Parliamentary questions

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

1017. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated by her Department or agencies under her remit to An Taisce in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the expected respective allocations to An Taisce for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24110/21]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

1018. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the non-governmental organisations in receipt of funding from her Department; the amount of funding allocated to same in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24380/21]

Departmental Staff

Peadar Tóibín

1019. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons employed by her Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of her Department. [24458/21]

Departmental Contracts

Peadar Tóibín

1020. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she or her Department employ persons or firms to deal with public relations; if so, the number of persons employed by her Department to deal with public relations; the names of any firms involved; and the amount spent on public relations by her Department. [24459/21]

Vacant Properties

Denis Naughten

264. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23537/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Patricia Ryan

265. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Athy food hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23357/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

266. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocations for housing grants and maintenance, regeneration and sustainability schemes for the islands; the schemes available specifically to persons living on the islands for this purpose; the grants available to improve and make existing traditional island houses and cottages habitable, sustainable and energy efficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23470/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

267. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has carried out a review of the cost of living and affordability on living on the islands; the way in which social protection payments have been adjusted to meet these costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23471/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

268. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if research or reviews have been carried out regarding population trends on the islands including analysis of trends to identify islands at risk of depopulation; the action taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23472/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

269. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the strategy in place to address employment issues on island communities; the targets and plans in place regarding employment and economic recovery following the impact of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23473/21]

LEADER Programmes

Claire Kerrane

270. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grant aid for LEADER programmes available to private individual projects based on islands; her plans to increase funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23474/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

271. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current funding allocations and financial supports that are available for professional development and training for island communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23477/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

272. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the strategies that are in place to advance research on industries linked to the islands; the research and investment that is in place regarding maritime research and the development of jobs in ocean research; the funding specific to island communities that is available for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23480/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

273. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the investment that is in place regarding maritime research and the development of jobs in ocean research; the funding specific to island communities that is available for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23481/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

274. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the review of infrastructural and service needs of islands and island communities that has taken place; the funding that is available specifically for this purpose; if emergency and access services are incorporated into infrastructure and service plans for islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23486/21]

Island Communities

Claire Kerrane

275. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the strategies and funding in place to provide access for persons with disabilities on the islands including transport and infrastructure to support disability access on each island. [23487/21]

Community Development Projects

Brendan Smith

276. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when decisions will be made on the 2021 community development pilot programme applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23593/21]

Planning Data

Neale Richmond

700. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of planning applications submitted for the erection of headstones in each of the years 2015 to 2020; the number granted and refused, respectively; the reason for refusal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22618/21]

Dog Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

701. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is considering expanding the list of breeds on which additional rules for ownership are imposed under the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22622/21]

Dog Licences

Maurice Quinlivan

702. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is considering a review of the list of dog breeds that require additional ownership measures in view of the increase in dog purchases during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22623/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael Healy-Rae

703. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding funding for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22680/21]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

704. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding is available for the establishment of a remote working hub in a commercial premises; the pathway for access to this funding; if so, the timeline for provision of this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22737/21]

Departmental Investigations

Catherine Murphy

705. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of staff in her Department that have had access to files and or email restricted and or revoked as part of a disciplinary process or preceding or following a disciplinary process from 1 January 2018 to date in 2021. [22781/21]

Departmental Funding

Carol Nolan

706. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider a targeted increase in funding provided under the outdoor recreation and infrastructure scheme to midland counties that have traditionally suffered from regional and economic imbalance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22824/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Kathleen Funchion

707. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of lanes that have been resurfaced under the local improvement scheme in the north Kilkenny area in 2019 and 2020. [22842/21]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

708. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she plans to formally reopen the application process for the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22851/21]

Departmental Funding

Alan Kelly

709. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding applications that are available for those that wish to create and develop remote working hubs. [22962/21]

Departmental Funding

Paul Kehoe

710. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial assistance available for community centres and halls to cover running costs that are accruing while these centres are closed due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23101/21]

Departmental Legal Costs

Peadar Tóibín

711. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount in legal fees incurred by her Department in 2020 and in each of the years 2000 to 2020. [23577/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Fergus O'Dowd

181. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a further round of Covid-19 stability funding will be made available in 2021; if so, the expected date applications will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22399/21]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1173. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to non-profit organisations that run residential and refuge services to convert buildings to make them accessible for disabled persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21281/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Darren O'Rourke

1174. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the Covid-19 supports available to local community centres such as a centre (details supplied) in County Meath which have suffered a significant loss of income during the Covid-19 pandemic while expenses, insurance costs for example, have continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21317/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

David Cullinane

1175. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has engaged with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide funding for and or otherwise ensure access to fibre optic broadband and consistent phone signal for Gaeltacht communities and in particular the communities of Seanphobal and An Rinn in the interest of local development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21360/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Kathleen Funchion

