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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I again thank the Deputy . She is right. The diligence of the committee in coming up with the 15 recommendations has to be lauded. It is important that we take the recommendations on board. As the Minister of State with responsibility for the disbursement of the Dormant Accounts Fund, I will certainly be ensuring that everything is transparent. I repeat that €30 million - a not...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The review of the Dormant Accounts Fund disbursement scheme, which was published in July 2018, set out 15 recommendations aimed at improving the management and administration of current and future disbursement schemes. One of the recommendations was to establish an interdepartmental group for the Dormant Accounts Fund to meet on a six-monthly basis. The stated purpose of the group is to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: LEADER, the social inclusion and community activation programme, SICAP, community services, CLÁR, townland and village and outdoor recreation are departmental schemes to enhance communities and to make them more vibrant. Of course, we need to do more because we have had a significant deficit in the rural areas and they have suffered most. CLÁR is there to help the areas where...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Deputy's sentiments are the same as the Minister's, mine and other Deputies present. It is exactly what we want to do. We want to provide equal opportunities for people. There are many opportunities for us. The Minister, myself and the Department meet regularly with local authorities. The very good councillors in the municipal districts bring forward the issues. There is a huge...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established to support the creation of vibrant and sustainable communities across the country, which supporting the development and promotion of the modern and efficient services needed for such communities to thrive is key to achieving. The Department provides a wide range of supports to communities in rural Ireland, including in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund Management (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2017, published in July 2017 approved funding for a measure entitled access to services and amenities in rural Ireland. At that time, it was envisaged that this measure would support older people and people with disabilities in accessing services, amenities and activities within the community. It was also envisaged that the measure would support community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 49 and 62 together. Pobal is a not for profit company which was originally established by Government in 1992 as Area Development Management (ADM) Ltd. Charitable status was granted to the company by the Revenue Commissioners on the 20th November 1996. In 2005 ADM was re-named Pobal. In accordance with Section 40 of the Charities Act, 2009, Pobal was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Services (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce was established in July 2016 to examine broadband and mobile phone coverage deficits in Ireland and identify tangible actions to improve the quality of these services. The Taskforce Report was published in December 2016, and included 40 actions to alleviate barriers to mobile phone reception and broadband access. An Implementation Group was...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: In February 2017, under the umbrella of the Dormant Accounts Fund, the then Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs announced a competitive call for proposals from social enterprises that provide services to, or employment opportunities for, disadvantaged people, particularly in rural areas. The aim of the Social Enterprise measure supported by the Dormant...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development Initiatives (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Programme for Partnership Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development both commit to progressing the Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative to support the development of the western part of the country, from Donegal to Kerry. The objective of the AEC project is to maximise the assets along the western seaboard and connect the economic hubs, clusters and catchments of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Exploration Licences (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: There are no plans to change Government policy in respect of offshore oil and gas exploration. In the context of Ireland's transition to a low carbon energy future, it is accepted that Ireland will continue to need oil and particularly gas for quite some time, though their use must significantly reduce. Ending all future oil and gas exploration in Irish waters and placing a full...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Programme for a Partnership Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development both commit to progressing the Atlantic Economic Corridor initiative to support the development of the western part of the country, from Donegal to Kerry. The objective of the AEC project is to maximise the assets along the western seaboard and connect the economic hubs, clusters and catchments of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (11 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Charities Regulatory Authority was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The key functions of the Regulator are to establish and maintain a public register of charitable organisations operating in Ireland and ensure their compliance with the Charities Acts.  I understand that, as of 31 October 2018, there were 9,722 charities on the Register...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (4 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: The Department of Rural and Community Development does not currently fund the Football Association of Ireland from any of its programmes. However, funding for the period covering 2011 to the 30June 2014 totalling €128,542 issued during that period, paid in four instalments by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government under the Scheme to Support National...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (4 Dec 2018)

Seán Canney: Section 14 (3) of the Charities Act 2009, provides that the Charities Regulator is independent in the performance of its statutory functions. My Department has no function in investigating potential breaches of the Charities Act, including recording the number of complaints received or correspondence with organisations on the matter of potential breaches of the Act. The Charities Regulator...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Offshore Exploration Licences (29 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: In advance of the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licencing Round, the Irish Offshore Strategic Environmental Assessment (IOSEA) 5 Environmental Report in respect of oil and gas exploration activities in the Irish offshore was undertaken by my Department. Policy in respect of exploration activities carried out under an exploration licence offshore Ireland is informed by IOSEA5. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Waterways Maintenance (27 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: Under the terms of a judicial review and an agreement in the High Court between my Department and the owners of the weir, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) are managing the works required and the owners of the weir will pay all reasonable associated costs.  IFI are managing the removal of the structure so as to minimise the impact on flora, fauna and habitat in the river and to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Regulation (22 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: I gave statutory notice on 14 November 2018 of the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations, 2018 to provide for the management of the wild salmon and sea trout fishery by IFI from 1 January 2019. The draft regulations provide for an individual management regime for each of Ireland's 147 salmon rivers, river sections and estuaries based on the conservation imperative...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: I cannot make a commitment on behalf of the Minister but I will bring to him the Deputies' request to meet an all-party delegation.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (20 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: I am from rural Ireland and I understand this process, which is also happening in my constituency. The post office network has not been supported and many offices have closed because they have not been supported.