Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1265. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the funding allocation for Leader for 2023-2027 will be confirmed given the recent announcement under Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Fund of €180 million for Leader from 2023 is an indicative allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53148/21]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1266. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way the €70 million allocated by her Department with regard to the existing LEADER transition programme until 2023 will be allocated for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53149/21]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1267. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way the indicative allocation of €250 million for Leader from 2023-2027 under Pillar II of the Common Agricultural Policy compares with previous periods; if the indicated allocation is taken as correct, if Leader funding has increased for the period 2023-2027 in comparison with the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 periods and transition programme period of 2021-2023 respectively; if she will provide the data on Leader allocations for each period in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53150/21]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1268. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding for the LEADER and LEADER transition programme by county for the periods 2007 to 2013, 2014 to 2020 and 2021 to 2023, in tabular form; and the breakdown of LEADER funding by county in each year since 2014. [53151/21]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocation per local action group for the periods 2007 to 2013, 2014 to 2020 and 2021 to 2023 with regard to LEADER and the LEADER transition programme in tabular form; and the LEADER funding allocations to each group in each year since 2014. [53152/21]

Departmental Funding

Claire Kerrane

1270. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an overview of funding allocations under the LEADER+ programme from 2000 to 2006, by county and local action group or equivalent in tabular form for this period. [53155/21]

Offshore Islands

Alan Kelly

1271. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the further funding that will be allocated in 2021 to accommodation roads on offshore islands; and the number of such roads on offshore Islands off the coast of County Donegal. [53186/21]

Departmental Contracts

Mary Lou McDonald

1272. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of existing contracts of an indefinite period entered into by her Department prior to the enactment of the EU Procurement Directive. [53236/21]

Departmental Funding

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1273. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding programmes within his Department that may be available to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53278/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1274. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points; the number that have been connected to date by county; the number planned to be connected; the component shortages that may impact the delivery of broadband connection points; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53281/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1275. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the development activities that her Department will scale up following the completion of the roll-out of broadband connection points; the details of pilot projects; the locations of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53282/21]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

1276. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to progress phase 3 of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin. [53343/21]

Rural Schemes

Paul McAuliffe

386. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants that are available to community groups or local authorities for the provision of eHubs in rural villages at present; if there are further schemes envisaged to bring vacant properties into use or grants for community groups to renovate community halls for the purpose of eHubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51738/21]

Community Development Projects

Paul McAuliffe

387. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide information on the establishment of a new small capital grant scheme for community centre upgrades which was announced in Budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51741/21]

Library Services

Claire Kerrane

388. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of works at libraries (details supplied); the timeframe for their reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51861/21]

Departmental Funding

Mary Butler

324. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding programmes within her Department which are due to reopen for applications following announcements made through Budget 2022; if she will provide details of an appropriate funding stream for organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51338/21]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

325. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she or any official from her Department has held meetings or conducted correspondence with a company (details supplied) from 1 January 2017 to date; if her Department has engaged the services of the company for any purposes from 1 January 2017 to date; if so, the nature of such services and the costs incurred; if a tender process was conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51360/21]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

326. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a six month progress report on the implementation of Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 will be available considering the commitment to providing this as set out in the strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51384/21]

Departmental Policies

Claire Kerrane

327. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current status of the actions set out in the Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 work programme; if her Department will complete all scheduled actions by the end of 2021 as planned; if she will provide an update on each measure listed in the work programme in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51386/21]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

328. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Questions No. 36 of 14 October 2021, the expected timeframe for the finalisation of proposals to guide the future direction and work programme of the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce; the groups the engagement has taken place with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51613/21]

Rural Schemes

Robert Troy

943. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will suggest funding possibilities for a school (details supplied) that falls outside the CLÁR area outlined on the map. [50652/21]

Community Development Projects

Paul Donnelly

944. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the detail of the €5 million allocated in Budget 2022 to provide for the establishment of a new small capital grant scheme for community centres; and if this is available to all community centres or just non-local authority centres. [50718/21]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

945. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding including additional allocation for rural development in each budget from 2005 to 2022; and the breakdown of the allocation and additional allocation by year in tabular form. [50988/21]

