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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (22 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that I attended the official launch of Project Ireland 2040, in Sligo, on 16 February 2018. Minister of State Sean Kyne was also in attendance. Two officials and one advisor from my Department travelled to the launch. Any officials or advisors attending are entitled to claim the appropriate travel and subsistence allowance in compliance with Department of Finance travel and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Freedom of Information Data (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on 19 July 2017. Since then my Department has received a total of twenty-three Freedom of Information requests.  Nine of these requests were either granted in full or part-granted, with three refused and five withdrawn. The remaining six requests are pending. To-date, no requests have been escalated from...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Policy (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 to 666, inclusive, together. Under the National Development Plan, the Government has committed to providing €1 billion for a new Rural Regeneration and Development Fund over the period 2019 to 2027. The objective of the new Fund is to drive collaborative, coordinated and complementary packages of investment between Departments, agencies, Local...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Service Provision (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The National Broadband Plan will deliver high-speed broadband to every premises in Ireland through a mix of commercial providers and a State intervention in those areas where commercial providers acting alone will not provide the service. The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is currently engaged in a procurement process to identify a suitable provider of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department delivers a variety of capital schemes including the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, the CLÁR Programme, the Walks Scheme, the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS), the LEADER Programme, the Community Facilities Fund, RAPID, and Library Development. The Expenditure Report 2018 published alongside Budget 2018 set out a capital...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme for the period 2014-2020 which has a total budget of €250 million over the programming period. LEADER is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area. €220 million of the available funding has already been allocated to the 28 LEADER...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding Regulations (27 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 set out a range of requirements for all dog owners or any other person in charge of a dog. The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 set out further requirements that owners of specific breeds of dogs have to follow, namely that such dogs must be muzzled and led, on a sufficiently strong leash or chain not exceeding 2 metres in length, by a competent person...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure (28 Feb 2018)

Michael Ring: The Local Community Development Programme (LCDP) was launched on 1 January 2010; it superseded the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme (LDSIP) and the Community Development Programme (CDP). The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) replaced the LCDP from 1 April 2015 in most parts of the country. Funding under the various Programmes for the years in question are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model.  Around 425 organisations are supported under the CSP, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.  The organisation in question has been awarded a one-year...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads.  The eligibility criteria for the scheme are largely based on the Local Improvement Schemes Memorandum published in 2002 by the then Department of Environment and Local Government. Eligible roads are non-public roads, often leading to houses and important community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (6 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017.  I can confirm that there has been no advertorial content commissioned by my Department or by any of its four agencies: Pobal, the Western Development Commission, the Charities Regulator or Irish Water Safety, from July 2017 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The primary focus for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme in 2017 was to support projects that could demonstrate an economic benefit for small towns and villages and their hinterlands.  There was a substantial level of demand for projects of this nature, whereas the request for funding for art works under the scheme was relatively small. Given the limited resources available under...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Accounts for the Public Service 2016 indicated that a statutory review of the 2014-2016 Disbursement Scheme (required under the Dormant Accounts Act 2012) which should have been completed by the end of 2016 had not been conducted. The Comptroller and Auditor General's report contained a single recommendation that the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 to 535, inclusive, together. The report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the Accounts for the Public Service 2016 indicated that a statutory review of the 2014-2016 Disbursement Scheme (required under the Dormant Accounts Act 2012), which should have been completed by the end of 2016, had not been conducted. The Comptroller and Auditor...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not available within the timeframe to respond to this question.  However, I have asked Department officials to provide me with the information requested and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: As the Deputy will appreciate, the response to the issue of rural isolation is delivered by a range of Government Departments and other organisations, as I outlined in my reply to the Deputy's Question No. 34 of 21 February 2018 (Ref. 8511/18), which set out the range of measures in the Action Plan for Rural Development which are addressing isolation and social inclusion in rural...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not available within the timeframe to respond to this question.However I have asked officials in my Department to provide me with the information requested and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) programme is an important part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and makes a huge contribution to supporting the most depopulated areas in rural Ireland.  The programme provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in disadvantaged rural areas that have experienced significant levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department is currently finalising the second six-monthly Progress Report on the implementation of the Action Plan for Rural Development.  The report will be published shortly. The Action Plan for Rural Development provides a framework for a coordinated approach across Government to improving the quality of life of people who live in rural Ireland through economic and social...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Data (8 Mar 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department was established on 19 July 2017, to deliver on the Government’s commitment to bring a greater degree of coordination and cohesion to all of the work of Government in so far as it impacts on rural Ireland and communities. I can confirm that, on 14 August 2017, I appointed a Press Adviser, the role includes: - Provision and oversight of press information and...