Parliamentary questions

Control of Dogs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens employed in each local authority in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25808/24]

Control of Dogs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

154. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been made available to the dog control units in local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25809/24]

Control of Dogs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

155. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is satisfied that local authorities are sufficiently resourced and funded to be in a position to enforce the legislation in relation to collecting fines under dog control regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25810/24]

EU Meetings

Denis Naughten

147. 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 and the corresponding number held in person; if she or his predecessor attended each meeting, or a Minister of State or ambassador represented the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25676/24]

Flexible Work Practices

Denis Naughten

148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department and each body and agency under the remit of her Department has achieved the Government-mandated public sector remote working target of 20%; when this was achieved in each instance; the current percentage of staff working remotely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25694/24]

Control of Dogs

Cian O'Callaghan

149. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is any progress update from the high-level stakeholder group on dog control given the recent increase in dog attacks; if this group is due to write a report on the issue of dog attacks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25763/24]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

921. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of any anti-racism or unconscious bias training and presentations made available to staff in her Department during the period 2021 to date; the content of such training and presentations; the provider of any such training and presentations and the costs incurred for each event; if attendance at such training and presentations is mandatory or voluntary for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24676/24]

Legislative Measures

Carol Nolan

922. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will be prioritising the progression of any specific pieces of legislation prior to the Dáil summer recess; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24708/24]

Animal Breeding

Eoin Ó Broin

923. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions, fines, closure and partial closures resulting from offences under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 for each of the years since 2010, in tabular form. [24988/24]

Local Area Plans

Paul Kehoe

924. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to open the Community Centres Investment Fund in 2024 for a new round of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25040/24]

Departmental Communications

Catherine Murphy

925. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she last met formally with the Charities Regulator; and when they are next scheduled to meet. [25108/24]

Rural Schemes

Niall Collins

926. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25159/24]

Agriculture Supports

Michael Healy-Rae

927. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a compensation fund for farmers will be established (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25287/24]

Animal Breeding

Rose Conway-Walsh

928. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog breeding facilities in Mayo; the average size; the number of inspections carried out in each of the years 2019 to 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25308/24]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

929. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the CLÁR application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25359/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

930. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a schedule of all contracts they have and/or had with a company in the past 25 years to date (details supplied); the agreed contract cost; the ultimate contract cost including extras, design changes, conciliation, claims etc; project name/title; and the name of the body responsible for the delivery of projects where responsibility has been devolved.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25481/24]

Animal Welfare

Willie O'Dea

931. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new Stakeholder Group on Dog Control will make recommendations on strengthening dog control policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25516/24]

Departmental Budgets

Alan Kelly

932. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of the 2023 Budget Allocation for the Community Centres Investment Fund that was spent; if any of the budget that was underspend automatically forwarded to the 2024 Budget Allocation. [25581/24]

Rural Schemes

Michael Moynihan

270. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 under the ORIS programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24559/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

506. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development given the Department's position that there are no current plans to reform legislation regarding burial grounds due to other priorities, to provide detailed information on any public health incidents reported in the last five years that were directly related to burial ground practices; how these incidents were addressed under the existing legislative framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23962/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

507. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail what comprehensive environmental impact assessments have been conducted concerning burial ground practices across the country, especially in relation to groundwater contamination from embalming chemicals and other pollutants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23963/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

508. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how Ireland's current legislative framework for managing burial grounds align with European Union standards for environmental protection and public health, and what risks are posed by non-compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23964/24]

Planning Issues

Michael Lowry

509. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what financial and legal risks her Department acknowledges exist due to outdated burial ground legislation, and how she plans to mitigate these risks in the absence of legislative reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23965/24]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

510. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all funding provided by her Department to Clonmel town under schemes such as the Town Centre First, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and any other schemes over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23568/24]

Departmental Funding

Mattie McGrath

511. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all funding provided by her Department to Nenagh town under schemes such as the Town Centre First, Rural Regeneration and Development Fund and any other schemes over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23569/24]

Departmental Funding

Michael Moynihan

512. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 under the CLAR programme, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/24]

Rural Schemes

Michael Lowry

513. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce an annual funding stream for the maintenance and development of walking trails, similar to the allocation of funds provided to walking groups in 2022; if she agrees that such funding is vital for these hard-working community groups to maintain and developed trails throughout the country, which are contributing to rural communities and outdoor pursuits across rural Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23745/24]

Community Development Projects

Michael Lowry

514. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received a valid application from a band (details supplied) under the community recognition fund 2024, for the development and repair of its band hall and community facilities; when applicants will receive their application reference number; when it is envisaged that decisions will be issued on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23763/24]

Community Development Projects

Marian Harkin

515. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is being made available to both men’s sheds and women’s sheds through the community enhancement programme, which can then be used to pay for rent, insurance of premises and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23814/24]

Regeneration Projects

Seán Canney

516. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Rural Regeneration Development Fund can be used by local authorities to purchase vacant and derelict properties for refurbishment to help rejuvenate the towns and villages and provide much needed housing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23815/24]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

517. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will reconsider the conditions applied to a measure under the CLÁR Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24045/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

305. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

306. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department is doing to tackle the non-payment of dog control fixed charge notices; how many fixed charge notices from 2022 have been paid since the 2022 report was issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23389/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

307. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how several local authorities such as Galway city, Longford and Tipperary did not issue any dog control on-the-spot fines during 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23390/24]

Departmental Reports

Patrick Costello

308. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider creating a centralised funding mechanism for the dog warden service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23391/24]

Community Development Projects

Patrick Costello

309. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will intervene to ensure that the Robert Emmet Community Development Project can continue to deliver essential services in the south west inner city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23398/24]

Departmental Schemes

Sean Fleming

310. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when funding will be approved for a project (details supplied) under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme 2023, in respect of measure 3 of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23406/24]

Departmental Advertising

Carol Nolan

311. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total costs incurred by her Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in online/digital media platforms; the names of the online platforms involved, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23452/24]

Tidy Towns

Cathal Crowe

218. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will consider delaying adjudication of the Tidy Towns competition until after the removal of election posters, that is one week after the local and European elections, to be held on 7 June 2024. [23148/24]

Community Development Projects

Jackie Cahill

664. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what funding streams may be available to a horticulturist looking to provide a community garden service, location already acquired, to local older people; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22549/24]

Regeneration Projects

Michael Moynihan

665. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to each county in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024 under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22605/24]

Control of Dogs

Carol Nolan

666. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to address concerns regarding an apparent increase in the number of livestock being attacked and killed by dogs; if her Department is funding any awareness campaigns on this matter; and, if so, the costs involved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22612/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

667. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been allocated to men’s and women's sheds, respectively, in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [22731/24]

Rural Schemes

Frankie Feighan

668. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider allowing an extension to a LEADER project under the Leitrim Development Company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22925/24]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

669. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 18 April and the commitment given therein to furnish the information, the total length or area of road completed, per county per annum, under the local improvement scheme, LIS, since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22992/24]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will prioritise an application by a school (details supplied) under the local enhancement programme 2024; when the funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22273/24]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Smith

280. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will introduce specific funding provision in her Department's Estimates for the local improvement scheme in view of the long delays in having such roads brought up to a proper standard for local residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22080/24]

Vacant Sites

Niamh Smyth

686. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures her Department is taking to address vacant or derelict retail units in our small towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21185/24]

Departmental Schemes

Damien English

687. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the town and village renewal scheme in respect of projects in County Meath. [21212/24]

Departmental Funding

Damien English

688. Deputy Damien English asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will open up a new round of funding for upgrade and refurbishment works in community centres in County Meath. [21213/24]