Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 December 2025
797. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73327/25]
View answer798. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide details in respect of recreation sites and works carried out and planned to be carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73328/25]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 797 and 798 together.
The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) provides funding under several measures for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the necessary repair, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in countryside areas across Ireland. Since 2020, my Department has provided funding of over €2.6 million to support 48 projects in County Laois. In some cases, the projects funded may traverse lands in the ownership or management of the organisations referenced by the deputy. The full list of projects is available on my Department's website.
My Department has not received any direct applications through the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme for the development or maintenance of recreational infrastructure from the organisations referenced by the deputy in the locations specified. My Department has a strategic partnership in place with both of the organisations referred to by the deputy for the development or maintenance of recreational facilities at various locations across the country. In recent years this would have included maintenance and repair work at Coillte sites such as Bishops Wood, Lacca, Cullahill, Emo Court, Glenbarrow, and Monicknew Recreation Area.
