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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Government recently approved its second Programme for a Partnership Government annual report which provides a comprehensive update on progress since May 2017. The report will be laid before the Oireachtas in the near future. It highlights progress on the specific plans put in place to tackle issues, in the short and longer terms. My Department has provided updates on the status...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Public Participation Networks (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: Since 2015, funding of up to €50,000 per annum has been made available by my Department in respect of each Public Participation Network (PPN), provided this was supplemented by a minimum of €30,000 per annum from each local authority's own resources. This funding is used to meet the cost of a PPN Resource Worker and on-going operational costs such as office accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tourism Project Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme covering the period 2014-2020. It is co-funded by the EU and funding 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 Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1182 and 1185 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 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 the 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 Games...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (12 Jun 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 the 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 Games...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports around 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual co-funding contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions, with €32,000 per annum provided for a manager and €19,033 per annum for each FTE...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports around 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual co-funding contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions, with €32,000 per annum provided for a manager and €19,033 per annum for each full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports around 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. CSP funding is provided as a fixed annual co-funding contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions, with €32,000 per annum provided for a manager and €19,033 per annum for each full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The following table sets out the capital expenditure to the end of May 2018 in respect of my Department. Allocation €000 Capital Exchequer Spend €000 Capital Carryover €000 TOTAL €000 A - RURAL DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL AFFAIRS A.3 - DORMANT ACCOUNT MEASURES 2,006 0 0 A.5 - NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES 15,383* 402 581 983 A.6 -...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Expenditure (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual EU co-funded programme to support rural development. Ireland has an allocation of €250 million under the programme over the period 2014-2020, including both national and EU funding. The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LAG area. As of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The total amount of capital carried forward from 2017 to 2018 in respect of my Department amounted to €7.7m; comprised of €5m in Leader funding and €2.7m in National Rural Development Schemes. At the end of May a total of €3.746m has been expended - €3.165m Leader and €0.581m under National Rural Development Schemes. I anticipate that the balance of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Finances (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: As part of the Government’s programme to support rural development, a number of initiatives including CLÁR, the Rural Recreation Scheme, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, and REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zones) were launched during 2016. In general, these initiatives were implemented through the Local Authorities. Payments of approximately €28 million were made to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The case which the Deputy refers to would be entirely a matter for consideration by the relevant Local Authority under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). LIS is a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads and is currently funded by my Department and delivered through the Local Authorities. I launched the 2018 LIS programme in February this year with an allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Commencement of Legislation (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Department of Rural and Community Development was established on the 19th of July 2017. Since that date my Department has not brought forward any legislation that has yet to be commenced.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Authority Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: I launched the Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) last month. The programme provides funding to enhance facilities for disadvantaged communities. The programme replaces and builds on two existing schemes (Communities Facilities Scheme and the RAPID). Combining these schemes will make for a more flexible, streamlined and targeted approach to providing funding to those communities most in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Revised Estimates 2018 in respect of my Department set out a capital allocation of €88m in respect of my Department in 2018, supplemented by €7.7m in capital carryover from 2017. The following table sets out programme capital expenditure in respect of 2018. 2018 Programme Allocation Allocation 000 A - RURAL DEVELOPMENT & REGIONAL AFFAIRS A.3 - DORMANT ACCOUNT...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme Funding (13 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The Community Services Programme (CSP) supports some 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model, with funding provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and an agreed number of full-time equivalent positions. The organisation concerned submitted a business plan to Pobal in March 2017 as part of the normal CSP Re-Contracting...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: The European Commission has proposed, as part of the multi-annual financial framework, MFF, for 2021 to 2027, that approximately €78.8 billion would be allocated for rural development funding over the next seven-year period. I understand that this equates to approximately €1.85 billion for Ireland and represents a reduction in the region of 15% on the current funding period....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Funding (14 Jun 2018)

Michael Ring: We have had negotiations at Cabinet about the CAP. The Deputy knows that is important, particularly for rural people, rural life, farmers and agriculture. On the Leader aspect, the negotiations are ongoing. We cannot show our hand yet. We have to wait and see what the negotiations will finalise. As the Deputy knows, Commissioner Hogan indicated that if the rest of the European Union...