Parliamentary questions

Community Development Projects

Joe Carey

689. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount in grants and funding awarded to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past ten years throughout the country; the amounts applied for each year; the total amounts awarded; the amounts draw down; the type of projects that these grants were awarded for; if any of these were for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49525/21]

Community Development Projects

Joe Carey

690. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount in grants and funding awarded to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past ten years in County Clare; the amounts applied for each year; the total amounts awarded; the amounts draw down; the type of projects that these grants were awarded for; if any of these were for capital projects; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49544/21]

Departmental Data

Holly Cairns

691. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [49566/21]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Connolly

692. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number and value all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the date, value and purpose of each negotiated procedure contract in tabular form. [49736/21]

Rural Schemes

Robert Troy

473. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of town and village renewal applications (details supplied). [48743/21]

Seirbhísí Oileán

Éamon Ó Cuív

474. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil sí ar an eolas nár sheol an bád lasta ó Ros a’Mhíl chuig Inis Meáin Dé hAoine seo caite, 1ú Deireadh Fómhair, de bharr droch aimsire; an bhfuil i gceist aici a chinntiú go mbeidh an rialtacht agus caighdeán seirbhíse céanna lastais go hInis Meáin agus atá go hÁrann agus go hInis Oirr an Geimhreadh seo tri shocrú a dhéanamh leis an bhfarrantóir go núsáidfidh sé bád a bheadh i ndon dul le céibh ag Céibh an Chalaidh Mhóir i ndroch aimsir; an bhfuil i gceist ag a Roinn an cheist a phlé le pobal agus lucht gnótha Inis Meáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [48975/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Robert Troy

475. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application to the Covid stability fund (details supplied). [48749/21]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

476. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a public funding stream under her Department is available for an entrepreneur to develop a town centre market and social area on private lands in a small town; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48916/21]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

477. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of an application for town and village renewal funding in respect of a project (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48925/21]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

478. Deputy Brendan Griffin 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 last two rounds of the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48927/21]

Departmental Schemes

James Lawless

178. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of playgrounds funded under the CLÁR scheme in each county both through community organisations and through schools. [48423/21]

Departmental Schemes

James Lawless

179. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the insurance arrangements for playgrounds that are funded under the CLÁR scheme. [48424/21]

Departmental Schemes

Jennifer Whitmore

180. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the streetscape enhancement initiative announced on 4 August 2021 which had a deadline of 14 September 2021 with successful applicants required to apply for payments once work has been completed before 22 October 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties this short timeframe has caused for persons wishing to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48713/21]

Control of Dogs

Eoin Ó Broin

787. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the public consultation of the Control of Dogs Act 1986 that was carried out in 2019; if the results of the consultation will be published; and if the Act will be amended to reflect the outcome of the consultation. [48564/21]

Insurance Coverage

Matt Carthy

788. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when public liability insurance was first secured from her Department for the two existing mountain access project areas, that is, the MacGillycuddy Reeks, County Kerry and Binn Sléibhe, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47573/21]

Control of Dogs

Cormac Devlin

789. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the recent public consultation around the Control of Dogs Act 1986; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47675/21]

Rural Schemes

Cathal Crowe

790. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the timeline for the streetscape scheme due to difficulties with construction issues and the availability of specialised tradesmen and to complete the work. [47767/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Dara Calleary

791. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; if there are any agencies under her Department’s remit that have had a similar issue or have made a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to any issue in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48030/21]

Rural Schemes

Claire Kerrane

400. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some local development companies will run out of Leader funding under the transitional programme by January 2022; if additional funding will be made available for Leader; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47296/21]

Rural Schemes

Dara Calleary

401. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the national rural outdoor recreation scheme will be a multi-annual scheme. [47281/21]

Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

402. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil i gceist aici maoiniú a chur ar fáil d’Údaráis Áitiúla le feabhas a chur ar chéibheanna agus sleamhnáin ar locha agus sa bhfarraige chun forbairt a dhéanamh ar thurasóireacht uisce ar nós bádóireacht, seoltóireacht, tumadóireacht, snámh agus rl. go mór mhór i gceantair tuaithe; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [47366/21]

Seirbhísí Farantóireachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

403. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil i gceist aici seirbhís farrantóireacta le deontas a chur ar fáil le cinntiú go mbeidh bád ó Dhúlainn, Contae an Chláir le freastal ar Inis Meáin sa samhradh le cinntiu go mbeidh leas eacnamaíochta ag an oileán seo ó thurasóireacht o Chontae an Chláir; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [47382/21]

