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Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Will the Deputy repeat the question?

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: What the Deputy is looking at is the figure for the western investment fund.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: That amount has been allocated for investment. Whether all of it will be invested depends on the projects it supports. That is the amount in the fund on the capital side.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The strategy will be issued. At the start of 2018, the Western Development Commission had an investment fund of €21.4 million available for reinvestment in small and medium businesses. We can get the-----

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Deputy wants to know how much of that was invested in 2018.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: That money is for reinvestment but we will find out for the Deputy the amount invested last year.

Select Committee on Rural and Community Development: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: On the Western Development Commission, one of the problems is that we have to see what it is doing with the money. It has a new chief executive, Tomás Ó Síocháin, who I am sure will be glad to come in and answer to the committee. We have given the commission more money for staffing to ensure it is able to invest. It could be that €3 million of a revolving fund...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: My  Department's community and voluntary supports and programmes unit provides a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5 million is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 volunteer centres, eight volunteering information services and a number of volunteer-supporting organisations such as Volunteer Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department's Community and Voluntary Supports and Programmes unit provide a cohesive framework of support for the community and voluntary sector. €3.5 million is being provided in 2019 under this programme to support 21 Volunteer Centres, eight Volunteering Information Services and a number of volunteer-supporting organisations, such as Volunteer Ireland. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Under the Control of Dogs Act 1986, all dog owners are required to have a dog licence, with some very limited exceptions. The Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 provide for licensing and muzzling exemptions in cases where assistance dogs are kept and wholly or mainly used for the purpose of guiding a blind person or a person whose eyesight is so defective...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan Administration (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department is working closely with officials in the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to prepare Local Authorities for the roll out of the National Broadband Plan (NBP). The process the Deputy refers to is part of the NBP preparation. It began during the summer of 2018 and is ongoing. The sites were identified by the Local Authorities and will provide important...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: While my Department has responsibility for the overall administration of the Dormant Accounts Fund, individual Departments are responsible for the administration of their own measures. With regard to my own Department, since its establishment in 2017, the relevant measure is the Social Enterprise measure which provides funding to increase the impact of social enterprises by enhancing...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Senator for raising this matter and I am happy to respond on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. The Government is committed to ensuring that the people of rural Ireland are supported in accessing good quality water and wastewater services. On 8 February 2019, the Minister announced a new investment programme for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I concur wholeheartedly with the Senator. I come from a rural part of Galway that still has issues with water supply. I am working hard within the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment on broadband for rural areas. We say this is an essential but there are still places in the country where we do not have a potable water supply and security. This is something we must...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (10 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I will not take on too much licence on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government. I will bring back the Senator's concerns in view of the fact that water supply from the well is not safe and potable. I will ask the Minister or his officials to talk to Mayo County Council about that. The Senator hit the nail on the head when she mentioned paying for water and water...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I am aware of the industry survey by pet food manufacturers in Ireland which is referenced by the Deputy. Information supplied by local authorities to my Department for 2017 shows that the number of individual dog licences issued was nearly 200,000 and the number of licences issued for having more than one dog was over 800.  Information relating to the number of people who own a dog...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Participation Networks (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Section 46 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014 provides the legislative basis which gives effect to the Framework for Public Participation and the Public Participation Networks (PPNs). This Act, which amends section 127 of the Local Government Act 2001, requires each local authority, in accordance with general policy guidelines issued by the Minister, to adopt a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: I thank the Deputies for airing this issue. The Minister is not available, so I am taking this matter on his behalf.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: The Deputy can take that up with him. The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment has responsibility for the postal sector, including the governance of An Post. However, it is important to remember that An Post is a commercial State body with its own board. Decisions relating to the post office network are an operational matter for An Post directly. The environment in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Post Office Network (16 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: To respond to Deputy Lowry, I will convey the feelings of the Deputies to the Minister. Deputy Kelly stated the decision in Ballinskelligs was reversed. An Post can change its mind if it finds that something is wrong. Deputy Mattie McGrath mentioned community banking in post offices. As I stated, An Post Money, which is a financial service, and An Post eCommerce Solutions, which is a...