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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (3 Jul 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. The programme is administered by Local Action Groups (LAGs) which deliver funding in accordance with Local Development Strategies that have been agreed for each LEADER sub-regional area. €220 million of the available funding has already been...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The Action Plan for Rural Development includes a commitment to develop and publish a National Policy on Social Enterprise, which will encompass the full range of activity in the sector. In July 2017, my Department established a research partnership with the Social Finance Foundation for the purpose of carrying out targeted research and stakeholder engagement with the social enterprise...

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

Michael Ring: The Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is a programme for improvement works on small private/non-public roads. The scheme is currently funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities. In 2017, I allocated a total of €17.4 million to County Councils around the country under the LIS scheme under two tranches. The following table sets out the funding provided to County...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The Town and Village Renewal Scheme is a key component in the revitalisation of towns and villages across the country, and over €31.6 million has been approved for more than 450 projects across the country since the scheme was introduced in the second half of 2016. I launched the 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme on 27 April 2018 this year, with an indicative allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (3 Jul 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: EU Funding (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: I have set out in the following table details of Appropriations in Aid received from the European Commission since the establishment of my Department in July 2017. Payments are in respect of co-financing of the Leader Programme and the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation respectively. In addition, income of some €4 million has been accrued in respect of the Programme for Peace and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Expenditure (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: LEADER is a multi-annual programme for the period 2014-2020 and has a total budget of €250 million over that period. Table 1 details the expenditure incurred nationally under the programme to date. This expenditure relates to: - the costs incurred by the LAGs to develop their Local Development Strategies (Preparatory Support); - the administration costs of the LAGs and the costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Funding (3 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The total allocation for the LEADER 2014 - 2020 Programme is €250 million. The EU portion of this funding is provided under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) at the rate of 62.8% of total costs (€157 million). The remaining 37.2% (€93 million) in matching funding is provided by the Exchequer. I am confident that the full level of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The provision of premises and facilities in the public library service is generally a matter for each local authority in its capacity as a library authority under the Local Government Act 2001. Accordingly, the development of the new library in Edgeworthstown is primarily a matter for Longford County Council.  My Department provides funding under the Libraries...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: It was originally envisaged that a number of public Art Works would be supported as part of the 2017 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. However, the primary focus of the scheme 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 and given the limited resources...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Contracts Data (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department has not engaged polling companies or Irish market researchers to conduct research on behalf of the Department since its establishment on 19 July 2017. 

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes Data (4 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 324 to 326, inclusive, together. Leader is a multi-annual programme for the period 2014-2020 and has a total budget of €250 million. The table provides the following details requested by the Deputy: - the amount approved to date for projects under the Leader programme 2014-2020 broken down by county; - the amount which has been claimed and paid in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seniors Alert Scheme (4 Jul 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: CLÁR Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 335 and 336 together. The CLÁR 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The 2018 Town and Village Renewal Scheme was launched on 27th April 2018. The scheme is funded by my Department and administered through the Local Authorities. For the 2018 scheme, Local Authorities were required to seek expressions of interest from communities for project proposals. The Local Authorities were invited to select up to 12 proposals for submission to my Department for...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The CLÁR programme was originally launched in October 2001 to provide targeted investment in disadvantaged rural areas. The areas originally selected for inclusion in the programme were those which suffered the greatest population decline from 1926 to 1996. The Cooley Peninsula which was also included on the basis of the serious difficulties caused in that area by Foot and Mouth...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff Training (5 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department has provided both full and half day GDPR training courses for all its staff. Training was provided by the Institute of Public Administration and was completed throughout the first two weeks of April 2018. Further training is to be scheduled to facilitate staff that were unable to attend on those dates. Furthermore, I can confirm that the staff of all agencies under the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Constitutional Amendments (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: My Department has no legislation or legislation to be enacted which is dependent on or in place as a consequence of Article 41.2 of the Constitution.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Scheme (10 Jul 2018)

Michael Ring: The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure scheme (previously known as the Rural Recreation Scheme) provides funding for the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and for the maintenance and promotion of existing outdoor recreational infrastructure in rural Ireland. €7.4 million was allocated to 117 projects nationally under the scheme in 2016 and a total of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme Applications (10 Jul 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...