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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: In Budget 2018, my Department secured in excess of €220million giving us the foundation we need to drive both the rural and community agenda and to deliver initiatives that can foster growth right across the country. My Department delivers a variety of schemes that provide support for the sustainable development of communities in line with commitments in the Programme for Partnership...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Funding (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department's Action Plan for Rural Development, Pillar 4, commits to Fostering Culture and Creativity in Rural Communities and sets the objectives of increasing access to the arts, further developing and enhancing culture and creativity in rural Ireland through the Creative Ireland programme. The Action Plan outlines 29 specific actions to be progressed to achieve these objectives. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161, 162 and 165 together. My Department operates a number of funding programmes and schemes that are open to applications from relevant parties, including groups in the voluntary sector, who satisfy the relevant criteria during the application timeframes set for each scheme/programme. In 2017, capital grants were provided to such groups across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Administration (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The LEADER programme comes under my Department’s remit and is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area. LEADER has a total budget of €250 million over the period 2014-2020. €220 million of this funding has already been allocated to the LAGs covering 28...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department delivers a variety of schemes that provide support for the sustainable development of communities in line with commitments in, inter alia, the Programme for Partnership Government and the Action Plan for Rural Development.These schemes and programmes include flagship programmes such as the LEADER and the Social Inclusion and Community Activation (SICAP) Programmes, the Community...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns Committees Funding (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: 2018 is a very special year for the SuperValu TidyTowns Competition as it marks the 60th Anniversary of what has been a very successful Government initiative. The work done by the TidyTowns committees down through the years has played an important part in the improvement of the appearance of our villages, towns and cities around the country. To mark the 60thanniversary of the competition, I...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department's Town and Village Renewal Scheme has, since 2016, provided funding in excess of €31 million to over 450 projects in rural towns and villages throughout the country. Funding under this scheme has been provided for tourism initiatives and works in and around historic sites in collaboration with the Heritage Council and other agencies. Last week I announced a further round...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Charities Regulation (2 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The Charities Regulatory Authority was established in October 2014 pursuant to the Charities Act 2009. The Authority is the State organisation responsible for registering and regulating all of Ireland’s charities. Its role is to provide effective and robust regulation in accordance with the 2009 Act. My Department has been assigned overall policy responsibility for the Charities...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Administration (3 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I reintroduced dedicated funding for the Local Improvement Scheme in September 2017 after a gap of 8 years. This scheme is a lifeline for people living in rural areas because it directly improves their access to and from their family homes and farms, and has made a huge difference for rural communities around the country. I launched the 2018 Local Improvement Scheme in February of this...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Training (3 May 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department officials have not attended any social media training conferences or received any training in social media since the date the Department was established, on 19 July 2017.

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

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010. I re-opened the programme in 2016. In 2016 and 2017 my Department approved and funded 900 projects under CLÁR. I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme on 15th March, with...

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

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010. I re-opened the programme in 2016. In 2016 and 2017 my Department approved and funded 900 projects under CLÁR. On 15th March last I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 431 and 432 together. SICAP funding is allocated to the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) via the Local Authorities. The Local Authorities, on behalf of the LCDCs, issue the funding to the contracted SICAP Programme Implementers. No SICAP funding was provided to the organisations in question in 2016 and 2017.  Supports to the groups...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I would like to refer the Deputy to the replies to PQ17873/18 (Question No 554) of 24 April 2018, which sets out the LDSIP and CDP funding for the period 2008 and 2009, PQ11821/18 (Question No 907) of 20 March 2018, which sets out the LCDP funding for the period 2010 - 2017 and PQ13350/18 (Question No 274) of 22 March 2018, which sets out SICAP funding for the period 2015 to 2018 in the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The following table sets out funding provided under RAPID from 2007 to 2017. The original RAPID programme was closed to applications from 2011 onwards. Spend in the years from 2011 to 2016 reflects my Department’s contractual commitments under existing RAPID projects, mainly under the Sports Capital Scheme. In 2017, a recast RAPID programme was launched. The spend in 2017...

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

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. The programme was originally launched in October 2001 and closed for applications in 2010.   I re-opened the programme in 2016 and launched further calls for proposals in 2017 and 2018. The amounts allocated in each of the years 2016 to 2018 under the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Funding (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies. SICAP funding for the years 2015 to 2017 is set out in the following table. The 2018 full year allocation is €38.028 million. 2015 2016...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that funding is available through a number of schemes run through my Department to support the management, and development, of community centres, respectively. The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model.  Such services include community owned, or community managed,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (8 May 2018)

Michael Ring: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme is part of the Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development and provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure or the necessary maintenance, enhancement or promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in Ireland.  The scheme was implemented in 2016 and 2017 and has facilitated the...

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

Michael Ring: CLÁR is a targeted capital investment programme for rural areas which have experienced significant levels of depopulation. I launched the 2018 CLÁR programme on 15th March last, with an indicative allocation of €5 million for qualifying projects under the following measures: Measure 1: Support for Schools/Community Safety Measures Measure 2: Play Areas/Multi-Use...