/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Kelly

353. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are plans to amend the community call documentation to explicitly include as a target group those being asked to isolate as part of test and trace and those being asked to restrict their movements on travelling here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4713/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

930. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each broadband connection point planned in County Kerry on the National Broadband Plan in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4423/21]

Remote Working

Peadar Tóibín

931. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of remote working hubs in Ireland; the number that receive State funding; the number of persons that have been working in these hubs in each of the past five years; and the level of investment that has been made into these hubs by the State in each of the past five years. [4455/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Cathal Crowe

932. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending financial support via the rural regeneration and development fund or similar to bolster public transport services for Meelick, Parteen, Ardnacrusha and other communities in County Clare peripheral to Limerick city which are served by infrequent buses at present and leaving many isolated. [3640/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Holly Cairns

933. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on doubling the amount of funding available through the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme to help support more rails, walkways, cycleways and blueways and outdoor recreational infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3744/21]

Food Industry

Patricia Ryan

934. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Athy food hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3753/21]

Digital Hubs

Neale Richmond

935. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the conditions and purpose under which the €5 million fund for digital hubs can be applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3964/21]

Remote Working

Neale Richmond

936. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the various funds under which the building or development of co-working hubs can be applied for; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3965/21]

Local Authority Funding

Catherine Murphy

937. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funding streams available to local authorities to apply for; the amount that has been given by county; the amount awarded under each scheme in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4062/21]

National Broadband Plan

Alan Dillon

938. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of broadband connection points in County Mayo; if a list of connection points which have gone live and those still in planning will be provided in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4134/21]

CLÁR Programme

Neasa Hourigan

939. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase the CLÁR measure 4 grant to cover the cost of vehicle registration tax for mountain rescue organisations securing new vehicles for use in their vital rescue functions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4176/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Thomas Pringle

940. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the examinations being undertaken in relation to the instances of Covid-19 compared with the Pobal areas of deprivation throughout the country; the mapping that is taking place to review Covid-19 clusters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4261/21]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

941. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the closing dates or anticipated closing dates for all funding schemes within her Department during 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4271/21]

Local Authority Funding

Dara Calleary

942. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of all applications submitted by Mayo County Council to her Department for funding during 2019 and 2020; the status of live applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4272/21]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Catherine Connolly

943. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh moill ar sheoltaí an bháid farantóireachta Queen of Aran idir Toraigh agus tír mór, idir dhul amach agus teacht isteach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4329/21]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Catherine Connolly

944. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh seoladh beartaithe ag Queen of Aran ach nár tharla an seoladh mar gheall ar dhrochaimsir; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4330/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

945. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [4493/21]

Disability Act Employment Targets

Holly Cairns

946. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the absolute and relative number of persons with disabilities employed by her Department in each of the years 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020; if these persons are in full-time or part-time roles; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4533/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Mattie McGrath

947. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of State and semi-State board appointments that fall under the aegis of her Department made since this Government took office including the name of the board or agency and the remuneration level associated with the board position in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4558/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Mattie McGrath

948. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of all State and semi-State boards that fall under the aegis of her Department; the level of remuneration being paid to each board member including chairpersons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4571/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mattie McGrath

949. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated by her Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4761/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mattie McGrath

950. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding spent by her Department on the Covid-19 communications strategy since the beginning of the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4772/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

514. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports in place to help community centres stay afloat during Covid-19. [3135/21]

Offshore Islands

Holly Cairns

515. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the islands action plan; the status of the consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3200/21]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

516. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points; the number of publicly accessible broadband points that are now live by county; the number of these that are on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3201/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Cathal Crowe

517. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund applied for in respect of Inis Cealtra, or Holy Island, County Clare. [3222/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Cathal Crowe

518. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund applied for in respect of Loop Head Light House, County Clare. [3223/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Cathal Crowe

519. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund applied for in respect of a garden (details supplied). [3224/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Fergus O'Dowd

520. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the category 1 rural regeneration funding application submitted by Louth County Council in respect of the Omeath project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3255/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

720. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will respond to concerns raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the town and village renewal scheme; if he will seek the best advice for the organisation going forward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2210/21]