1176. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if properties in County Carlow were proposed for inclusion in the landmark rural regeneration projects funding programme; if so, the properties; the reason they were not selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21454/21]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

1177. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the process in respect of an application for funding (details supplied). [21671/21]

Rural Development Programme

Dara Calleary

1178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the legislation required to underpin the recently published policy on rural development Our Rural Future; the timetable for the introduction of such legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21782/21]

Rural Development Programme

Dara Calleary

1179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget required for each year of the programme to underpin the recently published policy on rural development Our Rural Future; the sources of the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21783/21]

Departmental Funding

Bernard Durkan

1180. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received an application from a group (details supplied) for funding to support its programme; the extent to which she expects to be in a position to respond positively in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21785/21]

Irish Language

Holly Cairns

1181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit facilitate persons wishing to engage with their services through the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21909/21]

Irish Language

Holly Cairns

1182. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if all forms issued by her Department and agencies under her remit are available in both the Irish and English languages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21927/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mattie McGrath

1183. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the financial supports available for churches that on the instruction of the Government have closed and have moved services online at significant cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22101/21]

Departmental Contracts

Seán Sherlock

1184. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cost of each contract entered into by her Department and the agencies under her remit to deal with Covid-19 management and reaction; and the name of the contractor in each case. [22145/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

1185. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged for this advice in tabular form. [22280/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

1186. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount spent by her Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies engaged to assist with placing the advertisements and the companies advertised with in tabular form. [22298/21]

Departmental Transport

Darren O'Rourke

1187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost of replacing State vehicles which are owned by her Department or agencies under her remit with hybrid or electric models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/21]

Remote Working

Niall Collins

231. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations and number by county of the eHubs for remote working to be developed referred to in the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future; the person or body that will develop these facilities; the timeline for delivery of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20945/21]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21058/21]

Departmental Funding

Paul Murphy

2566. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has allocated additional funds to local authorities in the context of the major increase in outdoor recreational activity which is likely to continue into the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19848/21]

Community Development Initiatives

Thomas Pringle

2567. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the research her Department is undertaking to enhance community living, neighbourhoods and social solidarity in communities; the discussions she is having with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18313/21]

Rural Development Plan

Johnny Mythen

2568. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to publish detailed timeframes for the targets and policy measures contained within the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18380/21]

Remote Working

Seán Sherlock

2569. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the qualifying criteria for hubs announced under Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future; the person or body administering the scheme; the application process; the budget that has been allocated; and the person who is the line Minister on the matter. [18520/21]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

2570. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil sé i gceist aici coinníoll a chur sa chéad chonradh eile do bháid paisinéirí chuig na hoileáin go gcuirfear áit ar fáil le málaí a fhágáil in oifigí an chomhlachta a bheidh ag cur na seirbhíse ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18875/21]

Remote Working

Éamon Ó Cuív

2571. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the assistance available for the development of remote digital working hubs as announced recently in the Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future; if assistance is confined to not-for-profit and community companies; if private sector businesses can apply for assistance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18879/21]

Dog Breeding Industry

Mairéad Farrell

2572. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of registered breeding establishments situated in each local authority area in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18929/21]

Dog Breeding Industry

Mairéad Farrell

2573. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of inspections carried out by each local authority of establishments pursuant to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18930/21]

Dog Breeding Industry

Mairéad Farrell

2574. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions initiated by each local authority against individuals for offences which fall under the relevant legislation concerning dog breeding in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18931/21]

LEADER Programmes

Holly Cairns

2575. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated through the LEADER Programme in each of the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive by county; the way in which measures of rurality influenced the awarding of funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19402/21]

Rural Development Plan

Holly Cairns

2576. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consideration that was given to the impact of attracting remote workers to rural communities on house prices in rural areas in the development of Our Rural Future, Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19403/21]

Community Welfare Services

Brendan Griffin

2577. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if moneys will be repaid to Pobal (details supplied); the action being taken to recover these moneys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19566/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Charles Flanagan

2578. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when an allocation for County Laois under the local improvement scheme will be made for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19567/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Dara Calleary

2579. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the application process for 2021 for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19569/21]

Air Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

2580. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if analysis has been carried out on the estimated costs that would be associated with the provision of an air service to Inishbofin from Aerphort Chonamara (details supplied); if not, her plans to carry out such an analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19598/21]

Remote Working

Peter Burke

2581. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has a funding stream to assist communities to develop local hubs; if so, if guidance documents will be provided to a community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19680/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Fergus O'Dowd

2582. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Louth County Council received €200,000 that was approved by her Department for the development of the Mell walkway in Drogheda, County Louth through the outdoor recreational scheme following the announcement in February 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19710/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Michael Ring

2583. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if all vacancies (details supplied) are advertised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19821/21]

Appointments to State Boards

Michael Ring

2584. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any person can apply for a position (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19876/21]