Departmental Investigations

Michael Ring

404. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the outcome of an investigation by her Department (details supplied); the findings of the investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47458/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

269. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46933/21]

Digital Hubs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

270. 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. [47032/21]

Library Services

Mairéad Farrell

870. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will be providing updated guidelines to public libraries in relation to restrictions on computer usage due to Covid-19 in view of schools and colleges returning and students needing to use such facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46010/21]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Ged Nash

871. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of and position regarding the dormant account funds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46093/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

872. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 825 of 15 September 2021, if tenders for the courses and training provided were issued; if so, the persons who responded; the criteria by which the course provider; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46204/21]

Community Development Projects

Robert Troy

874. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the street and shop front grant past November 2021 (details supplied). [46364/21]

Community Development Projects

Emer Higgins

875. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the streetscape enhancement initiative of her Department was open to applicants living in local authorities in rural areas of County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46565/21]

Departmental Projects

Alan Dillon

876. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of upgrading a helipad (details supplied); the stage it is currently at; when it is likely to go to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46590/21]

Community Development Projects

Christopher O'Sullivan

877. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the external review of the walks scheme will be published (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/21]

Rural Recreation Policy

Michael Creed

356. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received the external review of the walks scheme administered by her Department; if this review has addressed the issue of the role of the rural recreational officer and the equity in resourcing these posts in certain areas due to the number of stakeholders participating and the vast geographical area covered; if in the context of this review, she will reconsider the administrative resources available to the groups participating particularly for the funding of rural recreational officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Imelda Munster

273. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department’s IT infrastructure is monitored for security breaches on a 24/7 basis; the guidance provided from Government on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45317/21]

Community Development Projects

Mary Butler

274. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has plans to introduce a further tranche of community enhancement programme funding given that community centres are incurring additional expense as they move towards reopening within the public health restrictions of the day; the amounts paid to each local authority under the previous tranche of community enhancement programme funding announced in May 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45357/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

275. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps taken by her Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within her Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; her plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45374/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Emer Higgins

276. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps taken by agencies under the remit of her Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45391/21]

Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

277. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail an bhfuil i gceist ag oifigigh na Roinne casadh le coiste (sonraí tugtha) go luath le forbairt na cé in Inis Meáin a phlé; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [45427/21]

Tidy Towns

Robert Troy

278. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure a tidy towns grant is awarded to a group (details supplied). [45479/21]

Cycling Facilities

Kieran O'Donnell

279. Deputy Kieran O'Donnell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider extending the three year bike pilot initiative for the provision of high-quality upcycled bicycles and e-bikes for those on low incomes and or those who are most marginalised and disadvantaged to Limerick city given it is the only large city not included in the pilot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45543/21]

Rural Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

701. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of recipients of the €250,000 recently granted to County Clare under the CLÁR programme. [44547/21]

Rural Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

702. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount designated to all counties except County Clare under the CLÁR programme in tabular form. [44548/21]

Mental Health Services

Peadar Tóibín

703. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase funding in Budget 2022 for voluntary mental health and suicide prevention charities due to extra demand for such services arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. [44577/21]

Cycling Facilities

Fergus O'Dowd

704. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the proposed works for the Mell Greenway, Drogheda for which Louth County Council received €200,000 through the outdoor recreational scheme in February 2020; if the new resubmitted plans have been approved; if there are timelines for a commencement of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44657/21]

Departmental Properties

Holly Cairns

705. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations of all offices and buildings either owned or used by her Department or by public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit which are usually open to the public to access services. [44919/21]

Departmental Communications

Carol Nolan

706. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has deleted text messages or email correspondence related to Government or official communications at any point since January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45043/21]

Departmental Staff

Holly Cairns

322. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will ensure that all staff in her Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under her remit who, by necessity of their work have to come into close proximity with others, including other employees or members of the public are provided with medical grade masks in the EN14683 category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44380/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Catherine Connolly

822. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the grants and supports available to bridge clubs seeking to return to in-person play in line with the roadmap for the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in order to ease the financial burden of bringing their premises in compliance with Covid-19-related hygiene protocols; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44165/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

823. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason an application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo under a funding scheme was unsuccessful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43227/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Ring

824. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated to local authorities for a scheme (details supplied); the amount of funding that went to the private sector separately; the number of applications grant aided by the local authorities under this scheme; the way the criteria were set; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43228/21]