Parliamentary questions

Rural Schemes

Seán Canney

47. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to increase funding for local improvement schemes in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49402/21]

Rural Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

48. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dates on which LIS funding for 2021 was allocated to local authorities in 2021; the amounts allocated; the amount of expenditure to date by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49843/21]

Flexible Work Practices

David Stanton

49. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of support to be provided by her Department in 2021 for the development of remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50048/21]

Rural Schemes

Brendan Griffin

50. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of town and village funding will issue; if she will provide details of all County Kerry applications in the current round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50132/21]

Rural Schemes

Brendan Smith

51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when additional funding under the transitional programme for the Leader programme will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50083/21]

Rural Schemes

Niamh Smyth

52. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the next round of CLÁR funding will allow primary schools to apply for funding to develop playgrounds on their school grounds that can also be used by the wider public; the reason such developments have been excluded from the past two rounds of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49904/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

53. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department plans to share the draft policy strategy for the islands with representatives as requested by an organisation (details supplied) to ensure island communities can engage with the policy development process and provide insights to the strategy focus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49834/21]

Community Development Projects

Thomas Gould

54. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available from her Department to community groups and organisations that have obtained staff through various social protection schemes but now want to retain these staff permanently given their important role in community development. [50097/21]

Rural Schemes

Catherine Connolly

55. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of the rural proofing model promised in Our Rural Future – Rural Development Policy 2021–2025; the status of the assessment of international best practice in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50139/21]

Island Communities

Alan Dillon

56. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); when the project is likely to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50110/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Claire Kerrane

57. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the number of remote working hubs now up and running and available for use of the initial 400 that were identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49833/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Colm Burke

58. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding for remote digital hubs provided for in Budget 2021 that has been disbursed; if additional remote working hubs will be considered going forward in view of the fact that these facilities are vital for both urban and rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50014/21]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Seán Canney

59. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of the dormant accounts fund that is to be available in 2022 to support community development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49405/21]

Rural Recreation Policy

Holly Cairns

60. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will employ additional rural recreational officers and ensure they are allocated according to the work plans being operated by the local development companies. [50123/21]

Island Communities

Catherine Connolly

61. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the new policy for the islands; when she expects to publish the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50135/21]

Library Services

Paul Murphy

62. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support a local library for the City West area. [50089/21]

Rural Schemes

Brendan Griffin

63. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next tranche of rural regeneration funding will be announced; the status of the application for Killorglin, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50131/21]

Rural Schemes

Seán Canney

64. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department plans to make funding available under the rural regeneration development fund for the installation of municipal waste water treatment plants in towns and villages in which no such services exist and development cannot progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49401/21]

Rural Recreation Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

65. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme funding for walking infrastructure in County Carlow for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50159/21]

Rural Schemes

Brian Stanley

66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that has been provided to counties Laois and Offaly through the LEADER programme in 2019 and 2020. [49416/21]

Community Development Projects

Brendan Smith

67. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme which is delivered by local development companies and is of great importance to many individuals and organisations in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50084/21]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

68. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application for town and village renewal made by Clare County Council in respect of Clonlara Village, County Clare. [49950/21]

Rural Schemes

Catherine Connolly

69. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work of the interdepartmental group which was established to develop a town centre first approach; the number of times the group has met to date; when the group will bring forward its recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50137/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

70. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of support for remote working hubs; the amount of 2021 funding that has been disbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49949/21]

National Development Plan

Bernard Durkan

71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues affecting rural life in the context of the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50129/21]

Rural Recreation Policy

Holly Cairns

72. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of her engagement with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the employment of additional rural recreational officers. [50122/21]

Rural Schemes

Seán Sherlock

73. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the formal personal engagement she has had with communities and LEADER providers on the rural development element of the CAP pertaining to her Department in view of the national CAP consultation undertaken by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. [50092/21]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

74. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application for town and village renewal made by Clare County Council in respect of Drumgeely Neighbourhood Centre, Shannon Town, County Clare. [49951/21]

Rural Recreation Policy

Neale Richmond

75. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to expand the walks scheme to include walking trails in the Dublin mountains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49454/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pádraig O'Sullivan

76. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points in north central areas of Cork city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50121/21]

Community Development Projects

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

77. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided under the community enhancement programme for County Carlow in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50158/21]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

78. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had with the Department of Transport in relation to the funding of the local improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49835/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

79. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to liaise with urban and rural communities with a view to addressing such concerns as isolation and the ongoing need for services to address issues arising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50130/21]

Rural Schemes

Darren O'Rourke

80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure the development of sustainable communities with adequate provision and prioritisation of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45842/21]

Local Development Companies

Michael Healy-Rae

234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding the sustainability of the local development sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50168/21]

Community Development Projects

Michael Healy-Rae

235. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding the development of a digital inclusion fund (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50172/21]

Community Development Projects

Niamh Smyth

236. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of the new Leader programme for the period 2023-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50163/21]

Community Development Projects

Pauline Tully

237. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will increase the level of funding to the transitional Leader programme to ensure its continuity until the new programme is commenced in 2023 given the high demand under the transitional programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50194/21]

Community Development Projects

Pauline Tully

238. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if prior to the commencement of the new round of the Leader programme in 2023, she will review the programme guidelines to introduce a tiered system that makes it less bureaucratic for those seeking small levels of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50196/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

239. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to engage with urban and rural communities with the objective of improving their quality of life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50283/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

240. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department is concerned regarding rural depopulation leading to closure of rural schools, post offices and Garda stations all of which have a major contribution to make in the social and economic life of communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50284/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

241. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to further enhance the quality of life for rural or urban communities with particular reference to the need for inclusivity leading to stability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50285/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

242. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of monies allocated by her Department to various community groups in the past 12 months; her plans to continue this policy in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50286/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

243. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to support urban and rural based groups involved in reviving community activity and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50287/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

244. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to liaise with women's groups in urban and rural Ireland with a view to offering social and or economic support; the degree to which she has studied the beneficial effects of such interaction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50288/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

245. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has supported rural and community renewal throughout County Kildare in the past year; her plans in this regard in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50289/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department through the CLÁR programme her Department has assisted communities throughout the country including County Kildare in the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50290/21]

Community Development Projects

Bernard Durkan

247. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has assisted, directly or indirectly, voluntary and or community groups throughout County Kildare in the past year; her plans in this regard for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50291/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

248. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she might consider broadening the eligibility for the various rural community schemes operated by her Department in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50292/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department have assisted towns and villages throughout County Kildare through the town and village renewal scheme in the past 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50293/21]