Local Improvement Scheme

Niamh Smyth

2585. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the local improvement scheme; if she will urgently allocate further funding to the scheme to clear the backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19914/21]

Community Services Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

2586. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of community services programme projects in place throughout the country; the number of participants and managers respectively being funded on these schemes; her plans to expand the scheme to include new projects and extra participants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20167/21]

Community Services Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

2587. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is accepting applications for new projects to date under the Community Services Programme; the details of the way to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20168/21]

Remote Working

Éamon Ó Cuív

2588. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the assistance available to community projects for the development of remote working hubs to date; if application forms for same are available; if such hubs can be developed in leased buildings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20169/21]

Library Projects

John Paul Phelan

2589. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current progress and eventual timeline for the provision of grant support for a library (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20322/21]

Appointments to State Boards

John McGuinness

2590. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the efforts her Department is making to achieve gender balance on all State boards and agencies under the remit of her Department; if she will set out the changes achieved to date on each; if 50% of the membership of all boards, policy groups or agencies that provide advice to Government on matters of policy will be reserved for appropriately qualified individuals from the private sector in order to achieve a balance between the public and private sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20732/21]

Remote Working

Pearse Doherty

2591. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application process is planned for interested pub owners in the recently announced proposal for a pilot scheme to turn rural pubs into remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20800/21]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

411. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le síneadh a chur le céibh Inis Oírr; cén uair atá súil ag a Roinn le tairiscintí a lorg don obair seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17851/21]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

412. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ar fhorbairt na céibhe in Inis Meáin; cén uair atá súil ag a Roinn go n-aontófar dearadh don obair sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [17852/21]

Departmental Staff

Claire Kerrane

413. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a breakdown of the higher executive officers, administration officers, assistant principal officers, principal officers and assistant secretaries in her Department by gender in tabular form. [17916/21]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

414. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a schedule will be provided of the data sets, databases and file types her Department has shared with the Department of Health since 2000. [17978/21]

General Data Protection Regulation

Catherine Murphy

415. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of complaints her Department has received from members of the public under the heading of GDPR and data information requests since 2018 to date in 2021; the number of data information requests that have been refused and accepted, respectively; the number of GDPR requests refused; and the basis on which they were declined in tabular form. [17997/21]

Community Development Projects

Carol Nolan

416. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the organisations and groups supported by the scheme to support national organisations in the community and voluntary sector; the funding each has received from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18015/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pa Daly

1295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will approve the installation of a broadband connection point or an alternative interim solution to provide connectivity as a matter of urgency due to there being no communications of any kind available at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17483/21]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Brendan Griffin

1296. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided to Kerry County Council for the provision of a footpath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16506/21]

Departmental Legal Cases

Mairéad Farrell

1297. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16599/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Alan Dillon

1298. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an application has been received for funding (details supplied); if so, the likely timescale of when funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16685/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1299. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available for NGOs and community organisations to retrofit their premises to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16978/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1300. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants available for NGOs and community organisations to retrofit accommodation, refuge services and properties to enable access for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16979/21]

Offshore Islands

Joe McHugh

1301. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of capital plans for Magheraroarty Pier and the Tory Island ferry, County Donegal as was committed to in Project Ireland 2040; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17024/21]

Greenways Provision

Joe McHugh

1302. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific detail of funding announcement for Muckish Mountain; if there be significant follow-up funding to enable the investment on the Burtonport to Letterkenny greenway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17263/21]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

1303. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department and agencies under her remit are meeting obligations under the Irish Sign Language Act 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17433/21]

Commencement of Legislation

Holly Cairns

1304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the Acts falling under her Department which have been signed into law but have not been commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17451/21]

Voluntary Sector

Holly Cairns

1305. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking in response to the recommendations in a report by an organisation (details supplied) on the support needs of the non-profit sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17506/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Holly Cairns

1306. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the actions taken to achieve objective 8 strengthen and build understanding and capacity to support the implementation of the sustainable development goals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17507/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

1307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the spend for her Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17964/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

264. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if guidelines will be issued to boards of management in community centres on hall rental and numbers when level 5 restrictions are lifted. [15983/21]

Remote Working

Alan Dillon

265. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16260/21]

Remote Working

Alan Dillon

266. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those locations to purchase e-working equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16263/21]

Legislative Reviews

Paul Donnelly

267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the promised review of the Charities Act 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15993/21]

Departmental Communications

Eoin Ó Broin

268. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016. [16011/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

269. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a protected disclosure; the number that were in part or fully examined by a third party or consultancy; the number of protected disclosures under investigation over this period; and the number that were finalised and the contents accepted and acted on. [16037/21]

Protected Disclosures

Catherine Murphy

270. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021 from officials within her Department; the number of officials who made protected disclosures over the period and who are now not working in her Department; and the number of protected disclosures received from retired officials of her Department over the period. [16055/21]

Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

Brendan Griffin

271. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a decision has been made on a funding application by a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16071/21]