Parliamentary questions

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

1467. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48663/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

1468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48695/23]

Departmental Contracts

Thomas Pringle

1469. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and details of contracts currently held by her Department with a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48711/23]

Departmental Budgets

Catherine Murphy

1470. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of her 2023 capital budget allocation that has been spent in the first nine months of the year. [48760/23]

Community Development Projects

Colm Burke

1471. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what action her Department is taking to promote gender diversity in rural development programs, particularly in the context of agriculture-related programs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48838/23]

Departmental Consultations

Carol Nolan

207. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department, or any body under the aegis of her Department, has facilitated in-person or remote briefings on any issue from organisations (details supplied) from 2021 to date; if so, the topic discussed; the fees paid to the organisations for these briefings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46758/23]

Departmental Funding

Peadar Tóibín

208. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €50 million community recognition fund that has been spent; and to detail what the money has been spent on. [46792/23]

Departmental Schemes

Carol Nolan

209. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a breakdown of the allocations made under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46917/23]

Departmental Programmes

Carol Nolan

210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community-based organisations supported by her Department's community services programme, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46918/23]

Library Projects

Claire Kerrane

650. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on works at a building (details supplied); when it will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46223/23]

Departmental Funding

Jackie Cahill

651. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the latest round of Clár announcements will have funding paid out to respective successful groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46278/23]

Departmental Schemes

Peter Burke

652. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Wifi4EU project will be relaunched for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46397/23]

Budget 2024

Jackie Cahill

653. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding under Budget 2024 that is being made by her Department for an organisation (details supplied) in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46462/23]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

654. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the possible funding streams that are available for a community group to apply to for a plaque (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46489/23]

State Bodies

Carol Nolan

655. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide details of all agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; if a dedicated Oireachtas email address is available for each; if not, if she will direct that such a dedicated email address be established to facilitate more efficient communication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46550/23]

Local Government Reform

Catherine Murphy

656. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development in the context of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, if she will provide a schedule of functions of her Department that have been devolved in full or in part, or are in the process of being devolved in full or in part; the date on which the devolutions commenced; and if she will indicate whether any function was returned to the Department subsequently. [46587/23]

Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

391. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén uair a cheadófar deontas, mar atá iarrtha ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe le staidéar a dhéanamh ar na féidireachtaí cur le na saoráidí calaíochta ag Céibh an Chalaidh Mhóir in Inis Meáin; an fáth go bhfuil moil ag ceadú an staidéir seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45958/23]

National Broadband Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether her Department is willing to fund or co-fund the provision of an undersea fibre cable to each offshore island that is included in the National Broadband Plan, out of the dedicated islands fund available to her Department, as mainland to island fibre was not provided for in the National Broadband plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45959/23]

Control of Dogs

John Lahart

300. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to impose a ban on dangerous American XL bully dogs in Ireland; the steps she has taken to ensure that owners of dogs requiring muzzles are complying with the law; and the way the public can hope to feel safe in public from dangerous breeds of dog which are described as same by the law. [45669/23]

Departmental Legal Cases

Peadar Tóibín

301. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases taken against her Department in each of the past ten years and to date in 2023; and the costs associated with same in each of those years. [45403/23]

Rural Recreation Policy

Alan Kelly

302. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the 2023 budget allocation for outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme within her Department; and the expected 2024 budget allocation for same. [45431/23]

Voluntary Sector

Colm Burke

303. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application by an organisation (details supplied) to Pobal for funding for an additional full-time worker; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45759/23]

Budget 2024

Violet-Anne Wynne

304. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how the people of Clare will benefit from her Department’s allocations in Budget 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45780/23]

Departmental Schemes

Neasa Hourigan

645. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding streams available to assist community centres with the maintenance and upgrade of their facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44701/23]

Control of Dogs

Joan Collins

646. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any of the recommendations from the interdepartmental working group which has been examining issues under the Control of Dogs Act (details supplied) have been implemented and if she will provide details on the recommendation on signage of the by-laws on dogs in parks. [44935/23]

Rural Schemes

Alan Dillon

647. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the evaluation of the Leader Local Development Strategies for the 2023-2027 programme; when the funding allocations are expected to be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44990/23]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

648. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the town centre first policy in Bailieborough; to detail the plan that has been developed; the funding committed and the expected completion date of the works. [45058/23]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

649. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the town centre first policy in Carrickmacross; to detail the plan that has been developed; the funding committed, and the expected completion date of the works. [45059/23]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

650. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in Cavan are to benefit from the Building Acquisition Measure 2023 and if so, to provide details of the project and amount to be received. [45060/23]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

651. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan are to benefit from the Building Acquisition Measure 2023; and if so, to provide details of the project and amount to be received. [45061/23]

Departmental Data

Anne Rabbitte

652. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of contracts awarded to suppliers to fit monuments and or plaques in Clare County Council graveyards in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45160/23]

Men's Sheds

Michael McNamara

653. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the men’s shed sustainability grant of €2,000 is still available from her Department to assist with the running costs of the sheds and acquiring material for developing skills for the shedders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45199/23]

Rural Schemes

Holly Cairns

654. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]

Data Protection

Peadar Tóibín

655. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 3 October 2023, if she will provide detail on the nature of the data breaches suffered by her Department; the severity of the breaches; if all individuals whose information was compromised were notified of the breach; if the Data Protection Commission was notified of all data breaches; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45342/23]

European Court of Justice

Mark Ward

243. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide details of the judgements made against Ireland in the Court of Justice of the European Union in each of the past five years in respect of matters which are the responsibility of her Department; the nature of the cases and judgements in question; the total amount in euro of fines and/or penalties paid to date associated with each adverse finding broken down by amount paid by day, week, month and so on, as per the judgement; the remedial procedures, if any, that have been undertaken by the State to address each of the judgements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44337/23]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Darren O'Rourke

612. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget allocation for the Charities Regulator in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [43644/23]

Proposed Legislation

Eoin Ó Broin

613. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the Control of Dogs and Dog Breeding Establishment Miscellaneous Bill; to outline the proposed changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43724/23]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

614. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding grant funding for a mens' shed in Mayo which was announced in November 2022 (details supplied). [43777/23]

Departmental Properties

Violet-Anne Wynne

615. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the full complement of buildings and lands owned by her Department, or by agencies under the aegis of her Department in County Clare; if they are currently in use, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44164/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

358. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan are to receive funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme project development measure 2023, and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43291/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

359. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2020; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43292/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

360. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2021; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43293/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

361. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2022; and if so, if he will provide the details of same. [43294/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

362. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan are to receive funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme project development measure 2023, and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43295/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

363. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2020; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43296/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

364. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2021; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43297/23]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

365. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan received funding under the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme for 2022; and if so, if she will provide the details of same. [43298/23]

Departmental Funding

Niamh Smyth

366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan are to benefit from the community centres investment fund – new builds measure 2023 and if so, to provide details of the project and amount to be received. [43299/23]

Departmental Funding

Niamh Smyth

367. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in County Cavan benefited from the community centres investment fund – improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres 2022; and if so, to provide details of the project and amount received. [43300/23]

Departmental Funding

Niamh Smyth

368. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if projects in south County Monaghan are to benefit from the community centres investment fund – new builds measure 2023; and if so, to provide details of the project and amount to be received. [43301/23]