Results 261-280 of 1,113,149 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Tom Kitt OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh OR speaker:Fergus O'Dowd OR speaker:Ivana Bacik OR speaker:Jennifer Murnane O'Connor OR speaker:Seán Fleming OR speaker:Michael Healy-Rae OR speaker:Gary Gannon OR speaker:Jim O'Callaghan OR speaker:Ossian Smyth OR speaker:Martin Kenny OR speaker:Paschal Donohoe OR speaker:Thomas Pringle OR speaker:Pauline Tully OR speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan OR speaker:Steven Matthews OR speaker:Martin Heydon OR speaker:Alan Farrell OR speaker:Frank Feighan OR speaker:Hildegarde Naughton OR speaker:Claire Kerrane OR speaker:Michael Fitzmaurice OR speaker:Heather Humphreys)
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Martin Kenny: I take it that the Minister of State was not expecting us to reach Question No. 91, which relates to participation in libraries around the country, the number of people who are members of our libraries and how much they are used. What can be done to get more people to use our library facilities, which in many areas are excellent? We spoke earlier about needing more investment. We never...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Joe O'Brien: I have an issue in that I do not have a prepared response for Question No. 91.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Joe O'Brien: The best I can do is to tell the Deputy that we will get back to him with some detail on that. I simply do not have the information available.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: By any stretch of the imagination, Question No. 98, in the name of Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, was not expected to be reached.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Pádraig O'Sullivan: To be fair, I did not expect Question No. 98 to be reached. Nationally, €30 million was allocated for greenfield sites for new community centres in the last round of the community centre investment fund. I am aware of four projects in Cork, two of which were mentioned by Deputy Gould earlier. I am advocating for a significant upward review of that €30 million in light of the...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Joe O'Brien: The expectation is that decisions will be made on the community centre investment fund by the end of the year. That is as much information as I have on it. I have nothing here to support that.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Joe O'Brien: Given that it is World Mental Health Day, maybe we could take a 20-minute mental health break.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Cuireadh an Dáil ar fionraí ar 11.40 a.m. agus cuireadh tús leis arís ar 12.01 p.m. Sitting suspended at 11.40 a.m. and resumed at 12.01 p.m.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Okay. We are in the same position regarding all the questions after that. We have Deputy O'Rourke and Deputy O'Sullivan in the Chamber. I understand the Minister of State's dilemma. Does Deputy O'Rourke want to refer briefly to Question No. 93?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: Question No. 93 seeks an update on the LEADER programme. What measures have been funded for climate change mitigation and adaptation? What amount of funding was allocated to the programme in budget 2025? Will the Minister of State make a statement on the matter?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Schemes (10 Oct 2024)
Catherine Connolly: I take the opportunity to welcome the students in the Public Gallery. Cuirim céad míle fáilte roimh na daltaí óga atá thuas staighre ag breathnú anuas orainn. Tá fáilte rompu.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (10 Oct 2024)
Thomas Gould: The Minister of State spoke about capacity and funding being in place. I represent an area in Cork called Ballyvolane. It is now a massive area with a lot of privately built houses but also social housing. There is a mixture. There is no community centre. Right now, there is a plan to build 1,000 more houses, and in the wider Ballyvolane area there is the possibility of 2,000 houses and...