Results 2,421-2,440 of 27,613 for speaker:Heather Humphreys
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: I will let the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ring, deal with the post office issue. I want to see the town and village enhancement scheme rolled out as soon as possible. I have some ideas, but I want to work through the local authorities. The best approach is to get them to engage with local communities. I want the town teams to come forward with proposals on how they can improve...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: I am not aware-----
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: As that responsibility has only recently been moved to my Department, I will have to come back to the Deputy with an answer. I am sorry, I do have the answer. There was no programme last year. It is a new programme this year.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Yes, that was to finish off of the 2014 programme.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: I will seek further clarification for the Deputy because I do not have the-----
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: There is a total allocation of €250 million for the Leader programme and €40 million is in the budget for this year. I want to get this moving. That is the main thing. I want to see the funding out in the communities because that is where it needs to be. I am attending an event in Virginia in County Cavan on Friday and I will be signing the contracts there for at least 18 of...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: That scheme belongs to the Department of Social Protection. However, there is a special Cabinet sub-committee and I will raise the issue of the rural social scheme there. That sub-committee holds to account every Department that relates to rural Ireland. They will be asked the relevant questions concerning what they are doing for rural Ireland. The Taoiseach chairs that sub-committee,...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: The aim of the REDZ scheme is to support and develop the town centre and local retail economy, ameliorating the pressures businesses were experiencing following the recession, and to develop the concept of community leadership following the abolition of town councils. We want to work with local authorities and chambers of commerce as that is very important. We must work with business...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Absolutely not. It is not necessary to have anything. If there is a good community group, it is fine.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: The Deputy is right that some do not. I am just providing examples of where people came together and saw what they needed to do. In fairness, I have yet to see a good project refused funding. Ideas were put together, applications were made and we were able to support them. I want to see more of that. Again, it is about working on a collaborative basis. I have great faith in local...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Castleblayney got it and Lough Egish Food Park. It was to facilitate businesses to look at how they could make an application for broadband.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: I am not aware of any. There will be the next time. No application came in.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Decisions on Leader allocations were based on the rural deprivation index and other statistics on rural areas. County Kildare was allocated €5.26 million, while County Leitrim received €5.9 million. An assessment was made and-----
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Decisions on Leader allocations are based on rural deprivation.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: The programme for partnership Government includes a commitment to increase funding for the Leader programme and to make available more competitive capital funding to allow Leader groups to bid for additional resources for projects that best support rural economic development. I will work on this matter in the budgetary process.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: On broadband, a procurement process is under way for the national broadband plan. In the meantime, I want to ensure that once the plan has been agreed and signed off, every county will be broadband ready. I will work with local authorities on this matter. I will meet representatives of the County and City Managers Association, CCMA, shortly when I will ask that every county produce a...
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: I do not have anything to say about it.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: Yes, if there is any.
- Select Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 33 - Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Revised) (5 Jul 2016) Heather Humphreys: It is the funding received from the European Union after the money has been spent.
- Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2016)
Heather Humphreys: Does the matter relate to promised legislation?