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Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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CLÁR Programme
Matt Carthy
1049. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the eligibility criteria for each element of the CLÁR funding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9208/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mattie McGrath
1050. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports which will be provided to community, social and tourism enterprises that have lost large levels of revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9254/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mattie McGrath
1051. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the timeframe will be extended to allow for delays and inevitable changes in circumstances as a result of Covid-19 in circumstances in which community facilities were previously awarded funding under the town and renewal scheme for specific works which must be completed by mid-2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9265/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Holly Cairns
1052. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on providing additional funding for community organisations to provide young persons with resources and opportunities for socially distanced outdoor activities during the summer months in the context of an absence of usual summer camps. [9360/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul Donnelly
1053. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of supports for community centres that will be facing serious financial problems due to the limits placed on the numbers allowed to attend the centres at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Community Development Initiatives
Sorca Clarke
1054. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports that will be put in place to ensure the continued existence of the community groups in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath should the ownership of the site be transferred for development. [9536/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Departmental Advertising
Seán Sherlock
1055. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by his Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the name of each campaign advertised. [9844/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Burial Grounds
Noel Grealish
893. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if new schemes have been announced to provide funding to community groups maintaining cemeteries no longer able to carry out maintenance due to social distancing requirements and that can no longer fundraise or raise funds through donations in the community to pay contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7295/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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LEADER Programmes
Holly Cairns
894. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding the operation of the rural LEADER programme; the amount of rural LEADER funding drawn down to date for each of the 28 local action groups sub-regional areas; the amount of LEADER funding spent in each local action group, LAG, area; the number and types of projects completed to date in each LAG area; his plans to ensure that the deadlines for making applications under rural LEADER can be extended by each LAG in view of the Covid-19 emergency; his further plans to ensure that LAGs are supported to work with their local communities during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7054/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
Sean Fleming
895. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for funding (details supplied) will be examined with a view to approving the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7569/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
Sean Fleming
896. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for funding (details supplied) will be examined with a view to approving the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7570/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
Sean Fleming
897. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application for funding (details supplied) will be examined with a view to approving the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7571/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Community Development Projects
Charlie McConalogue
898. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when voluntary-run community centres can reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Johnny Mythen
899. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the deadline will be extended for the Covid-19 stability scheme for community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises beyond 20 May 2020 in view of the difficulties the Covid-19 restrictions have placed on the ability of organisations to gather certificates, quotations, information, contact persons and so on. [7654/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peadar Tóibín
900. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community groups that qualified under the terms of the Covid-19 Stability Fund for Community and Voluntary, Charity and Social Enterprises; the nature of the organisations which met the objectives; the way in which their eligibility was determined; if he will broaden the criteria to allow more community groups apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7814/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Thomas Byrne
901. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will introduce a special grant scheme for community and voluntary organisations that are members of the PPN nationwide in view of the Covid-19 crisis and the considerable financial loss they have experienced. [7842/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael McGrath
902. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the €35 million Covid-19 stability fund for the charity and voluntary sector is up and running; the number of applications there has been to the fund; the number of applications accepted; the amount paid out of the fund; the number of organisations that have received funding to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8010/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael McGrath
903. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the €5 million Covid-19 philanthropy fund for the charity and voluntary sector is up and running; the number of applications to the fund; the number of applications accepted; the amount paid out of the fund; the number of organisations that have received funding to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8011/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Rural Development Programme
Bernard Durkan
904. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which he has received applications under the various rural development schemes in the past two years by county; the extent of the approvals in the past; his expectations for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8117/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Sorca Clarke
905. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the application time for the Pobal Covid-19 stability scheme which opened on 11 May 2020 with a closing date of 20 May 2020 will be extended (details supplied). [8157/20]