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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (25 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...growing every month. My Department is working with these sites to support initiatives in the BCPs under various themes, including: remote working, skills and education training, eHealth services, and arts and culture events. Programmes will be run throughout the BCP network over the rest of the year. The WiFi4EU project started in 2018 and aims to provide free public Wi-Fi...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...to a maximum of €7,000 per annum. Uversity is a registered charity that has been awarding Higher Education Scholarships to adult learners since 2018. Legislation does not provide for such a disregard for funding from the Arts and Disability Connect scheme and, as such, any award made through this scheme would be assessed as income. Any extension of means disregards would...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (28 Apr 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...new Rural Development Policy: Our Rural Future. Through the Broadband Connection Points (BCP) initiative, my department is establishing a national network of approximately 300 community hubs in some of the most remote parts of the country, including areas in Waterford. These hubs will support remote working, skills and education training,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...legal forms utilised. Sector of Business Activity % Local/Community Development 34.03% Social Health/Community Care 23.14% Arts/Culture 8.0% Services 7.4% Environmental 5.5% Hospitality 4.4% ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (3 Mar 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...be in a position to announce details of this scheme shortly. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, as locations for eHealth services and as locations for the creative arts. County Total BCPs Live BCPs CARLOW 8 4 CAVAN 12 8 CLARE 7 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (18 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Professional Artist scheme under jobseekers allowance is an initiative of the all-of-Government Creative Ireland Programme, introduced while I had Ministerial responsibility for the Arts. The scheme was initially introduced as a pilot scheme and was available to professional writers and visual artists. In September 2019 the Professional Artist Scheme was introduced as a permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (17 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...over the coming years. In this regard, my officials are designing a suite of programmes, underpinned by the connectivity at BCPs, to develop remote working, eHealth, education and training, and arts and culture projects. I have secured an additional €5 million under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme this year for the further development of remote working facilities in digital...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...of the NBP rollout. In this context, my officials are designing a suite of programmes, underpinned by the connectivity at BCPs, to develop remote working, eHealth, education and training, and arts and culture projects.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (10 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...areas, including some of our off-shore islands. The BCPs will make onsite broadband access available for a variety of uses, such as remote working, remote study, eHealth, education and training, arts and culture, and general community use. To date, sites that have been selected as BCPs are situated in community centres, libraries and sports clubs. At this point, the majority of sites...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Broadband Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...areas, including some of our off-shore islands.  The BCPs will make onsite broadband access available for a variety of uses, such as remote working, remote study, eHealth, education and training, arts and culture, and general community use. While the BCPs are an important element of the National Broadband Plan in their own right, the objective is that that they will become long-term...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...so that self-employed people can now earn up to €960 over an eight-week period, while still retaining their full PUP entitlement. This measure has been welcomed by a number of sectors, including those in the arts and entertainment sector, and the taxi industry. This, for example, provides scope for a musician to take up occasional gigs without the prospect of losing his or her...

Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (28 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...support of my Oireachtas colleagues, to make changes in order that self-employed people can now earn up to €960 over an eight-week period, while retaining their full PUP entitlement. This is something that has been particularly welcomed by workers in our arts and entertainment sector and, indeed, our taxi drivers. I was also pleased to secure the extension into 2021 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...are not limited in terms of sector. Projects allocated funding to date include town and village regeneration, enterprise development, tourism development, digital and co-working initiatives, libraries, arts and cultural facilities and sports and recreation facilities. Projects are often a combination of a number of these elements. However, it should be noted that no portion of funding has...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Heather Humphreys: ...these sites and other digital hubs. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, as locations for eHealth services, as remote working hubs and as locations for the creative arts. Local Authority Live BCPs Of which on islands CARLOW 2 CAVAN 6 CLARE ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...approved for funding of €1.3 million from the first call of category 1 applications. Briary Gap theatre and the library in Macroom, which I also visited when I was Minister with responsibility for arts, got funding of €2 million from the second call of category 1 projects. Cork North-West has a good track record in these applications and all the projects are assessed by an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...towns and cities for many medical appointments, which is to be welcomed. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, remote working hubs and as locations for the creative arts. Under budget 2021, I secured an additional €5 million to enhance remote working capability and remote access for students at BCPs and digital hubs across rural Ireland next year....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...remote areas to towns and cities for many medical appointments. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, as remote working hubs and as locations for the creative arts. Under Budget 2021, I secured an additional €5 million to enhance remote working capability and remote access for students at BCPs and digital hubs across rural Ireland next...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...remote areas to towns and cities for many medical appointments. My officials are also exploring the use of BCPs as educational settings, as remote working hubs and as locations for the creative arts. Under Budget 2021, I secured an additional €5 million to enhance remote working capability and remote access for students at BCPs and digital hubs across rural Ireland next year. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (17 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...from: - Department of Rural and Community Development - Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment - Department of Environment, Climate and Communications - Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media - Enterprise Ireland - IDA - Údaras na Gaeltachta - The Western Development Commission The Working Group has met twice since its inception. As part of its...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Heather Humphreys: ...3-way phone call, or in-person, as required. All digital platform services and information within www.MyGovid.ie, www.MyWelfare.ie and www.WelfarePartners.ie is available to our customers in both Irish and English. No digital service can go live without both languages being fully available and functional. In addition, my Department is committed to the continued development and training...