Results 201-220 of 1,084,817 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Mick Barry OR speaker:Peadar Tóibín OR speaker:Brian Leddin OR speaker:Joan Collins OR speaker:Eoin Ó Broin OR speaker:Ossian Smyth)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (10 Jul 2025)
That is an invaluable provision.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Community Development Projects
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: 92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on Ballyvolane community centre. [38279/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: Ballyvolane is a fabulous community. For decades it has been promised a community centre and for decades Government promises have failed to deliver. Will the Minister outline supports and when the community centre will finally be delivered for Ballyvolane?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Dara Calleary: The community centre investment fund, CCIF, is my Department's primary funding vehicle for new and existing community centres. It was first introduced in 2022 in recognition of the need for a dedicated funding stream to support investment in the hundreds of community facilities that are at the heart of both rural and urban communities. In Cork, my Department has provided more than...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: I thank the Minister for his response but, unfortunately, once again there is nothing there for Ballyvolane. He made the point there has been no application. I have been hearing about a community centre in Ballyvolane for decades. I have attended meetings. How was a community centre not given funding or prioritised in all that time? Over 2,000 houses are planned for the Ballyvolane area...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Dara Calleary: I do not disagree with the Deputy. That is why we have invested in the community centre investment fund and why we have put money aside for new centres, new builds, in communities such as Ballyvolane. Twelve of those have been funded and Rylane in Cork is one, and that is why I hope to have another scheme next year for new builds. I am more than happy to work with the Deputies here and the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Thomas Gould: A new development is going up in Lahardane with hundreds of homes. There is to be a site there for a specific building for a community centre. You could not swing a cat in it, no disrespect. What we want is a proper community centre delivered for the people of Ballyvolane, for the existing residents and the new residents who will come there. We want to see services provided in the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Ken O'Flynn: I commend both the Minister and the Minister of State, who have committed to meeting me regularly. I have met the Minister of State in particular about this. As has been highlighted, the application is not in but I am very grateful for the €30,000 that was secured by me and colleagues for the scoping exercises to find the right site for Ballyvolane. I am acutely aware of the recent...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Jul 2025)
Dara Calleary: It is clear that Deputy O’Flynn has done a lot of work. The Minister of State, Deputy Buttimer, tells me he taught in the area so he knows it very well. I cannot give Deputy Gould a guarantee. Local authorities have to prepare plans but judging by the scoping work, site identification work and community meetings, it sounds as though they are doing the necessary preparatory work. It...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Departmental Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: 93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he intends to provide additional funding in 2025 for the local improvement scheme, LIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36845/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Matt Carthy: 95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an additional allocation to Monaghan County Council for the local improvement scheme in 2025. [38304/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Aindrias Moynihan: 105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to address the long wait time for applicants under the local improvement scheme in Cork North-West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38149/25]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Michael Murphy: As I am sure the Minister will agree, the local improvement scheme, LIS, and the community involvement scheme are two critical supports at local level that are vital to the fabric and function of rural Ireland. Are there plans to provide any additional funding before the end of this year?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Matt Carthy: I agree that the local improvement scheme budget needs to be increased. I point the Minister to County Monaghan in particular, which is virtually at the bottom of the list of the 25 counties that receive LIS applications. Only one receives less than County Monaghan despite our probably having more private lanes than many others. Will the Minister increase the budget allocation to Monaghan...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (10 Jul 2025)
Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93, 95 and 105 together. The three letters most feared by my officials are LIS. We are actively reviewing the LIS, looking to make it more effective and to deliver more consistently. It is a is a key support to rural communities in improving non-public rural roads and laneways that are not typically maintained by local authorities. We reintroduced the...