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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Data (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 2001, local authorities are deemed to be burial boards for their respective functional areas. Acting in their capacity as burial boards, local authorities are responsible for the management, regulation and control of burial grounds in their functional areas. Local authorities also have powers to make bye-laws in relation to burial...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 701 and 702 together. The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014 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...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The provision of library services, including the provision of library buildings, is primarily a matter for local authorities in their capacity as library authorities under the Local Government Act, 2001. However, my Department supports Local Authorities in the provision of a public library service through a Libraries Capital Programme. This programme is providing some €29 million...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The increased shift to remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has given us the opportunity for a greater regional distribution of jobs and to support a better quality of life for many people who previously spent many hours in long commutes. Remote working has the potential to transform rural Ireland, allowing people to build careers in good quality jobs while continuing to live...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Investigations (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Department of Rural and Community Developmentwas established on 19 July 2017 to provide a renewed and consolidated focus on rural and community development in Ireland. I can confirm that there have been no staff in my Department that have had access to files and or email restricted and/ or revoked as part of a disciplinary process, or preceding or following a disciplinary process, from 1...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: Since 2016, my Department has allocated almost €68 million to nearly 1000 projects countrywide through the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS). Earlier this year, I announced details of 226 projects to the value of almost €15.8 million that were approved funding under ORIS 2020. This included funding of just over €2 million for 35 projects in the midland...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: A total of €58 Million has been allocated under the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) since it was reintroduced in 2017 and this funding has benefited over 10,000 landowners and residents across 2,400 road projects. An allocation of €577,810 was made to Kilkenny under the LIS in 2019 and 2020 combined, which allowed for improvement works to be undertaken on a total of 15 roads. The...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The move to remote working has the potential to transform rural Ireland. It will allow people to work from their own local communities, revitalise our town centres, reduce commuting times, lower transport emissions and most importantly, improve the quality of people's lives. As part of Our Rural Future, my Department will deliver a number of funding options to develop new facilities and to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Legal Costs (5 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department was established on 19 July 2017. Since that date it has incurred expenditure in respect of legal fees of €2,655 in 2018, €1,855 in 2019 and €2,797 in 2020. In 2018, the Department was assigned a designated point of contact for the provision of legal advice through the Office of the Attorney General, and it is intended that this service provides for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: My Department provides a number of income supports for persons with a disability, these supports include the disability allowance (DA) scheme. It is important to note that entitlement to DA is not contingent on the nature of the disability but, subject to a number of other conditions, on the extent to which a particular disability impairs or restricts a person’s capacity for work. ...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The 2021 Further Revised Estimate, to be considered by the Select Committee on Social Protection in late May 2021, will provide for an allocation of €3,323 million for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). This is an increase of almost €2.7 billion on the allocation provided for in the 2021 Revised Estimate published in December 2020. The 2021 Further Revised Estimate for...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Transport (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Free Travel scheme provides free travel on the main public and private transport services for those eligible under the scheme. These include road, rail and ferry services provided by companies such as Bus Átha Cliath, Bus Éireann and Iarnród Éireann, as well as Luas and services provided by over 80 private transport operators. There are currently approx. 994,000...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Government acknowledges the crucial role that family carers play and is fully committed to supporting carers in that role. This commitment is recognised in both the Programme for Government and the National Carers’ Strategy. The main income supports to carers provided by my Department are Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit and the Carer’s Support Grant....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The application for a Jobseekers Allowance payment by the person concerned has been reviewed by a Deciding Officer. A request for further details regarding their Habitual Residence in the state was sent to the person concerned by email on Wednesday 28/04/2021. The Deciding Officer will contact the applicant by telephone to further progress the application. I trust this clarifies the position...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: House Sales (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The Property Services (Regulation) Act 2011, established the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA), a statutory regulatory body specifically tasked with responsibility for licensing and regulating property services providers (auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents) with a view to ensuring high standards in the provision of property services. ...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Safety (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I have requested a report on the information sought by the Deputy from An Garda Síochána, unfortunately the report was not to hand in time. I will write to the Deputy on receipt of the requested information.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government's response to the COVID 19 pandemic is led by my colleague, the Minister for Health. The Minister for Health has made a number of public health regulations under the Health Act 1947 (as amended), including penal provisions which are designated as fixed charge offences. An Garda Síochána receives information from the Department of Health on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government's response to the COVID 19 pandemic is led by my colleague, the Minister for Health. The Minister for Health has made a number of public health regulations under the Health Act 1947 (as amended), including a number of penal provisions which are designated as fixed charge offences. I can confirm, however, that there is no fixed charge offence of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Vacant Properties (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: The refurbishment of vacant properties is being tackled by a number of funding streams delivered by my Department, including through the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) and the Town & Village Renewal Scheme. In April, I announced funding for 25 projects which were successful under a Category 1 call for applications to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund. In...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (6 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I am assuming that the Deputy is referring to the application for the Athy Food Hub made by Kildare County Council as part of the third call for Category 1 applications to the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund, which closed on 1st December 2020. Category 1 relates to ambitious, large-scale projects capital projects which have all the necessary planning and other development consents in...