Departmental Offices

Peadar Tóibín

946. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated amount spent by her Department on the procurement, purchase and rent of new office space; and the amount spent on the procurement, purchase and rent of office equipment in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [51110/21]

Departmental Offices

Peadar Tóibín

947. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of offices currently being rented or in ownership of her Department which are currently not in use by the Department. [51127/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Paul Donnelly

1. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review has been conducted by her Department or the Charities Regulatory Authority on whether the work of the authority and its €4 million annual budget is delivering increased confidence in and within charities. [49932/21]

Rural Schemes

Seán Sherlock

2. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department intends to facilitate a local improvement scheme in 2022; and if so, the criteria that will be applied to ensure an allocation of funds based on an equal and fair distribution across the country. [50256/21]

National Development Plan

Claire Kerrane

3. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the impact the national development plan, NDP, will have on the spending by her Department; the provisions in the plan for rural and community development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50326/21]

Domestic Violence

Paul Murphy

4. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has been involved in supporting efforts to establish a domestic violence refuge in County Carlow; and if her Department provides assistance to such rural-based community services. [50090/21]

Departmental Funding

Seán Canney

5. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she will put in place to increase funding already allocated under the rural regeneration and development fund to projects in which the costs have increased substantially due to the unprecedented rise in the cost of materials; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49400/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

6. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is a specific scheme within her Department for the upgrading of playgrounds. [50030/21]

Community Development Projects

Seán Canney

7. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to support the development of women’s sheds in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49403/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Seán Sherlock

8. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of the European agricultural fund for rural development, EAFRD, that must be utilised for the purposes of LEADER; and the percentage she has sought for the programme for 2023 to 2027. [50094/21]

Community Development Projects

Neale Richmond

9. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes that are available for local groups to avail of funding to establish community centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49453/21]

Digital Hubs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

10. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for digital hubs particularly in north central areas of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50120/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Seán Sherlock

11. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the maximum permissible Exchequer co-funding rate for the purposes of LEADER from 2023 to 2027. [50095/21]

Departmental Budgets

Éamon Ó Cuív

12. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total capital allocation to her Department in 2021, broken down by sub-head; the amount spent to date; if she expects this funding will be totally expended in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49842/21]

Road Projects

Aindrias Moynihan

13. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her level of engagement with Cork County Council in meeting its demands on delivery of upgrades works on rural roads and laneways due to increased funding to €21 million in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50106/21]

Housing Schemes

Claire Kerrane

14. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she has taken when it comes to incentivising persons to restore derelict properties in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49837/21]

Departmental Funding

Fergus O'Dowd

15. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of funding awarded and applications under consideration in counties Louth and Meath in respect of support for walking infrastructure such as trails given the importance of such local amenities particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50156/21]

Rural Schemes

Brian Stanley

16. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated amount of funding that is expected to be provided to counties Laois and Offaly through the Leader programme in 2021. [49417/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Aindrias Moynihan

17. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider funding options for rural SMEs that would have space on their premises that could be made available for the establishment of remote working hubs in rural villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50107/21]

Rural Schemes

Seán Sherlock

18. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the input she has had in the development of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, strategic plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50093/21]

Harbours and Piers

Catherine Connolly

19. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 15 July 2021, the status of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin; the status of the preparation of the simulation model of the harbour by the National Maritime College of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50138/21]

Rural Schemes

Jennifer Whitmore

20. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the shop front improvement scheme will not be extended despite the short timeframe and difficulties shopkeepers have had in carrying out works due to bad weather; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49846/21]

Rural Schemes

Jennifer Whitmore

21. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ring-fence funding for an improved shop front improvement scheme taking into account the difficulties experienced in 2021 by applicants working within a short timeframe and very limited time to complete works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49845/21]

Flexible Work Practices

David Stanton

22. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to further encourage the establishment of remote working hubs in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50049/21]

Community Development Projects

Paul Donnelly

23. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions that are being considered to simplify the process for small projects to apply for small amounts of funding in view of assurances given to review the process. [49981/21]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

24. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing funding of the development of Schull town park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50134/21]

National Broadband Plan

Colm Burke

25. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points; the number that have been connected to date by county; the number planned to be connected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50013/21]