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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: My Department wrote to Local Authorities last August to establish the level of demand for a Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) this year. The LIS is a nation-wide scheme that supports improvement works on private and non-public roads. The Local Authorities were advised that any requests for funds would be subject to their capacity to complete any proposed works in 2017, and the availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: My Department’s Community & Voluntary Supports & Programmes provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5m was provided in 2017 under this programme to support 21 Volunteer Centres, 8 Volunteer Information Services (VISs) and a number of national volunteer-supporting organisations, such as Volunteer Ireland. Each VIS,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I am assuming the Deputy is referring to the registration process administered by the Charities Regulator as distinct from the granting of charitable tax status for the purposes of the tax code. The latter is administered by the Revenue Commissioners and my Department has no function in that scheme. Section 39 of the Charities Act 2009, provides the regulatory basis for organisations to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: My Department delivers a variety of schemes that support the sustainable development of rural communities in line with commitments in the Programme for Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development. These include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, and the CLÁR Programme. The following table details the budget allocations and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Funding (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: My Department delivers a variety of schemes that support the sustainable development of rural communities in line with commitments in the Programme for Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development. These include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, and the CLÁR Programme. The table details the budget allocations and drawdown to date...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Freedom of Information Data (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 471 and 472 together. The Department of Rural and Community Development was established in July 2017 and since then has received a total of ten Freedom of Information requests, four of which are currently being dealt with by officials in my Department. The remaining six requests were all considered and completed within 20 working days of receipt of the...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: This is the first time I have been here.

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: No.

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I thank the House for the opportunity to brief Members this evening on the important work I am leading in the Department of Rural and Community Development. As Members know, the Department was established on 19 July 2017. I am honoured to have been asked by An Taoiseach to lead the new Department. The decision to establish the Department is an important one as we seek to promote and...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I thank the Members for their support, their comments and their constructive suggestions this evening. All of us are united in wanting the best future for our rural and urban communities around the country. That is the reason my Department was established by the Taoiseach in July. It is the fundamental objective of my Department, and I am confident that with this strong mandate we will...

Seanad: Department of Rural and Community Development: Statements (5 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: The Senator would have a bigger problem with me if that money was unspent at the end of the year. I am not to blame. The Leader companies are. We made 31 changes to the Leader programme. I want to see it implemented. I want to see more jobs created and to see that funding put into community organisation, businesses, hubs and job creation. I do not want to see the companies sitting...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19 July 2017.  Any information relating to the functions transferred to this Department, for the requested period, will be reported by the relevant parent Departments in their responses.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Local and Community Development Programme (6 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I thank the Senator for raising the issue. I will put my statement on the record but will also respond to one or two of the issues Senator Boyhan raises. I do not disagree with him. My Department provides funding to support the development of the new local and community development governance structures introduced as part of the local government reform process, namely, local community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: My Department wrote to Local Authorities last August to establish the level of demand for a local improvement scheme this year. This is a nation-wide scheme which The Local Authorities were advised that any requests for funds would be subject to their capacity to complete any proposed works in 2017, and funding availability. On 21st September last, I announced the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mountain Rescue Service (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: Mountain Rescue Ireland (MRI) operates on a voluntary basis, but has received State support for a number of years from various Government Departments to help with the organisation’s operating costs. I understand that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport currently provides an average grant of approximately €7,400 per annum for each individual MRI rescue team, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Budgets (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: The total amount of capital funding allocated to my Department upon its creation was approximately €77 million. To the end of November, payments totalling €25.2 million have been made, as shown in the table below. It has been impressed upon Local Authorities the need to accelerate spending on their 2017 projects as a matter of urgency, and further significant...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I interpret the Deputy's question as referring to schemes launched by my Department in 2017. Earlier this year, I launch a number of schemes that provide support for the development of rural communities. These include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor/Rural Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, the CLÁR Programme and the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). These schemes all...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Funding (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I interpret the Deputy's question as referring to schemes launched by my Department in 2017. Earlier this year, I launch a number of schemes that provide support for the development of rural communities. These include the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor/Rural Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, the CLÁR Programme and the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). These schemes all...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: I presume the Deputy is referring to the Lot basis used for delivery of the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP). The SICAP programme is implemented by 46 Programme Implementers in 51 geographic areas (known as Lots).  These Lots were determined by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in 2014, prior to the commencement of the current...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (7 Dec 2017)

Michael Ring: Pillar 3 of the Action Plan for Rural Development makes a commitment to a series of actions to maximise Ireland’s rural tourism and recreation potential in recognition of the contribution that tourism makes to the rural economy. Actions under this Pillar are implemented across a number of Government Departments and will support sustainable jobs through targeted tourism initiatives,...