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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme Funding (14 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER, which is referred to at EU level as Measure 19 of the Rural Development Programme, forms part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and has a total budget of €250 million over the period in question.  €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the Local Action Groups (LAGs) throughout the country who deliver the LEADER programme.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Job Creation (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The action plan for rural development includes a range of measures which will support enterprise growth and job creation in rural areas.  These measures will be delivered across a range of Government Departments, State agencies and other organisations over the period to 2020.  The relevant measures in the Action Plan are aimed at: -  growing an attracting enterprises and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (15 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme covering the period 2014-2020, with a total budget of €250 million over that period. €220 million of this funding has been allocated to the local action groups throughout the country which deliver the LEADER programme. The remaining €30 million is available for schemes which will be delivered at a national level. LEADER funding is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Disability Support Services Funding (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 and 516 together. My Department provides funding to the organisation in question under the Scheme to Support National Organisations in the Community and Voluntary sector, which aims to provide multi-annual funding to national organisations towards core costs associated with the provision of services. The current round of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Leader is a multi-annual programme covering the period 2014-2020 which is delivered through Local Action Groups in each of the 28 LEADER sub-regional areas around the country.  Funding under LEADER is available for a range of defined themes, which include enterprise development and job creation, social inclusion, and the environment. The Social Inclusion theme of the LEADER Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department is responsible for the Seniors Alert Scheme which encourages community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable them to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind. Funding is available under the scheme towards the purchase by a registered community-based organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Planning Framework (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Last Friday, 16 February, the Government published Project Ireland 2040 which incorporates the new National Planning Framework and the 10-year National Development Plan (NDP).  The  NDP will underpin the Planning Framework with a programme of capital investment to 2027. My Department provided inputs to the National Planning Framework though its participation on a Cross Departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department administers the Walks Scheme which facilitates the development and maintenance of many of Ireland’s walking trails. The scheme involves landholders as key participants in the provision of high quality walking trails, by contracting them to undertake maintenance work on sections of National Way Marked Ways and other priority walks that traverse their lands. The landholders...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Western Development Commission Remit (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Western Development Commission (WDC) was established on a statutory basis in 1999 as part of a response to the severe population decline in the Western Region at that time. The remit of the Commission is to promote the economic and social development of the Western Region, covering counties Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway and Clare. The WDC is an important part of a...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Greenways Development (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Policy responsibility for the development of greenways is a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. However, my Department also supports the development of greenways through the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. Both Departments are committed to working together to ensure that the impact of the support available for the development of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Brexit Documents (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. My colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., has the primary responsibility for leading on Brexit negotiations, my Department is contributing on an ongoing basis to discussions, and is providing policy advice relevant to its remit, as and when required. My Department is not specifically preparing a paper or...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a programme for improvement works on small private/non public roads and has been funded in the past by the Department of the Environment and Local Government and subsequently by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. Funding for the LIS was limited in recent years due to constraints on the public finances. However, I recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The provision of defibrillators may be considered eligible for funding under my Department's LEADER Programme, the Communities Facilities Scheme and the RAPID Programme. LEADER funding is delivered through Local Action Groups (LAGs) in 28 sub-regional areas across Ireland, in line with the Local Development Strategies developed by each LAG. Funding under LEADER is available for a range...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Properties (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Four state bodies fall under the remit of my Department, Pobal, Irish Water Safety, the Western Development Commission and the Charities Regulatory Authority. There are no buildings or dwelling units owned , either by my Department or by any of the above agencies. All properties used by this Department are owned, or leased, by the Office of Public Works on our behalf.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog pounds and shelters and my Department has no involvement in this process. Furthermore, the enforcement of welfare standards regarding all animals, including dogs seized, accepted or detained...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund Administration (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The legislation governing the Dormant Accounts Funds provides a framework for the disbursement of funds for measures targeted at socially, economically and educationally disadvantaged people, and people with a disability. The funding is allocated through a three-year Disbursement Scheme, underpinned by annual Action Plans which set out specific measures which may draw down from the Fund. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Mobile Telephony Services (20 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: 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...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: I launched the new RAPID, revitalising areas by planning, investment and development, programme in November 2017. The programme provides support for groups which are tackling social exclusion and is aimed at improving quality of life for residents in disadvantaged urban areas and provincial towns across the country. Under the new programme, funding has been provided on an equal basis for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Deputy will have to respect the fact the scheme was closed for many years until I opened it in November 2017. I accept it was late in the year. I provided €2 million for Dublin and €3.5 million is ring-fenced for Dublin this year for the north inner city.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: Yes, in the RAPID programme. The money is ring-fenced and rightly so. The Deputy is quite correct. I am glad to hear the Deputy say what he has said. There are very serious problems in inner city Dublin, which is where we launched the new programme in November. The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and I launched it in Charleville Mall library in the north-east inner city. It was brilliant to...